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Nigeria Launches New Oil, Gas Licensing Round

Nigeria has launched a new oil and gas licensing round, inviting bids for as many as 12 onshore and offshore blocks and promising transparency in the bidding process. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced the start of the 2024 Licensing Round at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. During the…

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Just In: JAMB Releases Additional 531 Out of Over 64,000 Withheld Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of an additional 531 results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), bringing the total number of released results to 1,842,897. This comes after the board had initially withheld the results of 64,624 candidates for investigation. In a statement made available to Africa…

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UBEC Trains Rural Teachers to Tackle Learning Crisis

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has identified the location-based inability of some learners to access quality education as a major challenge affecting the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, highlighted this issue during the launch of a training program for 1,480 rural teachers aimed…

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Experts Call for Review of NECO Laws to Reflect Technological Advancements

Experts in the education sector have demanded a critical examination of existing laws governing the National Examination Council (NECO) to reflect technological advancements and evolving needs of the educational landscape. The call was made on Monday at a one-day retreat organized by NECO titled “Legislative Functions: The Imperatives of Achieving NECO’s Mandate and the Challenges…

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NECO Dumps Analogue Recruitment Process for Examination Supervisors

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the digitization of the recruitment process for Examination Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal and External.   According to a statement by the Acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, NECO, Azeez Sani,  on Sunday, the…

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NACA to Host Inaugural HIV Prevention Conference in Nigeria

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has announced plans to host the inaugural HIV Prevention Conference in Nigeria. The conference, themed “Accelerating HIV Prevention to End AIDS through Innovations and Community Engagement,” aims to open a dialogue on optimizing innovative HIV prevention approaches towards achieving HIV epidemic control. The event, scheduled to…

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Electricity Tariff Hike would Destroy Nigerian Health System-Expert

The President of Save A Life Foundation, Dr. Richard Okoye, has warned that the Federal Government’s decision to increase electricity tariffs in Nigeria would have devastating effects on the country’s healthcare system. Dr. Okoye expressed his concerns after receiving a staggering N25,300,000 electricity bill for his hospital in Rivers State, attributing the increase to the…

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