The National Examination Council NECO, on Monday, revealed that 50,066 candidates representing 67.35 percent of the total number of candidates that sat for Senior School Certificate Examinations got five credits including Mathematics and English language. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while releasing the results and launching the Automated Annual Posting Calendar at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. A total of 74,950 candidates made up of 39,213 males and 35,737 females sat for the examination which was held from November 20th to December 20, 2023. “73,124 candidates sat for the English language out of which…
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Ahead of the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress alongside other unions, scheduled to be held on the 27th and 28th of February 2024, the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has ordered massive deployment of personnel across the state to ensure adequate security and safety during the protest and to ensure that the protest is not hijacked. According to him, the measure was taken in line with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command,…
A group of bakers in the country, on Monday, kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts, starting on Tuesday. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria announced on February 14 that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike on February 27 unless the Federal Government honours the agreement made with the association in 2020. It also called for the temporary suspension of all types of taxation on the bakery industry at the federal, state, and local government levels. In a statement announcing the strike, the National President of AMBCON, Mansur Umar, said, “The…
Civil Society Organisations in Edo State have stormed the streets of Benin City, the state capital. The protest followed the current economic hardship currently affecting Nigerians. Members of the CSOs carried various placards such as “End Economic Hardship”, “FG End the Hunger in Nigeria Now,” among many others to state their grievances. The Benin protest is coming after Ibadan residents protested against economic hardship Meanwhile, a human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” has hit the streets of Lagos State to protest against the soaring price of food and the high cost of living in the country.…
The recent call for the creation of additional three states in the South West by the House of Representatives member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Mr. Oluwole Oke, has re-ignited the arguments for and against the creation of more states in Nigeria. While some have argued that available empirical records do not support creating more states, others are saying that it would bring about more development. There are those who insist that there is nothing wrong in creating one additional state in the South East. The proponents of this argument believe that an additional state for the South…
Yesterday, the 25th of February 2024, history unfolded with a remarkable event that resonated deeply within the hearts Anglican faithful. On the momentous occasion, the Ugwuagba Archdeaconry emerged, carved out of the Awada Archdeaconry, marking a significant milestone in the ecclesiastical landscape. With solemnity and reverence, His Lordship, the Rt Rev Dr. Owen Nwokolo, Bishop on the Niger, graced the occasion, presiding over the ecclesiastical constitution and episcopal inauguration of the newly formed Ugwuagba Archdeaconry. The air was charged with anticipation and reverence as clergy, dignitaries, and the faithful gathered to witness this historic moment. On arrival, the bishop was…
At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said. “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer,” the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP. The provisional toll was 15 killed and two wounded, he added. Calling for peace and security in Burkina Faso, Sawadogo denounced “those who continue to wreak…
Scores of bandits have been killed as a result of a heavy fight between two rival groups around Hayin Alhaji and Munhaye forest in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State. A local, Mohammed Sanda, told News coresspondent on Sunday that the two bandit groups engaged in a supremacy fight last Saturday where scores lost their lives. Sanda said villagers found several dead bodies at the scene of the fight and had started considering a mass burial for the dead bandits. “We may dig a big grave and bury the dead bodies before they decompose,” he said. According to…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, inaugurated the state’s Special Dispensation ‘Palliative’ Advisory Committee. The unveiling of the committee comes days after the governor rolled out various forms of palliative measures to ease on residents the economic hardship occasioned by the economic policies of the Federal Government, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy. Sanwo-Olu, in a post on X on Sunday via @jidesanwoolu, announced the inauguration of the committee, saying it would be responsible “for our welfare packages, dual-win feeding strategy, amongst other direct intervention initiatives.” Among the members of the unveil committee is the President of…
The Nigeria Customs Service has described as unfortunate the stampede at its office in Yaba, Lagos, during the sale of 25kg bags of rice to Lagos residents that led to the death of some seven persons. Our correspondent learnt that people were trampled to death as a mass of people thronged the venue of the sale of the bags of confiscated rice at the Yaba office of the service on Friday amid the harsh economic conditions in the country. News Correspondent reports that a member of the All Progressives Congress, Comfort Adebanjo, and six others lost their lives in the…