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The Federal Government has declared that there will be no going back on the full transition of the National Examinations Council (NECO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), and other public examination bodies from paper-pencil to Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode of examination by 2026. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, stated this during the monitoring of the pilot CBT Senior School …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has become the latest political shelter for Nigeria’s restless power-seekers—men who have traversed multiple political beds without once settling to build a real ideological home. A party originally floated as an alternative to the corrupt mainstream has now morphed into a hollow vessel—promiscuous in its alliances and uncertain in its convictions. From all indications, the …

The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, is free to seek the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 elections, whether or not he returns as his running mate. FILE: Peter Obi and Datti-Ahmed campaigning in Kogi State in 2023. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Wednesday while speaking as …

• High-stakes parley may reshape 2027 path amid rising doubts over Shettima• Wike’s growing influence unsettles party as defections reshape power base• Okechukwu cautions against sidelining CPC bloc in leadership race• Don’t repeat PDP’s arrogance, mistakes, South-South faction warns Tomorrow’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to be one of the party’s most …

The rebasing exercise which updates Nigeria’s data to mirror its current conditions and changing circumstances placed real estate third on GDP. Nigeria’s real estate sector has overtaken crude oil and natural gas as the third largest contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), following the rebasing of GDP to 2019 base year by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, (NBS). According …

As of the time of this report, she has arrived at the premises and her supporters were seen arguing with the police and other security personnel who barricaded the entrance.  Security operatives including the police have stopped Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from accessing the National Assembly premises.  The senator arrived in a black Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) but the operatives refused …

CNN — President Donald Trump was caught by surprise last week by Israeli actions in Gaza and Syria, and in both instances phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the matter, according to the White House. That underscores what sources have said is an increasingly tense dynamic between the two leaders. A strike last Thursday on the only Catholic Church in Gaza drew an immediate …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that a nationwide strike is imminent and will begin on Thursday, July 24, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands by the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. NMA President, Professor Bala Audu, confirmed this in an interview on Sunday. The ultimatum, which was issued on July …

A judiciary staff familiar with the matter confided in SaharaReporters that the convicted Fulani leader is leveraging his powerful connections within the government to subvert justice and regain his freedom, despite his conviction for serious crimes. There is an ongoing secret plot by some influential government officials, including those in the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, …

Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience. Nigeria and South Africa are Africa’s largest economies, and their development significantly impacts their regions and the continent as a whole. Updated forecasts by the African Futures and Innovation (AFI) team at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) reveal the varying impact of the informal …