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Amidst rising waves of insecurity in the country, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it has prepared well to hold the forthcoming school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.  The examination is billed to commence on August 16 and last for about six weeks …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the challenges facing the country is neither ethnicity nor religion. The minister said some elements in the country were exacerbating ethnic and religious differences to tear the country apart for their selfish reasons. Mr Mohammed spoke in Abuja on Saturday at the book presentation and 75th birthday celebration of Bamigboye Ogunbiyi, a …

The Senate has ordered the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) to without further delay recover all illegal loans totalling N76 billion given to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigerian Army, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Office of National Security Adviser (NSA), and six other ministries and agencies. The directive also affects ministries, departments and agencies. They are all …

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has said the contributions of Nigerians at home and abroad could positively impact the nation’s economy to bring about peaceful coexistence. The DG said this at a webinar to celebrate the National Diaspora Day on Sunday, in Abuja, organised by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to …

Since the start of the pandemic in 2019, food prices have risen by an average of more than 22%, according to official statistics, and feeding a family properly has become a daily challenge. [FILES] People buy and sell food at the Illaje market, in Bariga, Lagos, on June 29, 2021. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) Rising insecurity, misdirection of …

…Says country will never forget Nigeria’s big brother role Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Gembeh has disclosed that Nigeria spent over $13 billion on the liberation of his country and Liberia. He said that Sierra Leone will never forget the big brother role played by Nigeria in the wars that had engulfed the two countries. Speaking with …

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Peter Hawkins has said that the 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT will benefit from its Generation Unlimited initiative. The initiative, which he said is powered by UNICEF and the government of Nigeria would also target girls and persons living with disabilities. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed into law four bills including the bill for the establishment of the Edo State Public Building Maintenance Agency and the Flood Erosion and Watershed Management Agency. Obaseki who received the four bills for his assent at the Government House in Benin City, thanked the legislature for their commitment and dedication, and by …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Members of the Special squad of Edo Police Command have moved into a forest in Akoko-Edo local government area in search of bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements terrorizing the area. The commissioner of police in Edo State (CP) Philip Ogbadu directed the special operation led by SP Richard Balogun of the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-crime unit, to …

Former Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwingie-Ero, has raised the alarm over the illegal detention of over 300 Nigerian youths in Italian prisons for trumped-up charges on mafia-related offences. Osemwingie said he learnt about the plight of the innocent young Nigerians during his wrongful detention in Italy as a result of a “very corrupt …