Category: News
Federal Government Sets 12-Year Minimum Age Requirement for JSS1 Admission
A new policy document on Non-State Schools, launched last week by the Federal Ministry of Education, has set the minimum entry age for pupils seeking [more…]
NERC: States Cutting Power Tariffs Required to Fund Subsidy
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has stated that state governments lack jurisdiction over the national grid and power stations established under federal laws or [more…]
Thailand Warns Of War With Cambodia As 138,000 Flee Fighting
Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned Friday that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 130,000 people “could develop into war”, as [more…]
Seven Children Killed In India School Roof Collapse
At least seven children were killed and 26 others injured Friday after part of the roof and walls of a government-run school collapsed in western [more…]
ICC Convicts Pair Over Central Africa War Crimes
The International Criminal Court Thursday convicted a former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo for war crimes committed during the [more…]
Federal Government Begins Process to Repatriate Nigerians Stranded in Central African Republic
The Federal Government is preparing to rescue and repatriate a group of Nigerian workers currently stranded in the Central African Republic. The [more…]
EU Envoy Raises Alarm Over Two Million Malnourished Children in North-West, North-East
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Magnet, has urged increased support to help Nigeria combat malnutrition, which currently affects an estimated two [more…]
Presidency Dismisses Kwankwaso’s Allegation of Northern Marginalization
The Presidency has rejected claims by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), that President Bola Tinubu’s administration [more…]
Zelensky Proposes New Bill Ensuring ‘Independence’ Of Anti-Graft Bodies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he had approved a draft bill guaranteeing the freedom of anti-corruption bodies, after nationwide protests over changes curbing [more…]
Saudi Arabia Signs $6.4bn Investment Deals To Help Rebuild Syria
Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed major investment and partnership deals with Syria, valued at $6.4 billion, to help rebuild the war-ravaged country’s infrastructure, telecommunications, and [more…]
