NBS-Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 33.69%
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released yesterday shows Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 33.69% in April 2024 compared to March 2024 headline inflation rate which was 33.20%. A cursory look at the movement, the April 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.49% points when compared to the […]
Ireland sets legible age for purchase of cigarettes
The Republic of Ireland will raise the minimum age for the purchase of cigarettes to 21, designed to reduce the country’s adult smoking rate to less than five per cent. Lawmakers in the country said in a statement today that the plan would make Ireland the first country in the EU to take such measure, […]
ASUU-Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African sub-region. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this at a One-Day Workshop organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja on Tuesday reiterating the union’s call for […]
JAMB releases additional 36,540 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released additional 36,540 UTME results, which were earlier withheld for further investigation. Its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement said the results were in addition to the previous 531 results released during the week, bringing the total results released to 1,879,437. He further urged religious organisations […]
5.9 Million Nigerian Children face nutrition Crisis
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has said about 5.9 million Nigerian children face severe food and nutrition crisis. According to Fall, during the launch of 2024 Lean Season Food Security and Nutrition Crisis multi-sector plan, the estimate is the highest globally, while adding that 700,000 children under 5 years, […]
NECO 2024 Exam Timetable Released
The 2024 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal Examinations timetable has been released for secondary school students nationwide. The official NECO platform, @Neconigeria, disclosed in a post yesterday that the exams are set to kick off on June 19, 2024, and wrap up on July 26, 2024, as outlined by the […]
INEC to continue voters’ registration
Ahead of the Edo and Ondo governorship polls, INEC is set to commence the Continuous Voters’ Registration, from May 27 to June 5, 2024. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during a meeting with political parties held at the commission’s Abuja headquarters.
President flags off the African First Ladies summit in Abuja
The President also launched the “Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), #WeAreEqual Campaign”, a program focusing on health, education, economic empowerment and gender-based violence, that is already running in about 15 other African countries. President Tinubu speaking at the flag off of the event at the State House Banquet hall in Abuja, assured […]
Tinubu directs the suspension Cybersecurity levy
Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) to suspend the implementation of the cybersecurity levy policy. A presidency source on the condition of anonymity said the President directed the suspension of the policy because the National Security Adviser (NSA) did not get the proper approval before […]
Prince Harry and wife wraps up visit to Nigeria
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans. The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife on Friday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja where they visited a school event on mental health, in a […]
