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Rewriting the fate of public schools in Nigeria
By Tunji Olaopa In this piece, my objective is to celebrate the recent ascension of Dr Wale Okediran, medical doctor, public servant and writer extraordinaire, as the president…
COVID-19 Omicron variant: FG faults UK ban of Nigerian travellers
The Federal Government on Sunday ruled out the possibility of restricting foreign travellers from visiting Nigeria despite travel bans on the country by Canada, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Singapore and…
FG Budgets N1,000 Daily Feeding Allowance For Prisoners, Corpers Get N650’
The National Youth Service Corps has lamented that inmates in the facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service feed better than corps members. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General…
Arrtel Africa, UNICEF partner to scale-up digital learning for children across Africa
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced today a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free…
Sit-at-home: Anambra Includes Saturdays as school days
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Following the Monday sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafara, Anambra State Government has approved the inclusion of Saturdays as school days. The was confirmed…
Edo Youths Protest Compulsory Vaccination, Denied Access To Public Places
Some youths in Edo state have protested the enforcement of the “No Vaccination, no access to public places order” imposed by the government. They described the order as…
UNICEF urges all to protect children from conflict effect
EU, UNICEF address mental health of 5,129 out-of-school children in Borno As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in north-east Nigeria, the…
ECA Partners ABCHealth on Africa Investment Summit on Health (AIS) 2021
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host a virtual Africa…
Allow Nigerians board without COVID-19 test receipt, NCAA urges foreign carriers
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a circular to all foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria not to deny Nigerian passengers boarding if they are…
43 Dead, 559 Infected In Borno Cholera Outbreak
By Ngozi State Government has confirmed that at least 43 people have been killed in an outbreak of cholera in the state while about 559 cases have been…