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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has disclosed that the results of the 2022 National Personnel Audit (NPA) for basic education institutions in the country are almost ready for release. Bobboyi stated this while fielding questions from newsmen during a one-day…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has disclosed how it generated about N55 billion which it remitted to government coffers since Prof. Ishaq Oloyede assumed leadership of the organisation just as it again remitted N2billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year. Speaking in a statement…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the present education backwardness being witnessed in the northern part of the country was caused by people of the area. The minister stated this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Book 1 series for…

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“We will not get into anything that will be of risk to our clients or the airline” -Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines The Abuja retreat for Station Managers of United Nigeria Airlines is re-energising the company towards effective value addition for effective service delivery and greater customer satisfaction…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says over N46.2 billion in matching grants for the development of public primary and junior secondary schools have remained un-accessed by some state governments. The acting Executive Secretary of UBEC, Professor Bala Zakari, stated this during an oversight visit to the Commission…

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Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination which is conducted for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy Suleja earlier fixed for Saturday 13th May, 2023. It gave a new date for the examination as Saturday 10th June, 2023. A statement signed by…

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The African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a JPY 44,100,000,000 ($350 million) loan to finance the Bank’s support for private sector operations in Africa. The loan comes under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) initiative, which is a component of Japan’s Official Development Assistance to…

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