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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the number of out-of-school children has reduced from 10.1million in 2019 to 6.95 million in 2020. Mr Adamu, who spoke at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the reduction was through the Federal Government’s Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) initiative. The minister said BESDA initiative in 17 states had been …

Joe Biden was on Wednesday sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at a scaled-down ceremony overseen by over 20,000 National Guards in Washington DC. Biden took the oath of office administered by US Chief Justice, John Roberts, and became the oldest US president in history at age 78. The president in his inaugural address pledged to end the …

The Yoruba Summit Group (YSG) has said that with the statement credited to the presidency, it is evident that dark clouds are all over Nigeria. YSG, which is the umbrella body for all Yorùbá Groups expressed worry that rather than supporting the quit notice order by governor Rotimi  Akeredolu (SAN) against illegal herders in Ondo state forests reserves, the presidency, …

By Igbotako Nowinta Today, we are faced with a government unblinkingly moving in one direction, with unpopular programmes and intentions. In a country where millions of graduates and artisans are roaming the streets, a character who was once an associate Comrade has turned full circle, to be a promiscuous spade and rake, executing dirty and offensive jobs on behalf of …

President Joe Biden warned new White House employees he would terminate them if he found them trashing one another, thereby setting the tone on the direction of the new administration. Making explicit he wanted to break with the toxic environment that pervaded the West Wing during the previous administration, Biden said he wanted his staff governed by collegiality and respect, …

Vice President Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration, officially giving Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since they lost the chamber in the 2014 elections. Earlier this month, Georgia elected two Democrats — the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff — to the US Senate, flipping …

President Joe Biden told reporters he is signing “bold” executive actions during his first appearance in the Oval Office. “There’s no time to start like today,” Biden told reporters. He said these actions are meant to keep his promises to the American people. “We’re going to need legislation for a lot of the things,” Biden said. Biden plans to take 17 …

US President Joe Biden gives an inaugural address after being sworn in as the 46th president. Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America …

The Ondo State Government has said no herdsman can graze on the forest reserves in the state without permission. The State Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural Development, Adegboyega Adefarati, said over 50,000 farmers have been registered to engage in various agricultural activities in state’s forest reserves, insisting that no herder will be permitted to graze without going through the due …

Former California senator Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States on Wednesday, the first woman ever to hold the post. Harris, 56, took the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a ceremony at the US Capitol. She is the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to …