archiveSeptember 23, 2023

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at advanced stage. The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...

  set to launch ‘Yoruba Renaissance’ book   The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to Oyo monarchs for ‘a shameful affront to the dignity of Yoruba tradition and culture.’ This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the...

  declared an interim dividend of N0.30 per share The net profit of Access Holdings for the first half of the year rose by 52 per cent   compared to that of the same period of last year as its revenue for the review period stood at N940 billion for the...

Governor Dikko Radda on Saturday congratulated the people of Katsina State on 36 years since the state’s creation by the military government of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on September 23, 1987. Radda, in a personal message to the citizens and residents, praised Babangida for “purposefully” creating the state, a statement...

Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) a military task force, maintaining peace in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna States, has uncovered a gun factory at Kafachan, Jama’a Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna State. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. Mr...

The Yoruba Council of Elders has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgent importance, create an enabling environment for the return of all involuntary exiles, who are victims of past draconian regimes. The Yoruba elders said that those in exile include “the personages of Professor Banji Akintoye...

The Nigerian government has launched the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The initiative is aimed at harnessing and showcasing Nigeria’s vast pool of talent on the global stage, Officials of the government stated that the launch...

  Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has said that he wants to establish a museum of Nigeria’s church history in Plateau. Mutfwang disclosed this on Saturday, in his remarks at the valedictory service in honour of Most Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, the Bishop of the Anglican Jos Diocese, at St. Luke’s...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday visited the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he urged Nigerians to demand ethical leadership at all levels of government. Tormer governor of Anambra State, in a statement on social media, said he chaired the Ethical Leadership Lecture...

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos State Council, has denied that a registered nurse was arrested in connection with the death of popular singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The association made the clarification in a statement released on Saturday. The body said it had...