Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria has achieved tremendous digital transformation in basic education with a total of 21 Smart Schools currently in operation across the country with the injection of over $10 million by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to support the project Executive Secretary...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja
All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has once again raised the bar for music excellence, receiving an all-time high of 10,717 entries for the 2025 edition of Africa’s Global Music Awards. This development represents a substantial increase from the last edition’s 9,076 entries, with the surge in entries showing AFRIMA’s...
Member representing Ideato Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has seen tremendous success in his effort to raise ₦50 million from friends and associates to support families of victims of the recent terror attack in Ideato, Imo State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that in less...
Partnership Against Violent Extremism (PAVE) initiated an advocacy visit in Borno State to tackle violent extremism across Nigeria. Led by Professor Abubakar Mu’azu, a national member of the Human Rights Commission and a Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Maiduguri, PAVE met with the Borno State Human...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno opposition leader, Alhaji Magira Attom has received executive members, State Working Committee (SWC) of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, across the 27 local government areas and other political/youth groups who came to collapse their structure into the coalition movement, African Democratic Congress (ADC)....
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10) has seen two early departures: Danboskid and Ibifubara. Their exits came after a tense week in the house. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the eviction of Danboskid and Ibifubara during Sunday night’s live eviction show. Rooboy Crowned Most InfluentialIn a thrilling twist, Rooboy was...
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. It was gathered that the operatives reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), and arrested some persons suspected to...
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta has strongly condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what it describes as an unauthorized and heavy-handed intrusion into its premises. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, disrupted a private event and allegedly violated the rights...
U.S. President Donald Trump is making headlines with his demand for the immediate removal of homeless people from Washington, D.C. On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted, “The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” alongside photos of tents and litter along roadsides. Trump stated, “We will give...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has approved the establishment of a dedicated Borno State Industrial Hub Management Unit to boost trade and investment. The Industrial Hub, located in the state capital, Maiduguri, is a multi-facility complex designed to stimulate economic growth through diversified processing and manufacturing activities. In...
Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a whopping 1.91 million applications for various positions in the paramilitary agencies during the current recruitment exercise. This data was made available on the board’s recruitment website, (https://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng/), on Monday. Before the online application began, the CDCFIB had...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday directed that five individuals accused of perpetrating the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, be held in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Presiding Judge Emeka Nwite, serving as a vacation judge,...
*Court remands defendants in DSS’ custody; adjourns till August 19 for trial The Federal Government on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. The five, persons...
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), has hosted young professionals from Nigeria and other African countries at its offices in Lagos, as it continues to support the growth of future leaders in the energy industry on the continent. The 25 engineers and geologists from Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad,...
Solar continues to grow at a steady rate in Africa and now represents 20+ GWp of installed capacity across all segments. And this milestone will be outdated very soon, as over 10 GWp are currently at various stages of construction all over the continent. Whereas new solar installations are...
Job openings in Nigeria Today British Council Biennials Connect Grants for Visual Artists 2025. University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence 2026 “Alexander von Humboldt” Starter Grant Programme. FlexFilms Recruitment for Technical Trainee The Place Recruitment for Marketing Analyst – Entry Level The Place Receuitment for Operations Analyst – Graduate...
Famzal Academy held its 4th speech, prize giving, and graduation ceremony in Moronti, Maiduguri, the Borno State‘s capital. His Royal Majesty, the Mai Yorubawa of Borno, Alhaji Hassan Alao, who chaired the occasion, appreciated guests and commended the school’s founder for establishing a gigantic educational outfit doing wonderfully well....
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has linked the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) operated by the Fund with provision of vital social justice. Speaking at the weekend, in his keynote address during a Servicom Stakeholders’ Engagement organized by the Fund in Enugu,...
On 6 December 1977, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military Head of State, received a group of young men from Eastern Nigeria who had come to present him with a trophy won in a football contest against the rest of Africa. They were members of a football team known as Rangers International Football...
In circumstances like Nigeria, where economic challenges and living costs are already weighing heavily on many people, yet the administration’s economic experts aren’t fully considering the impact on citizens. Talking straight without sugarcoating, for citizens, the past two years of the administration have been a tough struggle for survival,...