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The Federal Government has announced the addition of hairstyling, plumbing, GSM repair, makeup and 12 other new trades/new subjects to the basic education curriculum. The development comes following ongoing reforms in various sectors of the economy. A statement issued by the National Orientation Agency…

At least 11 persons were killed when a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Saturday. The tanker was said to have suffered brake failure, tumbled, and had its content spilled, erupting in an explosion. Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, expressed sadness over…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lost his elder brother. The Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said the deceased, Engineer Sunday Makinde, died on Friday, January 24 at the age of 65…

The Nigerian Labour Congress has called for the resignation of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and other Ministry of Power officials over the frequent collapse of the national power grid. In a statement late Tuesday night by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded some medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities from Bachelor’s degree to doctoral status. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NUC’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Franca Chukwuonwo. She said the decision was driven by the…

Angry students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital. UCH Ibadan is the teaching hospital where medical students from UI are trained. The teaching hospital has been…

Sequel to the ongoing military onslaught on terrorists in the North West between the 20-and 21 Jan 2025, the Nigerian Military said troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised the second in command of notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, Aminu Kanawa. A statement…

Striking resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have challenged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to use government hospitals in the nation’s capital to feel the plight of public health workers and patients. “If we are ready to…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the Federal Government’s move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current 7.5% to 10%, 12.5% and finally to 15% as proposed in one of the tax reform bills. In a statement on Tuesday, TUC…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has described as “absurd” the N8 billion allocated in the 2025 federal budget to sensitise Nigerians on the need to pay electricity bills. This was revealed in a statement signed by the President of the union, Comrade Joe…