Over 1.5 million girls were enrolled in schools within 10 years in six northern states under the Girls Education Project Phase 3 (GEP3).The project which commenced in 2012 and ended in 2022 targeted one million girls and surpassed it with over 500,000 girls by household, according to findings of an
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Tension has heightened in various parts of Enugu following sporadic shooting by hoodlums suspected to be enforcing the weekly sit- at-home order.But the police command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, dismissed the alleged shooting, saying it was fake news.Ndukwe urged the people to go about their legitimate businesses, adding that those behind
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Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, United States, has honoured Achunike Okafor, a remarkable Nigerian student, for his outstanding performance.Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma from the school, boasting an extraordinary grade-point average of 4.625.According to the report, his GPA stands as the highest among the 2,649 graduates
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The former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and erstwhile national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, yesterday met with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.It was not clear if they were invited by the president who
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The House of Representatives has asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to lift the three years ban on Ejikeme Mmesoma not to sit Unified Tartary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over alleged manipulation of her results in the examination this year.The House also set up an Ad-hoc Committee chaired by
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Five gunmen suspected to be armed robbers yesterday attacked the palace of the Emir of Minna in Niger State and shot some guards and vigilantes. The hoodlums allegedly carted away N3.3 million from the palace.They were said to have trailed Minna Emirate Councils' cashier Ibrahim Sani to the palace gate
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The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to lay Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme’s alleged results falsification case to rest by conducting another examination for her.Miss Ejikeme, a former student of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Nnewi in Anambra State, had celebrated her emergence
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As the federal government plans to grant leverage to states to generate and distribute electricity, Akwa Ibom State government has ordered effective auditing and overhaul of the state-owned Independent Power Plant (IPP).Governor Umo Eno, who handed down the order during his familiarisation tour of the firm at Ikot Abasi local
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Enugu State government has warned that it will shut down schools, markets and other businesses that obey the one week sit at home order issued by faceless persons.The government gave the warning in statement signed by the secretary to state government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia.The statement disclosed that reports on social
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Katsina State government has directed all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to adopt the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in all their transactions.Governor Umar Dikko Radda, gave the order in a circular dated 3rd July 2023, he signed directing the state accountant general to prescribe the framework within which Ministries, Departments
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