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By Lamara Garba-Azare In a year when over a million Nigerian students wrote their Senior School Certificate Examination, it was Kano State that stood tallest, carrying the banner of academic excellence to the very summit of the nation’s performance chart. The 2025 NECO results have placed Kano not only at the head of the federation…

By Emmanuel Antswen A socio-cultural organisation known as the Ior-Ijemgbagh Development Association has pledged its total support for Gov. Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, to succeed. The group’s secretary, Mr Tivlumun Aminde, made the pledge at a press conference in Makurdi on Thursday. The News…

By Thompson Yamput The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, says the institution is committed to checkmating the reoccurrence of flood and erosion affecting many parts of the country. Akinwumi stated this at the inauguration of an International Centre for Climate Change, Flood and Environmental Sustainability on Thursday in Lokoja. The VC said…

By Thompson Yamput Dangote Cement Plc on Thursday held a retreat, sensitising  its drivers on safe driving on the highways. Mr Arvid Pathak, Group Managing Director of the company, said that the retreat and sensitisation are part of its commitment to promoting road safety and strengthening best practices in fleet management. The News Agency of…

By Edith Bolokor The Presiding Bishop, The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) Mike Okonkwo, Founder of Revival Assembly Ministries International, Apostle Anselm Madubuko, and Founder and Senior Pastor of the Foundation of Truth Assembly (FOTA), Rev. Yomi Kasali, have tasked Nigerian churches on partnering with governments to fight insecurity. They made the call at the opening…

By Onyeje Abutu-Joel A serving corp member of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) in Benue, Mr Silas Okolie has donated two desktop computers and a system unit to Padopads Harmony Secondary School, Makurdi. The donation which was made on Thursday in Makurdi as part of Okolie’s Community Development Service (CDS) also included a white…

By Isaiah Eka The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) and other stakeholders have promised to ensure full dissemination of Safe Termination Of Pregnancy (STOP) guidelines in Akwa Ibom.   Akwa Ibom is one of the states in the country that has adopted and domesticated the STOP guidelines, aims to reduce maternal morbidity and…

By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has lifted the State of Emergency in Rivers State, and directed that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly to resume duties on Thursday. ‎ ‎In a statement released Wednesday in Abuja, the President said the decision followed the restoration of peace and…

By Isaiah Eka Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has charged the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), to remain committed towards producing thorough-bred professionals for the maritime industry. Oyetola made the call at the 2025 third quarter citizens’ and stakeholders’ engagement of the institution in Oron, Akwa Ibom, on Wednesday. Represented…

By Admin There were jubilations on Wednesday Sept 17, 2025, as Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, and the Jakura Community sealed an historic Community Development Agreement (CDA) that will enable the company to implement mutually agreed social projects in the next five years. The Community Development Agreement with Jakura community is one of many CDAs…