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Telecommunications and digital solutions company, Globacom, has said its Examination Preparatory Service was specifically designed to help students excel in Computer-Based examinations. Reacting to the poor performance of students in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) examination, the company explained that the Glo Examination Preparatory Service trains students on practical ways to excel in Computer-Based examinations such as Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Junior and Senior West African Examination Council examinations as well as IELTS. The 2025 UTME results released by JAMB on May 5 had elicited widespread concerns as more than 1.5 million out of 1.9 million…
The Premier League continues this weekend with a full slate of fixtures that could dramatically reshape the race for European places. While champions Liverpool host second-placed Arsenal in Sunday’s showpiece match, the most consequential tie in terms of the top-five battle sees Newcastle United face Chelsea. All matches will be broadcast live on GOtv. The weekend kicks off with a block of simultaneous 3:00 pm fixtures. Fulham host Everton at Craven Cottage, Ipswich Town take on Brentford, Manchester City travel to bottom-placed Southampton, and Wolves welcome Brighton. City, currently third and on a four-game winning streak, will be expected to…
The Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun has commissioned Nigeria’s first large scale rapid diagnostic test (IVT) production facility and second of its kind in Sub-Sahran Africa. The company, CODIX BIO Limited, an In-vitro Diagnostic(IVD) factory is located along the Sagamu expressway, with scope of production that concentrates on the manufacturing test kits for HIV, Malaria, as well as Hepatitis B and C. The Governor, while speaking at the event on Friday expressed delight over the giant strides, adding that with capacity of the facility to produce about 147 million test kits annually, the factory marks the Dawn of a…
The countdown is on as the continent turns its eyes to Lagos for the grand finale of Africa’s biggest celebration of film and television, the 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), taking place this Saturday, 10 May 2025. Organised by Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice, the AMVCAs have grown to become the continent’s most prestigious platform for recognising excellence in African film, television, and digital content. This year’s event is a four-day cultural and industry showcase that began on Wednesday, 7 May 2025, and continues to build momentum toward the main awards night. The festivities…
The Kwara State government has sought to partner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in recognition of the Commission’s efforts at taming the scourge of internet fraud and other financial crimes in the state. The proposal was made on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 when the state’s Commissioner for Social Development, Hajia Mariam Nnafatima Imam, paid a working visit to the Director, Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Mr. Daniel Isei. Speaking at the event which focused on building partnership frameworks towards addressing the tide of internet fraud and other financial crimes in the state, Imam lauded the EFCC for…
Zaria, Kaduna State | May 06th, 2025 — In a bold step towards building a climate-resilient agricultural sector, AGRA, Nestlé Nigeria, and TechnoServe have launched the Strengthening Farmers’ and SMEs’ Resilience through Climate Smart Grain Production and Accessing the Structured Markets (StreFaS) initiative in Nigeria. StreFaS is a three-year initiative, funded by AGRA and Nestlé, that will run from June 2024 to October 2027. The program aims to support 25,000 smallholder farmers and eight aggregatorsacross Kaduna and Nasarawa States, promoting sustainable production of maize, soybean, rice, and sorghum. It focuses on integrating regenerative agriculture into every step of the value chain, with particular emphasis on empowering youth and women. StreFaS will help improve soil health, lower greenhouse…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned the newly built Government House and Lodge, built by Governor Soludo, which comprises the Governor’s residence, the Deputy Governor’s lodge, the Governor’s Office, 24 other structures which include a world-class amphitheatre and auditorium, and the sprawling Solution Fun City in Awka, designed for recreational activities of the people and an eight lane road named after Emeka Anyaoku the firmer commonwealth secretary General and an Indegenes of the state. Achievements of the Soludo’s administration are also evident in the numerous road constructions connecting various communities and flyovers in Anambra, the building of new general hospitals…
The former Councilors, Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Secretaries who served under the past Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over non payment of their severance package and other allowances by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The Ex Councillors are 349, the Chairmen 57, Vice Chairmen 57, while the Secretaries 57 in numbers. In the open letter which was signed by Hon. Leteef Monsuru Abiodun and made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday, the ex- Councilors and the Chairmen called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come to their aid in…
An 18-year-old apprentice has allegedly impregnated 10 girls in just five months, including his master’s daughter and a salesgirl in Anambra State. Reports say he was first sent to learn a trade under a master, but within three months, he got both his boss’s daughter and a salesgirl pregnant. This, however, led to his dismissal from the apprenticeship. The state Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a live video on social media on Wednesday. Obinabo said the situation got worse after he returned to his village. She said, “I want advice from the public because…
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