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A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Evans Ufeli, has dragged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the Minister of Education before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking redress for what he described as the gross violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerian students during the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. …

President Bola Tinubu assumed office with a promise to reform the education sector. In his Renewed Hope Agenda, candidate Tinubu promised to transform the sector to make education a driver of economic growth and national development. He promised to do this through increased budgetary allocation, expanded access to higher education, and developing a curriculum that suits emerging global best practices …

CNN — Ukraine’s large-scale drone attack on Russian air bases thousands of miles behind the front lines is the latest in a long line of daring missions by Ukraine’s forces against its giant neighbor. The operation, more than a year and a half in the making, involved drones being smuggled into Russian territory and hidden in wooden mobile houses atop trucks, according to a …

The protesters including lawyers and members of the civil society stormed the Attorney General’s Office with a petition demanding an immediate action against Farouk Ahmed.  A group of protesters on Monday gathered at the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, in Abuja, calling for the probe of Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive …

Access Holdings Plc, Nigeria’s biggest lender by assets, completed a buyout of National Bank of Kenya (NBK), the financial services group announced on Monday, firming up its grip on the East African market, where it already has a substantial presence. The deal, which closed in March, transferred the full ownership of NBK to Access Bank, the group’s commercial banking division after regulators …

JournoTECH, a media-tech innovation company based in the UK and Nigeria, dedicated to equipping journalists with cutting-edge technology, has officially launched NewsAssist AI — a cloud-based AI tool designed to simplify and speed up the content production process for journalists and newsrooms. NewsAssist AI empowers users with a suite of powerful features, including instant transcription of audio and video files, …

By Idahosa Musa The Benin Monarch, HRM Oba Ewuare II, has resolved the leadership crises plaguing Iguoshodin N’ Igbemaba Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, seven years after the hostility began. This followed the appointment of Pa. Johnson Ahanor, as the head (Odionwere) by the monarch who also warned one of the dissidents of the …

ABUJA – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the federal and state governments for failure to address recurring safety and disaster management issues, following two separate tragedies – road accident that claimed the lives of 21 Kano State athletes; and devastating floods in Niger State that killed over 150 people. In a statement issued last night, Atiku expressed his …

AKURE— Suspected thugs hired by a parent of a student of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure, in Ondo State, reportedly beat-up the Vice Principal of the school for preventing his son from cheating in the ongoing West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, exams. The Vice Principal, Mr Rotifa, was said to have prevented the student from cheating during the exam. …

The 16th Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that many members of Nigeria’s elite are out of touch with the reality of poverty in the country. He added that real leadership must be rooted in empathy and service to the people. Making this known on Saturday during a public lecture to mark the 60th birthday of former …