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The Federal Government has inaugurated new 70 operational vehicles for the National Examination Council (NECO) to enhance conduct of the Council’s examinations and ensure security and promote distribution of examination materials. The government also commissioned the multi-million naira NECO Scanning Centre, equipped with the state-of-the-art Optical Mark Reader (OMR) technology, …

DG DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi has disclosed plans to produce Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, AK-47s, and other weapons to be used by the service. Bichi disclosed this while speaking at the graduation of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 16 participants in …

Francis Van-Lare Nigerians on social media have bashed a self-acclaimed entrepreneur, Francis Van-Lare, who claimed to have slept with about 70 women and released the faces of the women on the internet to celebrate his 70th birthday. Van-Lare, who took to his verified Facebook page on Friday, released the now-deleted …

Vice President Kashim Shettima Vice President Kashim Shettima has highlighted Agricultural revolution as a solution for the country’s instability and poverty. The former governor made the remarks during a presentation at the Al-Hikmah University’s 13th convocation lecture in Ilorin, Kwara. Shettima delivered a presentation titled: “Addressing Nigeria’s Food Security Challenge …

Prince Ned Nwoko insists Social media platforms must establish offices in Nigeria The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP -Delta) has canvassed for the various social media platforms (YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter etc) to have offices in Nigeria. Nwoko made the call in an interview with …

Enugu governor, Peter Mbah A Development Economist, Prof. Chiwuike Uba, has lauded Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for an ambitious 2024 Budget proposal but observes that its projections are unrealistic from economic realities. Uba, who is the Executive Director, Amaka Chiwuike Uba Foundation (ACUF), said this in a statement titled: …

The Joint European Union-United Nations Spotlight Initiative, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and in partnership with the Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED),  is set to release a Nigerian Film which addresses the protracted issue of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to the viewing public. The film …

  There are indications that Nigeria’s economy is reversing back to oil-sector led development while the gains made in non-oil sector is now reversing. But feelers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, have indicated that a fresh challenge to the nation’s new strength in the crude oil sector has started …

…The infrastructure of Nigeria, the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank and and Solarge International BV announce the intention to manufacture lightweight solar panels with an ultra-low carbon footprint in Nigeria. The ongoing 28th Conference of Parties currently ongoing at the Expo 2020 in Dubai has already recorded some impressive wins …

File Photo: Nigeria Police The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the National Assembly to pass a law criminalizing systemic extortion of Nigerians by “rogue police officers”. HURIWA alleged on Sunday that there is an unprecedented rise in the systematic extortion of victims of crime by police …