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West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, said the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce the waiting time for results and ...

A feud between Nigerian banks and MTN left millions of subscribers unable to recharge their phones using the USSD services on Friday, after banks shut off the telecoms firm over fees charged for the service. MTN advised its subscribers to seek alternative means of recharging their phones without informing them what the problem was. “Dear Customer, our bank recharge channels are currently ...

The federal government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ (pbuh). He called on ...

The debt profile of Nigeria worsened in 2020, analysis of data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) has shown. According to the 2020 debt data released by the DMO, the country’s total debt further rose by more than 20 per cent within one-year period as the nation’s debt portfolio rose by N5.52trn. As of December 2019, the country’s debt ...

The recent ‘declare your assets order’ to bank workers by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued to raise dust with stakeholders faulting the policy. Bankers under the aegis of the Association of Senior Staff for Banks, Insurance and other Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFE) say the anti-graft should focus on ...

Gunmen have kidnapped some students of the Federal College of Forestry in Kaduna.They stormed the school about 3 a.m. on Friday. Mohammed Jalige, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the attack and abduction. He told Channels TV that the attackers invaded the college located at Mando area, not far from the Nigerian Defence Academy. Jalige could not confirm the exact number ...

Hundreds of members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have commenced a protest march to the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The union and its affiliates are demanding the withdrawal of a bill that would remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list. The House of Representatives had about two weeks ago introduced the bill which according to the sponsor, ...

The schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talatu-Mafara local government area of Zamfara state have been released.  Over 300 of the schoolgirls were kidnapped after gunmen invaded the school in the wee hours of the morning last Friday. There was speculation about their release at the weekend, but the Zamfara state government dismissed the rumour as fake ...

The Third Mainland Bridge will be open for use by 12 noon today, Saturday. The minister of works, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this in a tweet on his official handle. He said: ”Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive safely”

The students abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state, have been freed by their abductors.  About 27 of the students and 12 other persons were kidnapped from the school when gunmen struck about 10 days ago. A source at the Niger state government house confirmed the development to our correspondent on Saturday. Abubakar Bello, the governor of Niger state, ...