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…As El-Rufa’i condoles NPC on death of staff killed by bandits  Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra has said that the NPC would be ready in May 2022 to conduct the first digital population census is in Nigeria.  He spoke after paying a courtesy visit to Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El -Rufai on Monday.  The Commission, he said, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised concern over the slow pace of admission processes across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for the candidates who sat the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body in its latest weekly bulletin said only about 100,000 out of about 600,000 eligible candidates have been offered admission by the institutions and uploaded on the JAMB’s …

Minusters and Heads of Agencies, Monday, reported progress in the implementation of the federal government’s Economic Sustainability Plan. It was the first meeting of the Economic Sustainability Committee in 2022, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, presiding. In response to the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Muhammadu Buhari had in June 2020, mandated Prof Osinbajo …

After months of speculation, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has formally declared his intention to run for the country’s president in 2023. He disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday. In his interview with State House reporters, Mr Tinubu said it has been his age-long ambition …

The National Coalition of Youth and Students NACOYS, a coalition of 57 groups, has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ahead of the 2023 presidential election, saying he is the best qualified for the top job. In a communique read following their meeting with officials of The Progressive Project TPP, the sole coordinating body for scores of existing and upcoming pro-Osinbajo …

Kaduna State Government has directed all public schools in the state to operate only four working days a week, between Monday to Thursday instead of the usual five working days. The directive was contained in a notice for school resumption for the second term of the 2021/2022 academic session by the state commissioner for education, Halima Lawal. The directive to …

Trial of former Director Legal Services of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Grace Taiga, continued yesterday before Justice O. A Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja with the testimony of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, fourth prosecution witness, Aminu Lawal. At the resumed proceedings, the prosecution presented a thirteen-count amended charge which was read …

National Assembly workers, operating under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), on Monday, embarked on a protest over the non-implementation of their minimum wage and other unpaid allowances. The aggrieved workers, who occupied the National Assembly complex chanting songs of solidarity with various placards, condemned the action of the Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) …

Edo State Government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, Ossiomo Power, has concluded an agreement with the Benin Owena River Basin Authority for the supply of electricity to the authority’s facilities. Managing Director, Ossiomo Power, Dr. Uwa Igiehon, who disclosed this at the weekend, said the development is another milestone for the government-backed power initiative. According to him, “The Benin Owena …

Nigeria’s Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo said in Azare in the Katagum Emirate Council of Bouchi State at the weekend that Nigerian cannot be separated by ethnicity, religion and class. The Vice President who premised his remark on the diverse nature of the rollcall of guests at the wedding ceremony of former Ms. Fatima Adamu, (the daughter of Mallam Adamu …