The Federal Government has assured that school fees will not increase under the proposed management arrangement for King’s College, Lagos. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the assurance at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing concerns over the arrangement. Alausa said the agreement with the
The Federal Ministry of Education and labour unions in the ministry have reached a five-point agreement to resolve the dispute over the proposed arrangement involving King’s College, Lagos. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Ministers of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa and Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, and representatives of
The Ondo State Government says the health crisis linked to suspected toxic alcoholic substances has spread to Irele Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Ajaka said eight people had died
Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has demanded immediate wage awards for Nigerian workers to cushion the effects of rising petrol prices in the country. Ajaero made the demand in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing concern over the steady increase in the price
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo is reconstructing major markets across the state as part of efforts to revive commercial activities in trading centres that have been abandoned or underutilised for years. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Dr Patrick Akhere Ebojele, who disclosed this in an
Veteran actor and film executive, Oludotun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in a post released on his Instagram page on Wednesday. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 15.39 per cent in August. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for August released in Abuja on Tuesday The report said that the August headline inflation rate showed a decrease
.As Tinubu approves 20,000 recruits The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the Nigerian Army will deploy additional troops, including another battalion, to Plateau to reinforce security operations and strengthen protection of vulnerable communities. Shaibu disclosed this on Tuesday when the Deputy Governor of Plateau, Mrs Ngo
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the gender gap in Nigeria’s agricultural productivity costs the country $2.3 billion annually, equivalent to two per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Jimmy Owani, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), FAO Representation in Nigeria and ECOWAS, said this at the commemoration of the 2026 International
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed his commitment to making the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery a truly “People’s IPO,” assuring retail and small investors that they will receive priority allocation should the offer become oversubscribed Dangote said the offer