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By Adedapo Adesanya The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, August 7, released the results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) it conducted for schools, with almost 80 per cent of the candidates recording success. The West African examination body declared that out of over 1.6 million students who sat for the exam, about 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Nigerian tertiary institutions consider a minimum of five subjects, including English and Maths, as requirements for admission, mostly in one

By Adedapo Adesanya The World Bank has approved additional financing of $700 million for Nigeria to scale up the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted states. The additional financing, according to the global lender, will improve project activities from the current seven states to 11 additional states and increase the targeted beneficiaries to include out-of-school (OOS) girls, those who are married, and those who have disabilities. Nigeria has over 12 -15 million out-of-school children in the school-age group, reportedly one of the largest, with the majority of them

By Aduragbemi Omiyale There are plans to add more schools to the Re-imagine Education program of Airtel Nigeria and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria. In December 2022, both organisations launched the initiative to transform education, leveraging the power of technology to enhance teaching and learning experiences for children across the country. With a shared vision of empowering children through education, Airtel and UNICEF have been working together to provide innovative solutions that bridge the digital divide and create equal opportunities for all children. The two parties have promised to continue to work hand in hand to expand

By Bon Peters A beneficiary of the Andoni Local Government Maritime scholarship scheme, Mr Ukotije Hezekiah, has emerged as the 2023 best-graduating student of Charkin Maritime Academy. At the passing out parade/convocation ceremony weekend in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, Mr Erastus Awortu, Chairman of the area council and initiator of the program, lauded cadets for putting in commensurate efforts in their respective courses of study. Mr Awortu said that upon commencement of his administration in 2021, he unveiled the Maritime scholarship scheme. According to him, 15 students (4 females and 11 males), who successfully completed the scholarship requirements,

The Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020 has announced Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, as the Best Bank in Nigeria. The awards, which was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries over the period from January 1 to December 31, 2019. Global Finance’s World’s Best Banks Awards are recognized amongst the world’s most influential banking/finance and corporate professionals as the most coveted and credible awards in the banking industry, with winners chosen in more than 150 countries across

By Dipo Olowookere The growth strategy launched in 2016 by Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent of the Ecobank Group, is already in its final stage. Chairman of Ecobank, Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh, while speaking on Monday at the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the firm in Lagos, said the strategy, Roadmap to Leadership, has achieved most of the goals set out at the beginning. Business Post reports that four years ago, Ecobank set a target to build a stronger and profitable financial institution in five years. The lender put up ways to clarify portfolios across

By Nneka Okumazie No matter how rich, powerful, strong, connected or whatever else is coveted any human being was a thousand years ago, it is probably valueless to the majority today. The world is often shaped by increase and example. Increase of people, places, trade, knowledge, inventions, policies, government types, etc. Increase and example can be positive or negative. This world, being unpredictable, takes turns – that for individuals, most times what keeps in check are examples – great ones, not necessarily increase. The fun or whatever else anyone had many years ago is worthless to whatever is needed for

By Dipo Olowookere A local credit rating agency, Global Credit Ratings (GCR), has described the liquidity position of an indigenous energy firm, Forte Oil Plc, as “relatively weak.” In a statement issued by the rating company, the short term rating of Forte Oil was downgraded to A2(NG), with the outlook accorded as stable. GCR explained that the weak liquidity as well as the company’s low debt service coverage and significant budget underperformance contributed to the one-notch downgrade of the short-term rating. However, a long term national scale ratings were assigned to Forte Oil at A-(NG), with its issue rating of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Voice Nigeria Season 4 will experience a smooth and enjoyable ride with the announcement of JAC Motors (Elizade JAC Autoland) as the Official Automobile Partner. On Friday, February 18, 2022, registration for the popular music talent show commenced, giving room for budding acts from 18 to 50 years residing in Nigeria to partake in the blind auditions. The inclusion of JAC Motors as one of the sponsors will spice up the programme as the winner of the prestigious show will cruise home with a third-generation state-of-the-art vehicle from the company. This was confirmed by the organisation

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The duration for processing and securing approval for title documents in Lagos State has been reduced to nine months from two years. The General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Mr Kehinde Osinaike, explained that the reduction became necessary to address the rate of non-compliance with the of terms of agreement guiding the presentation of registered statutory title documents for approval as well as the level of abuse by members of the public. According to him, his agency has observed that over the years, 99 per cent of applicants granted provisional permits based

By Adedapo Adesanya The oil market went south for the first time this week on Thursday as traders worried about the fuel demand outlook due to a stronger dollar and further interest rate hikes by global central banks. Brent futures fell by $1.49 or 1.8 per cent to settle at $81.21 a barrel, while the United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell by $1.17 or 1.5 per cent to trade at $76.11 per barrel. The market acted as US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the US central bank would raise interest rates further next year, even