Expert seeks inclusion of digital skills in school curriculum
An Information Communication Technology expert, Dayo Akindolani, Thursday called on the Federal Government to urgently revamp the education sector. Akindolani in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja also called for the inclusion of digital skills into the national curriculum. The expert also noted that digital skills, among other potentials in the information […]
Address insecurity, economic woes, ex-Army Gen urges Tinubu
A retired General of the Nigerian Army, Dr Olu Bajowa, OFR, has urged the newly sworn-in President, Bola Tinubu, to deploy his local and international contacts to address the insecurity challenges and economic woes facing the country. Bajowa made this call in his congratulatory message to the President on Wednesday in Abuja while expressing optimism […]
Odutola replaces Oyeyemi as Ogun PPRO
A Superintendent of Police, Omolola Odutola, has assumed duty as the new Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command. This followed the redeployment of the immediate past spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, to Oyo State. Oyeyemi, who announced the development on Thursday, expressed gratitude to newsmen for their support throughout his […]
JUST IN: Again, FG, striking health workers meet today
The Federal Government and the striking Joint Health Sector Union will reconvene today (Thursday) in a bid to find a resolution to the ongoing indefinite strike. The National Vice-chairman of JOHESU, Dr Obinna Ogbonna, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH.JO The unions had met with the government last Thursday, but the meeting […]
Naira devaluation fake news – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked the claim that the it has devalued the naira. A statement signed by Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isah AbdulMumin, said the dollar traded at N465/$1 contrary to reports. The statement partly reads, “We wish to state categorically that thus news report, which in the imagination of the newspaper […]
Nintendo ends online sales of games in Russia
Nintendo has said it will no longer sell games in Russia through its online store as the Japanese giant winds down operations in the increasingly isolated country. The changes, which were announced and came into effect on Wednesday, follow Nintendo’s suspension of product shipments to Russia in March 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian […]
BREAKING: CBN devalues naira to N631/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria has devalued the naira to N631 to the dollar from N461.6. The devaluation came 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the plans of the Federal Government to unify the country’s exchange rate to stimulate the economy. According to the Daily Trust, it was sold at the new rate […]
CBN devalues naira to N631/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria has devalued the naira to N631 to the dollar from N461.6. The devaluation came 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the plans of the Federal Government to unify the country’s exchange rate to stimulate the economy. According to the Daily Trust, it was sold at the new rate […]
Students protest as NASS fails to pass Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill
A coalition of Nigerian students has expressed their displeasure over the failure of the National Assembly to pass the ‘Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Educational Institutions Bill, 2019’, describing it as the epic of injustice. While describing sexual harassment in schools as “a core problem and setback for educational development in […]
Sokoto to pay visiting varsity lecturers’ outstanding salaries
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has promised to offset the outstanding salaries and allowances of visiting lecturers at the state university. The governor also promised to ensure his administration works in synergy with the management of the university for the purpose of educational advancement in the state. He stated this in his remarks while […]