Sani’s cosmopolitan outlook and deep understanding of the needs of the people of the state put him on a pedestal higher than those of the other candidates. Kaduna people see through what they say is his “liberal heart” and know that he is one that speaks to every cadre of…
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Chidimma UCHEGBU Exactly one year after assuming office as Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi has reeled out his scorecard, stating that the council, under him, has witnessed a facelift in all its offices nationwide. Wushishi, who spoke in Minna, Niger State, at…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch Sonny Echono, has expressed confidence that Federal Government’s plan to place students studying education on scholarship and other incentives will boost enrollment into the programme and attract the best brains into the teaching profession. Echono stated this at…
The embattled Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, has been impeached by the State House of Assembly. Olaniyan, who has faced a storm in his relationship with Governor Seyi Makinde, since his defection to the opposition All progressives congress (APC), had his fun with governance terminated on Monday…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said that no examinations will hold on Saturday in the ongoing NECO exams. Stating this in a statement signed by its Head Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, the examination body said that it has not scheduled any examination for…
By Chidimma UCHEGBU Nigeria and Germany, Friday in Berlin, signed a historic joint declaration that will pave the way for the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 125 years after they were looted from the ancient Benin Kingdom during the Benin Expedition of 1897. The Minister of Information and…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) has commenced. A statement signed by Azeez Sani, the Head of Information and Public Relations Division at NECO, said the examinations kicked off on Monday, 27th June, 2022. According to the…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. African leaders had during the African…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohamed, has stressed the need for governments in Africa to invest in the creative industry as a way of solving youth unemployment and boosting the creative talent of youths. The Minister, who made the remarks while briefing journalists on…