By Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Government has, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and development partners, emphasized the critical need to strengthen the social protection system to address growing poverty. This was contained in a communique jointly endorsed by UNICEF Representative, Ms. Cristian Munduate, EU Ambassador in…
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Chidimma Uchegbu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) has released results of the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd June, 2024. The supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) haves identified poverty, bad governance and poor education as the major factors breeding insecurity in the Nigeria and the Sahel region. This, they said, could only be tackled by strong commitment and cooperation among member states. They also stressed the need for Nigeria…
By Dan Auta Musa It is no longer news that an ad-hoc committee of Kaduna State House of Assembly investigated the financial affairs of Kaduna State Government under the immediate past administration of Mallam Nasir El- Rufai and turned in a damning report of alleged sordid deals, shady transactions, outright…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja The Nigeria Union of Teachers has called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to stop funding the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). The National President of NUT, Audu Amba, made the call while speaking at the Public Presentation of the Professional Standards for School…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja The federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have agreed to amicably resolve all contentious issue that could lead to another round of nationwide strike. The parties also agreed, after a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned…
Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu There has always been a worrisome dimension to national protests, especially, strike actions by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). And this is where several voices have converged in condemnation of the labour congress. Let’s get it. The labour movement in Nigeria, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians on the occasion of the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Bishop Adegbite noted that Nigerians have reason to celebrate the country’s unfettered democracy, which began in 1999. He expressed…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is set to undergo a transformation under the leadership of the Executive Secretary, Bishop Stephen Adegbite. He made this known during a courtesy visit by the Magdala Unity Foundation, a Christian women’s organization, at the NCPC headquarters in Abuja weekend. Bishop Adegbite…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrimage Commission ( NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has called on the authorities to speed up the process of improving the economy to reduce hardship in the country. Adegbite made this call in his Abuja office while addressing journalists on the preparations of…