Nasarawa State has approved the reopening of its primary and secondary schools shut 49 days earlier on reports of threats of insecurity. All boarding public and private schools shall resume on Sunday, Sept. 18 for the First Term of the 2022/2023 academic session, while day schools shall resume on Monday, Sept. 19. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Malam Mohammed Sani-Bala, stated in Lafia on Wednesday that parents and guardians should return their children and wards to school as scheduled. He stated that the Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Fatu Sabo also directed that outstanding promotion examinations not concluded because…
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The President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Csaba Kőrösi, says he will focus on solidarity, sustainability and science in his one-year presidency. The UN correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 77th session of UNGA opened on Tuesday with the inauguration of Korosi. The Hungarian diplomat was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th Session on Tuesday, June 5, 2022. Kőrösi was picked by the 193 member body after Abdulla Shahid, the president of the 76th Session, ended his one-year term contract. The new General Assembly president highlighted that his…
Nigeria and French Development Agency(AFD) on Wednesday signed a grant of 25 million Euro for the Northern Corridor Project to boost power supply in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Northern Corridor Project is jointly funded by the European Union and AFD, while it is being implemented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The project is meant to strengthen a low-carbon economic growth in West African by improving the quality of electricity network in Nigeria and support the development of a regional electricity market under the West African Power Pool. Speaking at the signing…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on world leaders to bring hope to a fractured world and increase efforts to fight the climate crisis. Guterres made the appeal at a news conference on Wednesday as hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for the General Debate of the new General Assembly, starting from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27. The UN chief promised to address the many challenging issues facing the planet, in his speech next week to the General Assembly, which would also contain concrete recommendations for lasting solutions, and a call to action.…
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has faulted calls for extension of the validity of JAMB results beyond one year. Oloyede said this at a hearing on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) by the the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday in Abuja.He said that those calling for the extension of the validity of the result have not considered its nature and many factors involved. “Somebody who takes our exams this year and scores 240 and wants to read medicine, he knows that without 280, he cannot go, and…
The Naira on Wednesday depreciated slightly against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window exchanging at N436.50. The figure represents a decrease of 0.11 per cent compared with N436.04 to the dollar it exchanged with on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at N434.75 to the dollar on Tuesday. An exchange rate of N437 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N436.50. The Naira sold for as low as N423 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 65.95 million dollars was traded at the official Investors and…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 budget to the National Assembly in October. Gbajabiamila said this when he addressed newsmen shortly after inspecting hearing rooms 028 and 234 of the House, which were expected to serve as the temporary chamber due to the ongoing renovation of the House complex in Abuja on Wednesday. “I am hoping that the budget will be presented latest by first week of October,” he said.The speaker said that configuration of the temporary chamber would be done, ahead of the Sept. 20 date for…
Coronation Merchant Bank has projected a rise in Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 22. 2 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Ms Chinwe Egwim, chief economist of the bank, stated this on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the 15th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in Abuja. The discussion was on: ‘Nigeria’s Economy in the Last Five Years: Lessons Learnt and Choices to Make in the Next Five Years.’ Consumer Price Index, also called headline inflation, measures the level of price change in goods and services. According to the National…
South West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resolved on Wednesday to back the presidential aspiration of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his running mate in the 2023 election, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, declaring however that the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu must resign. Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, who spoke on the details of the resolution of the South West PDP, said that the zone had classified its demands from Atiku into two, including pre-election and post-election demands, adding that for the party to feel reassured that the party is being inclusive, the lopsided sharing…
Nigerian soul musician, Preyé, has been selected as Spotify’s “Fresh Finds Africa” artiste for September. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s head of music for sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Okumu said the ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ programme was launched in March, designed to provide a launching pad for emerging independent artistes to reach new audiences. She said the programme was built around the eponymous playlist and access to tools and initiatives that inspired artistes to have long and thriving careers. Inspired by her recent wins, Preyé is thrilled by the opportunity to reach even more fans as…