Chidimma Uchegbu The National Examinations Council, NECO, on Thursday celebrated its outstanding staff, retirees, and best-performing students across its examinations as the council hosted its 2024 Annual Staff Productivity Award Ceremony. Speaking at the event in Minna, Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said the ceremony was designed not only…
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By Abubakar Dan Ali Politics is most often driven by ambition, but ambition can sometimes venture into the realm of delusion. This appears to be the case with Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the former governor of Sokoto State, and Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, whose recent…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Following the release of Senior Secondary Schools Examination results by the National Examination Council (NECO), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has, in collaboration with representatives of the chosen universities of underage candidates who sat the 2025 UTME, shifted the final date for the assessment of…
By Momodu Adams Edo Leaders of Thought, a renowned civil society organisation, has noted with concern the circulation of a faceless, unsigned, and poorly conceived document purportedly from Ossiomo Power Company. No credible organisation issues unsigned press releases. Following this development, and in the spirit of transparency, our organisation undertook…
The Edo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo, has intensified reforms in the State’s procurement processes, making transparency, accountability, and value-for-money the cornerstone of governance. At the centre of these reforms is the Edo State Public Procurement Agency (EDPPA), led by its Managing Director and Chief Executive…
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has held a high‑level bilateral meeting with Air Chief Marshal Xu Xueqiang, Minister, Department of Equipment and Development, People’s Republic of China, on the sideline of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. The discussions focused on advancing practical cooperation in defence technology transfer, strengthening indigenous…
Chidimma Uche The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, 54 days after the last written paper. NECO Registrar, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results in Minna, Niger State on Wednesday, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat…
By Mohammed Bwago With local government autonomy at the heart of Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s 9-point SMART agenda, Sokoto State is taking bold steps to reform grassroots governance and service delivery. The results of this commitment to local government autonomy are very encouraging and confirm that the governor is right in…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has reaffirmed its commitment to end open grazing by accelerating the development of three grazing reserves in Abuja as models for nationwide adoption. Addressing livestock reporters at the 2025 Media Retreat in Kaduna, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha,…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has said that pilgrimage is a spiritual journey, not a jamboree. He made this assertion on while bidding farewell to Christian Pilgrims to Israel and Jordan for the NCPC delayed Easter Pilgrimage exercise at…