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The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Monday the current administration plans to improve budgetary allocation to education by 25 percent. The minister stated this when he declared open the Nigeria Annual Education Conference (NAEC) in Abuja. He said the government was determined to bridge the gaps between policy statements on education and its actualisation outcomes He noted …

Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th-minute equaliser stopped Manchester City from claiming victory in their Premier League clash on Sunday. It was a breathless six-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium, in which both sides shared the spoils with a 3-3 scoreline. City thought they had won it nine minutes from time when Jack Grealish turned home Erling Haaland’s cross. But Tottenham snatched …

The National and House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin on Monday affirmed the election of Peter Akpatason as the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency of Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Akpatason of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election after he polled 14,982 votes to defeat 17 other …

The ECOWAS Parliament will host an Extra-Ordinary Session on Saturday, August 12 via the internet to in-depth debate the most recent political developments in the Republic of Niger. This information was issued in a statement from the parliament’s communications division. The parliament said that within the context of giant changes that occurred in the politico-economic spectrum of the world in …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied having any interest in Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited (Intels). Reports had stated that Atiku is a major stakeholder in the company which benefitted from the decision of the federal government to rescind the contract cancellation between the government and Intels. Reacting to …

Barely one week after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Afghanistan city of Herat on October 7, a similar quake hit the city early Sunday morning. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the latest quake hit at 0336 GMT, 33 kilometres (20 miles) from Herat city, the capital of the western province, the same region where entire villages were …

Gunmen reportedly killed 10 persons and injured one at Kulben community, Mangu local government area of Plateau State on Sunday night. A community resident, Jerry Datim, told journalists on Monday in Jos, that the attackers stormed the village at about 9:00 p.m. and started shooting sporadically. He said: ‘’Last night, at about 8:40 p.m., gunmen attacked Kulben community, killed 10 …

Armed bandits, on Saturday night, kidnapped two students from the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State once again. According to eyewitness accounts, the two students—a male and a female—were kidnapped on Saturday night at 9 o’clock in the Sabon Garin Damba neighbourhood of Gusau, the state capital. The bandits allegedly broke into the neighbourhood shortly after 8 o’clock and …

Senator Ifeanyi Araraume has described the appointment of a new board and management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, by President Bola Tinubu on the 27th November 2023, as “illegal, wrongful, null and void and of no legal consequence.” He also alleged that this illegality might affect the Foreign Direct Investment drive of the federal government as foreign …

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu has bemoaned the rising cases of organ failure in Nigeria, saying it has not only become a medical concern but also a challenge to the society. He however said that the parliament will collaborate with the Transplant Association of Nigeria (TAN) and other relevant authorities to ensure that the concerns …