The presidency said the legislation would strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector and accelerate the march toward a $1 trillion economy. President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill 2025, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said on Tuesday. Now the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, the presidency said the legislation would strengthen…
Stakeholders in the education sector including educationists and parents yesterday decried the poor performance of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per…
Nurses call off strike after MoU with FG on 9 core demands NMA issues 21-day ultimatum, threatens indefinite doctors’ strike Health sector remains in crisis over unresolved wage, welfare issues Nigeria’s healthcare sector remains on edge as the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its nationwide warning strike, even as the…
The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems, scientists say. Joseph Ruzigana, of Muhanga district in southern Rwanda, woke up one morning to find all the bees in his 20 newly constructed beehives had…
A public affairs analyst, Donald Okwuosa, has reacted to the call for a joint ticket of Peter Obi and a northern candidate ahead of the 2027 election Okwuosa said Obi and El-Rufai’s joint ticket will unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) loveth.com.ng gathered that Obi, former vice president Atiku…
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have etched their names into African sporting history once again clinching a record-breaking fifth consecutive AfroBasket Women title on Sunday night in Kigali, Rwanda. In a thrilling and fiercely contested final, the defending champions overpowered Mali with a commanding 78–64 victory to lift their seventh AfroBasket crown overall. With this…
A Nigerian mother has shared a video from her daughter’s secondary school graduation ceremony which held recently While posting the video on TikTok, the mother claimed that she spent a whopping sum of N1 million on her daughter’s overall look to the ceremony Massive reactions trailed the video on TikTok as social media users rushed…
Tension erupted at the government house in Asaba, Delta state capital at the weekend when a cow attacked a staff member, causing panic among workers. The cow, which was meant for slaughter, went on a rampage and injured several people. favourite app! As reported by The Guardian, one of the victims, a man aged 30,…
The directive of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state for the shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital, is generating a storm. On Thursday, July 31, during an expanded Niger State APC caucus meeting at the Government House, Governor Bago issued the directive and claimed that the station was “inciting violence”…
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has got Nigerians talking after he was captured in a viral video dancing to the Rarara’ song, “Omo Ologo”. The song by the Hausa singer is to sing the praises of President Bola Tinubu and campaign for his second term in office. The event was reported to have been…
