The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association For Educational Assessment in Africa, a statement issued on Sunday by the Council’s Head of Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said. “Prof. Wushishi was elected as the West Africa Representative in the Executive Council at the just concluded 40th Conference of the Association held at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotels, Cape Town, South Africa. “The NECO helmsman will serve in the eight-member Executive Council with members drawn from other Examination bodies across Africa.” The Association of…
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The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria has urged the Ministry of Tourism and its affiliated agencies to prioritise unity and inclusivity to safeguard the sector’s future. National President of FTAN, Nkereuwem Onung, made the call in a statement on Saturday. Mr Onung said that the call was necessitated by recent actions within Nigeria’s tourism sector, which raised significant concerns about potential disruptions to industry cohesion and growth. He said that FTAN, a long-standing pillar of industry representation and advocacy, had observed troubling developments involving the imposition of external entities, such as the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, on the private sector. According…
The Niger State Government has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy its troops to communities in the state presently under the siege of bandits. The call followed a series of attacks on several local governments in the state where the residents were either killed or abducted. In some cases, shops were razed after looting. The state’s acting governor, Yakubu Garba, made the call on Saturday during a chat with newsmen during the Fida’u prayer for 13 farmers killed by bandits in the Shiroro LG. The farmers were on their farms in Anguwan village when the bandits attacked and shot nine of…
President of Nigeria Community in Cote D’Ivoire, Chief Onwuchelu Emeka, on Saturday, hinted the Nigerian government about the increasing activities of human trafficking on Nigeria-Cote D’Ivoire route. Making the revelation on NTA International programme on human trafficking monitored in Kano, Emeka said, “Nigerian girls are particularly being trafficked to Cote D’Ivoire for what he described as sexual exploitation. “Young Nigerian girls, whose ages are between 11 and 18 are being massively transported from Nigeria to Cote D’Ivoire by human traffickers under the pretext of securing them non-existent lucrative jobs. “When these girls arrive in Cote D’Ivoire, the traffickers deliberately deny…
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka. Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. A distress message sent to The PUNCH by one of his friends stated that Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom. The friend in the message said no reason was given for his arrest and Soyinka had been held incommunicado. The message read, “Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by officers of the Department of State Security at the Muritala Muhammed…
In a shocking incident in Cross River State, a young woman known as Pretty Goddess has been accused of luring her friend, identified as Debit Queen, to a hotel where she brutally assaulted her, stripped her naked, and posted videos of the ordeal online. Our correspondent learnt that the disturbing act, which has sparked outrage on social media, was reported to have occurred on Thursday evening. According to several online video sources, the victim, Pretty Goddess, whose real name has not been disclosed, discovered that Debit Queen, whose real name is also not publicly known, was allegedly involved with her boyfriend,…
It was a carnival-like ceremony in Ondo city on Saturday as the lawmaker representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency at the lower legislative chamber, Hon. Abiola Makinde performed the foundation-laying ceremony of four ultra-modern motor parks in the constituency. The millennium motor parks which are part of the constituency projects of the ranking lawmaker sited in Ife garage Ondo town, Bolorunduro the administrative headquarters of Ondo East as well as Oka and Akure motor parks in Ondo town. The ceremony which was attended by people from all walks of life, including the Senior Special to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Legislative Matters…
A non-governmental organisation, Leader Joe 1808 Foundation, has extended medical outreach against scabies infection to over 1,000 residents of Tudun Biri community in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Scabies is a skin condition that can cause itching and a rash. It occurs due to infestations of microscopic mites and spreads through physical contact. Recall that a military drone on a routine operation erroneously allegedly bombed the Tudun Biri community during a Maulud Nabiyyi celebration (the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, PBUH) on December 3 2023, killing over 80 villagers. The Kaduna State Government had since commenced documentation to…
The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi State, Yunusa Danyaya, is dead. He was 88. The royal father passed away on Sunday after a protracted illness at a hospital in Kano. Secretary to the Ningi Emirate Council, Usman Sule, confirmed the death in a statement on Sunday. He said the emir died at the Expert Alliance Hospital, Kano, two days after returning from a medical trip to Mecca on August 22. Mr Sule said the funeral prayer of the emir would be held at the Emir’s palace in Ningi by 4:00 pm. The late Danyaya was installed in 1978 as a…
Dr Kayode Ajulo, the attorney-general of Ondo state, has urged the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to spearhead the development of a new, robust and comprehensive code of conduct for judicial officers. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said her appointment is subject to approval by the Senate. Mr Ajulo, SAN, said the new code of conduct would help restore public confidence in the nation’s judicial system. Mr Ajulo, in an agenda-setting statement for the new chief judge, stated that the code of conduct should enshrine ethical and professional standards expected of judges and other judicial officials. “It shall…