Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has frowned at a newspaper editorial that claimed that about N110billion of intervention funds accessed from UBEC were not utilized by states as of 2021 with the money left in the coffers of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs). The Commission…
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko, yesterday acknowledged that his leadership of the apex court has been negatively affected by the failed national economy even as he said efforts would still be made to address concerns raised by 14 justices of the court in a letter protesting lack…
Ecobank Nigeria an affiliate of the leading Pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Group, has launched Season 3 of its Super Rewards Campaign, designed by Ecobank Nigeria to reward customers’ loyalty. The Season 3 is set to reward 100 customers with cash prizes of N50,000 monthly, while two customers will go home…
The African Development Bank has announced the appointment of Mr. Jacques Edjangue as Acting Vice President, People and Talent Management Complex. Edjangue, a Cameroonian national, is currently Acting Director of the Human Resources Management Department, and also Director of the Language Services Department. A thought leader, Jacques has broad and…
Premium smartphone brand TECNO, has announced the renewal of its partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support its Refugee Scholarships Programme DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative). The partnership aims to provide higher education and possible job opportunities to refugee scholars in Africa, unlocking their full potential…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono has been honoured with a prestigious Medal of Honour by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). Arc. Echono, who received the award in Accra, Ghana, during the Extra Ordinary Steering Committee meeting of the…
Football governing body, FIFA, has unveiled the 16 cities that would play host to matches of the groundbreaking FIFA World Cup in 2026 across three countries. The host countries are Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will also be the first edition to…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that the 2022 NBA Academy Games for top male and female prospects from outside the United States will take place at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, Georgia, in July. The fourth NBA Academy Games will be held Wednesday, July 6 – Sunday,…
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called on the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, to prevail on Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to stop cross-border attacks on the country just as it has considered the potential suspension of all bilateral agreements with the Government of…
PAC Capital Limited PAC Capital, the investment banking arm of Pan African Capital Holdings has successfully raised US$300 Million in funding from the African Export-Import Bank on behalf of Titan Trust Bank (TTB) to support the acquisition of a majority stake in Union Bank Plc (UBN). PAC Capital’s Managing Director,…