Gom Mirian The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the need for concerted efforts to enhance school safety in Nigeria, revealing that only 43% of the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools are being met in about 6,000 assessed schools. Ms. Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, made this disclosure on Wednesday in her message…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) has extended a lifeline to children suffering from sickle cell disorder by offering free health insurance. Managing Director, ASHIA, Simeon Onyemaechi announced the registration of over 20 afflicted children at the agency’s Awka office on Tuesday. Expressing ASHIA’s commitment to alleviating the associated financial burdens, Onyemaechi…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has attributed bad roads to the incessant increase in kidnapping in the territory. Wike said this on Tuesday at a town hall meeting with stakeholders and residents of Kwali Area Council in Kwali town. During the meeting, Wike asked council chairmen to recommend…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised concerns over the continued increase in tariffs on petroleum products by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory (NMDPRA), warning that it could hinder the success of oil subsidy removal. In a statement issued by the National President of IPMAN, Debo Ahmed,…
Gom Mirian The Mandate Secretary for FCT Health Services and Environment, Dolapo Fasawe, announced on Monday that two cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), out of four suspected cases. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Fasawe said that the FCT experienced sporadic infections of Lassa fever between…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported that a staggering 5,081 individuals lost their lives in road traffic crashes across Nigeria in 2023. This comes despite the Corps being said to have successfully recorded a 22 per cent reduction in road crashes in the previous year. Corps Marshal Dauda Ali-Biu provided this…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed the date for its first-ever free computer-based mock examination for the 2024 West African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. The mock examination is scheduled to take place on January 23rd and 24th, 2024. The announcement was made by the Acting Head…
Gom Mirian The Federal Government says it will develop an app for applications into the student loan scheme. Speaking on Monday after the board met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the Student Loan Scheme Board Akintunde Sawyer said the move is to ensure zero human intervention in the scheme which…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje Nigerians will be required to pay a fee of N139,000 for the English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations by February 1, 2024, as announced by the British Council in Nigeria. This represents a 29% increase for the Computer Academic and General Training Modules from the specified date. The IELTS examination is widely…
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