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TETFund tasks COE career centres on tech skills By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged lecturers in charge of career centres at colleges of education to develop modern technological skills and impart this knowledge to students. This initiative aims to make graduates more competitive and employable on a global […]

  Dangote, AbdulSamad, Elumelu, others, make Tinubu’s economic team President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) which is tasked with finding solutions to the current economic situation in the country. The council has a mix of government officials, top private sector players, and consultants. Among them are  President of the […]

Senate passes North Central Development Commission bill for 3rd reading  The Senate, on Thursday, passed the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) bill for a third reading.  This was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of its committee on special duties, presented to the Senate by its chairman, Senator Kaka Shehu. The Bill […]

Belarus unveils Iranian-designed drones, Shahed-136,  in military parade The Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drones, known as Geran-2 in Russia, were showcased in Belarusian service for the first time during s military parade in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The drones, which appear to have been designated as Kochevnik (Nomad) by Belarus, were prominently displayed on Chinese GWM […]

  Hežbollah fires 200 rockets, drones into Israel in response to assassination of its commander, Nasser  The Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, has launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones into northern Israel, in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders, Mohammed Nimah Nasser. Israel’s military said one of its officers was […]

  Nigeria beats Ghana, South Africa, Algeria, others, for bid to host Africa’s $5bn energy bank Nigeria has been granted the hosting right for the African Energy Bank (AEB) after beating Ghana, Benin Republic, Algeria, South Africa and Cote D’Ivoire in a keenly contested bidding. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, told newsmen […]

Samoa Agreement: FG clarifies on same sex marriage stance The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that it will not enter into any international agreement that will be detrimental to the interest of the country and its citizens. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known in a statement he personally […]

BRICS: New nation to jail individuals using dollar A new Southern African nation is following the BRICS de-dollarisation mission and planning to jail any individuals in the country who use the US dollar in business transactions.  As the economic alliance has continued its efforts to abandon the US dollar, Zambia has become the latest country […]

Gunmen abduct UNIMAID  lecturer in Nasarawa By Dominic Akpensuen Keffi A lecturer in the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)  Dr Robert Kever, has been kidnapped by unknown gun men in his residence at Angwan Jama’ah in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State. A  member of the family who spoke to Journalists on condition of anonymity disclosed […]

FG urged to engage chartered accountants to fight corruption  By  Emmanuel Ologun Abuja Federal Government has been advised to partner with the Institute of Chattered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) in its war against corruption to make the campaign more effective nationwide.  Newly elected ICAN chairman, Gwagwalada District, Mr  Sosanwo Akinwumi-Omotola, who gave the advice after […]