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The learning of Chinese language in the country continues to gain mileage as the 15th Chinese Corner established in secondary schools within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as part of the learning and cultural exchange between Nigeria and China. The corners are built within 15 different secondary schools in the FCT. The “Chinese Corner”…
In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision for food sovereignty, the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), a cornerstone of Nigeria’s food security strategy, is advancing efforts to secure a resilient and uninterrupted supply of fertilizer to Nigerian farmers. As it enters a new phase, PFI 3.0 is laying the foundation for a stable supply of raw…
The Director General/CEO of Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote has assured Nigerian that the National Identification Number (NIN) would only get better as all the challenges in the process are addressed. The DG gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at the capacity building for staff in some of the state offices….
Saudi Arabia authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah, since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking The three Nigerians who were freed from detention after four weeks in custody include: Mrs. Maryam Abdullahi; Mrs. Abdullahi Aminu; and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. Their freedom came following weeks of relentless engagements…
…victim paralysed, unconscious The Edo State Migration Agency has rescued 27-year-old Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned by his friends for buying a motorbike in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren touched ground at the Benin Airport on Wednesday at about 1:00pm alongside the Director-General of the agency, Lucky Agazuma and other staff, paralysed and unconscious. The victim…
The Chinese language, Mandarin has been added as one of the foreign languages to be offered in Senior Secondary Schools across the country in the newly reviewed secondary school curriculum. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Education Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Dr. Danlami Hayyo at the inauguration of the Chinese Corner at the…
…30 arrested for operating fake registration centres President Bola Tinubu has announced that over 126 million Nigerians have been enrolled in the National Identity Database with their National Identity Numbers, NIN. The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Senator George Akume, at the 7th National Day of Identity, organised…
…Urges Bold Action to End the Crisis By Emamuzo Iboma Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, has strongly condemned the escalating insecurity across Nigeria, warning that the nation must refuse to accept violence and chaos as its inevitable fate. Describing the situation as a “dangerous normalization of tragedy,” Obi emphasized that…
By Emamuzo Iboma Activist and AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has filed a countersuit against the Department of State Services (DSS), initiating two fundamental human rights cases in Abuja’s Federal High Court. The suit also names social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp, accusing them of unconstitutional censorship targeting Sowore’s accounts. In a statement…
By Israel Adebiyi I had tried, for months, to keep this subject at arm’s length. After all, The Nation’s Pulse has, by tradition, stuck its gaze on the big picture of national polity. But last week, my colleague, Joseph Kanjo, the ever-blunt Ijaw man, reminded me with his usual candour: “Israel, forget it. This matter…