Adeniran Praises Makinde for Allocating 18.78% of 2023 Budget to Education

By Jerome-Mario Utomi Recently, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State approved a 25 per cent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval was contained in a statement issued by Festus Ahon, his chief press secretary, on Wednesday, in Asaba. According to the statement, the reduction in the acceptance fee was in line with measures taken by the Delta State government to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on citizens. Ahon further said that the 25 per cent reduction was applicable to new students at the state-owned

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On Sunday, October 29, 2023, the race for the sharing of N12.5 million by the top 3 contestants of the fifth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition commenced. A total of 81 secondary school students are competing for the crown of the best Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students in Nigeria. The first prize winner will receive a whooping sum of N7.5 million worth of scholarships for five years, a laptop, and monthly stipends. The second-place winner will receive N4 million in scholarships for three years, a laptop, and monthly stipends, while the third-place winner

By Bliss Okperan The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it has discarded the use of the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). In a statement obtained on Monday by Business Post, it was disclosed that this system will become effective from February 2024. In the statement signed by the acting Head of the Public Affairs Unit at WAEC, Ms Moyosola Adesina, the examination body said it adopted this mode to meet up with the latest global system. “In line with global best practices, the

By Adedapo Adesanya A 400-year-old British educational institution, Charterhouse, has commissioned its first African school, currently in progress on a sprawling 70-hectare site located at Ogombo in Lekki, Lagos. The introduction of Charterhouse Lagos marks the convergence of British independent school heritage with cutting-edge educational practices, ushering in a new era of excellence in West African education. Charterhouse Lagos will represent a remarkable educational undertaking in the commercial capital of the country, with the planned $150 million campus expected to be fully delivered in 2028. The school’s development will unfold gradually, with the first intake of primary school students in

By Adedapo Adesanya Ghana will host the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2022 Annual Meetings from May 23 -27 in its capital, Accra. This year’s meetings mark a return to in-person sessions following virtual meetings over the last two years due to disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meetings, according to a statement on Monday, will be held in a hybrid format with participants present in Accra and online. The physical sessions, including statutory meetings of governors of the bank and knowledge events, will take place at the Accra International Conference Centre. The theme for the 2022 meetings

By Otori Emmanuel Most offices operate their days from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, which only lasts during the daytime and because the cost of running a shift by servicing the office at night with an equal number of staff, if need be, might be cost-intensive, most organizations suffice to the normal routine of running an office by the daytime. The concern is that our customers don’t sleep, when they want a solution, it can be urgent and important and the earlier they speak to someone, the more relief they get that their solution is on the way and that

As part of activities to celebrate the 3rd edition of its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Week, which ran from 1st – 5th July, 2019, FBNQuest Merchant Bank, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has launched a SPARK initiative. SPARK represents ‘Start Performing Acts of Random Kindness’ and was created to empower people within the business communities and create a positive multiplier effect that can impact the nation. It was learned that the initiative was put together in line with the company’s commitment to foster social impact and sustainable development in Nigeria. During the CR &

By Modupe Gbedeyanka Leading provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, Quanergy Systems, today announced the acquisition of OTUS People Tracker software from Raytheon BBN Technologies. The software complements Quanergy’s existing software portfolio and, when used with Quanergy’s LiDAR sensors, creates an integrated hardware and software solution for advanced people detection and tracking applications within the security and autonomous driving markets. OTUS uses sophisticated human perception algorithms to identify and track people for safety and security in crowded environments at ranges exceeding 100 meters when used with Quanergy LiDAR sensors. The system features segmentation techniques identifying humans,

By Dipo Olowookere On Thursday, August 5, 2021, by 10:00 am, stakeholders in the telecommunications industry will gather at a policy forum organised by an online business and tech-focused newspaper, Business Metrics. The event is part of the platform’s new dialogue platform for stakeholders to drive various policies in the country towards effective implementation tagged Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo). The first series of the event slated for next month is themed National Policy for Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector and will have the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, in

By Okechukwu Keshi Ukegbu An illegal adoption takes place when the adoption of a child is done in violation of stipulated laws regulating adoptions. These constitute abuses such as abduction of children, the sale of children, traffic in children, and other illegal or illicit activities against children. Put the other way, an adoption fraud, an alternative term for illegal adoption, takes place when a person or institute attempts to either illegally adopt a child or illegally give up a child for adoption. Before now, adoptions were basically viewed from the perspective of the childless married couples’ attempts to normalise their

By Adedapo Adesanya The Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr Haitham Al Ghais, has said that the coalition will help Africa achieve its energy transition plan amid market uncertainties. During his address at the African Energy Week in South Africa, the Secretary-General emphasised OPEC’s global outlook and the key challenges faced by the global oil markets, and Africa’s key role in the organisation. He also provided key insight into the organisation’s strategies for driving stability across Africa and the role the recent Declaration of Cooperation plays in improving stability. “With the real potential of a

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira was relatively stable against the United States Dollar in the different segments of the foreign exchange (forex) market on Monday as traders remained worried about the volatility in the ecosystem. Yesterday, the new cash withdrawal policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which commenced on January 9, 2023, was the main focus of the day as investors monitor how it would impact the financial system. This eased the pressure on the domestic currency in the currency market on Monday, helping it to close stronger against US currency in the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) window of the