Category: News

WAEC Registers 1.6m Candidates, Exam Begins August 16
July 19, 2021 No Responses

WAEC Registers 1.6m Candidates, Exam Begins August 16

No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16, 2021.  The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr...
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Edo To Issue 10,000 C-of-Os Yearly
July 19, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Issue 10,000 C-of-Os Yearly

The Edo State Government has concluded plans to acquire a mobile digital mapper, as part of efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to improve land management in the state   Managing Director, Edo State Geographic Information Servic...
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Buhari Approves N6.25b To Kick-Start Ranching In Katsina
July 17, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Approves N6.25b To Kick-Start Ranching In Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.25billion to set up ranches in Katsina State, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Friday.  The statement said Governor Aminu Masa...
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NCC: Only 50% Of Polling Units Have 3G Network
July 17, 2021 No Responses

NCC: Only 50% Of Polling Units Have 3G Network

Only about 50 per cent of polling units in the country has 3G network that can transmit elections results electronically, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Friday.   Addressing the House of Representatives in Abuja, leader of the ...
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Israel Imposes Quarantine On All Inbound Travelers
July 17, 2021 No Responses

Israel Imposes Quarantine On All Inbound Travelers

Israel’s health ministry announced on Friday that all passengers entering Israeli borders would have to go through a mandatory quarantine.  The ministry said the new regulation would start from Friday.  It said that passengers arriving from the cou...
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NIS Rescues Four Victims Of Human Trafficking
July 17, 2021 No Responses

NIS Rescues Four Victims Of Human Trafficking

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued four female victims of human trafficking in Jigawa State.  The Comptroller, Mr Isma’il Abba, told Journalists in Dutse on Friday, that the victims were rescued on Thursday at Gurai village in Babura Loca...
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Sokoto Secures Approval For N6.26b Loan From Zenith Bank, Others
July 16, 2021 No Responses

Sokoto Secures Approval For N6.26b Loan From Zenith Bank, Others

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the request of Governor Aminu Tambuwal to secure N6.26 billion loan from Zenith Bank, TAJ Bank and Sterling Bank PLC.  The resolution followed a motion moved by Malami Basakkwace (PDP) and...
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Danbatta Pledges Enabling Environment For 5G Deployment
July 16, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta Pledges Enabling Environment For 5G Deployment

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to provide an enabling environment for Fifth Generation Technology (5G) deplo...
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NCC, NASS To Determine Electronic Voting Process
July 16, 2021 No Responses

NCC, NASS To Determine Electronic Voting Process

The Senate on Thursday passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021.  The passing of the bill followed clause by- clause consideration and adoption of recommendations of report of the Joint Committee on INEC at plenary on Thursday.  It amended clause...
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Danbatta, Others Celebrate Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu
July 15, 2021 No Responses

Danbatta, Others Celebrate Retired Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu

The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta and other staff of the Commission, have commended the dedication, hard work and outstanding work ethics demonstrated by Jerry Ugwu, a Deputy Director, who recent...
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Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo
July 15, 2021 No Responses

Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and farm inputs in Edo.  Distributing the farm inputs ...
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Ogun Varsity Generates N3.4b In Six Months
July 14, 2021 No Responses

Ogun Varsity Generates N3.4b In Six Months

The Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State, Prof. Ganiu Olatunde, on Tuesday disclosed that the institution generated more than N3.4 billion revenue between January and June this year.  Olatunde disclosed this while ...
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Edo Issues 6,500 C-of-Os In Three Years
July 14, 2021 No Responses

Edo Issues 6,500 C-of-Os In Three Years

Edo State Government has issued over 6,500 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) in the last three years and digitized over 30,000 files carried on from the Midwest Region through Bendel and Edo State.  Managing Director, Edo State Geographic Information Ser...
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NCoS Secures ICRC Certificate To Produce Rice, Palm Kernel In Edo
July 14, 2021 No Responses

NCoS Secures ICRC Certificate To Produce Rice, Palm Kernel In Edo

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued an Outlined Business Case (OBC) Certificate to Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in respect of the Ozalla farm, Edo state for production of rice and Palm kernel.  Speaking on Tue...
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