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The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, clarified Abuja on Friday while fielding questions from journalists at an event …

President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Beijing, said he was ready to take the hard decisions to move the nation forward, adding that it is not always easy for a leader to have a national consensus on issues. The President stated that when he met with Nigerians living in the People’s Republic of China to round off his official engagements …

…Laments that “the NLC has failed woefully to protect Nigerian workers” By Williams Adesoji Abuja, Nigeria – A frontline Nigerian social critic and human rights activist, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has told victims of bad leadership in the country, to “blame the organized labour for the continuous brazen, wicked, reckless and inhumane policies of President Bola Tinubu.” Nowinta, Executive Director, Nigeria …

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax charges, a surprise move he said was meant to spare his family another painful and embarrassing criminal trial after his gun case conviction just months ago. According to report by the Associated Press, Hunter Biden’s decision to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges without …

The National Economic Council, NEC, on Wednesday gave Monday September 9 deadline to four states yet to submit report from their states on establishment of state police. The NEC also resolved to adopt the comprehensive reports from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Monday and warned that any of the four states …

WASHINGTON— Vice President Kamala Harris used a New Hampshire campaign stop on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses, a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and large corporations to pay higher taxes. Describing small businesses as “an essential foundation to our entire economy,” Harris said she wants to expand from $5,000 to $50,000 …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday condemned the increase in the pump price of fuel to over N1,000 per liter in various parts of the country, describing it as a brutal assault on the sensibility and wellbeing of Nigerians. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, NNPC, had yesterday increased its pump price of fuel from N617 per litre to …

WINDER, Ga. — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe. The dead were identified as two students …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – A coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have sent an Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urging immediate end to importation of refined petroleum products, establishment of non-partisan framework for civic engagement and policy dialogue. They also called for a halt to irresponsible borrowing practices, the need to ensure equitable and reliable power supply, and …