NECO Releases June/July 2024 SSCE Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates recording five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. NECO’s Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, who announced this known yesterday in Minna Niger state, said of the 1,376,423 candidates, 828,284 of them […]
Shettima To Lead Nigeria’s Delegation To 79th UN General Assemby
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bola Onanuga, President Tinubu, who returned to the country last Sunday after his […]
FG: Employers Risk Jail for Paying Below N70,000 Minimum Wage
The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned private sector employers that paying workers below the new minimum wage of N70,000 is now a punishable offense, with violators facing the risk of jail time. Speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria (EAPEAN) in Lagos, the Ministry […]
Yahaya Bello Appears Before EFCC, Declares: ‘Nothing to Hide’
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has voluntarily honored an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid allegations of financial misconduct during his tenure. In a statement released by his media office on Wednesday, it was confirmed that Bello’s decision to appear before the anti-graft agency came after thorough consultations with his […]
Atiku Calls on Edo Voters to Choose PDP
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has called on Edo State voters to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming gubernatorial election, warning that a vote for the APC would be a vote for continued suffering and hardship. Atiku, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, made these remarks […]
New Covid variant XEC spreads across multiple countries
People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant which has some new mutations that might help it spread, have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries. Although typical […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped from 33.40% in July to 32.15% in August. This is the second month of consecutive inflation decline this year. In its Consumer Price Index report released yesterday, the National Bureau of Statistics said the headline inflation rate eased to 32.15% in August 2024, while food inflation stood at 37.52% in the […]
President Tinubu pledges creation of Disaster Relief Fund
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised the establishment of a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. Speaking yesterday at the Borno Government House when he visited Maiduguri, to sympathise with the government and people over the recent flooding from Alau Dam, President Tinubu who sympathized with all the […]
Nollywood Actor Emmanuel France is dead.
Veteran Nollywood actor Emmanuel France has passed away, as announced by Nigerian director Olufemi Ogedengbe on Monday, September 16, 2024. Ogedengbe shared the news via Instagram, paying tribute to France as a Nollywood legend and recalling their collaboration on three films shot in Tanzania in 2006. Details about the cause of France’s death have not […]
Nigeria-UK Diplomatic Ties: Tinubu meets with King Charles.
According to President Bola Tinubu, the goal of his Wednesday visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom was to strengthen diplomatic ties with Britain. Dada Olusegun, President Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, revealed this in a statement on his verified X account on Thursday. He wrote, “President Bola Tinubu […]
