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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children. One of the policies will take care of a census for all schools in Nigeria, from basic to tertiary level. A statement issued on Thursday, April 18, by special adviser …

….As Oyo govt justifies demolition of Abiola-Onitiri’s residence The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, yesterday, described as laughable recent agitation for Yoruba Nation by some elements in the South West. The DHQ also raised alarm that terrorists and their sympathisers were planning to blackmail the military, following its onslaught on insurgents. Recall that some Yoruba Nation agitators, last Saturday, dressed in military camouflage invaded …

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and has led to the deaths …

With Nigeria facing the reality of not meeting its 2024 oil production target, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa have vowed to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region. They agreed that the menace of oil theft, which has seriously curtailed production and …

• Governors rule out discussion on change of leadership• North Central leaders insist on producing next chairman• Damagum gets confidence vote from NWC• Clark advises PDP to discipline members who worked against its victory• Don’t fall for Wike’s gimmicks, Secondus warns Ahead of today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the main opposition’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected on …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning as explosions could be heard near a major air base near Isfahan, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike following Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel’s military did not …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Nineteen-year-old 200-level student of Delta State University Faith Omodon, reported to have disappeared on her way to farm in Edo State has been allegedly spotted in her boyfriend’s house in Agbor, Delta State of Nigeria. Faith Omodon was said to have been sighted in her lover’s residence by a neighbor who claimed to be unaware that she …

Edo State Government is committed to exploring collaborations in culture, agriculture, technology, technical and vocational education with the Veneto region in Italy to empower youths in the State with the right skills to compete favourably globally, the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said. Addressing officials of the Veneto region during the signing of an agreement with the government of …

United States Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Ukraine, hosted the second U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on April 17 at the Chamber headquarters in Washington, D.C. During her keynote address, Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker highlighted the …

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. According to report by the Associated Press, the jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, …