archive2023

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the adoption of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This is contained in a statement signed by the acting head, Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, and released on Monday. According to...

  Popular socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has said corrupt politicians in Nigeria are frustrating the masses which she warned can lead to another nationwide protest. Yesufu said the anger burning in the hearts of Nigerians may sponsor another protest hotter than the one experienced in 2020 tagged ‘End SARS’. In...

  In line with its commitment to support women and youth-owned businesses in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has partnered with the Federal Government to provide N30 billion in support for four million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna,...

  Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has been tipped to hit 30 per cent by December 2023, global financial advisory service firm, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) has predicted. KPMG in its macroeconomic review for the first half of 2023 and outlook for the year’s second half (H2) noted that recent...

The Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) has concluded plans to hold its 2023 annual workshop, a strategic forum to articulate issues that can move the Nigerian capital market and economy forward. The workshop, scheduled to hold on December 2 and 3, 2023 at Orchid Hotels, Ajah, Lagos, is...

  settles lingering PENGASSAN-Total Energies management rift Following a peace deal brokered on Sunday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural...

The Recording Academy, the organizers of Grammy Awards has described Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy as the biggest artist in Africa. Recall the singer was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards, bagging 4 nominations. After the release of nominations, the Recording Academy put out an article crowning the artist as...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body would be vindicated. The Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Sen....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State. The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fashina, who was the state Returning Officer declared Uzodimma re-elected on...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Saturday’s election in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has rejected the election, calling for its cancellation. On Sunday, at a press conference in Lokoja, the state capital, Melaye described the election as a sham. “There was no election; accreditation was done manually, BVAS...