NITDA Wants 4IR Technology Related Subjects in Primary, Secondary Schools

By Blaise Udunze Every day is for the Teachers! The moment we start giving preferences to the profession and the people as the most important members of our society, the moment there will be the emergence of true instructors and educators who are ready to instil the requisite knowledge for nation-building. Alas! The society is in quagmire and stagnated in this part of the world. Over the years, the least attention has been given to the whole of the educational sector- the citadel of learning. The Citadel houses the army of teachers. Today, can it be said to be a

By Bliss Okperan The federal government has announced January 2024 as the commencement date for the student loan initiative. Speaking at the 29th National Economic Summit on Monday, President Bola Tinubu said the loan programme “must commence” in January 2024. Recall that the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew Adejoh, had earlier said the implementation of the scheme would be in September 2023, but this date was missed by the government, which was yet to get all things in place. Business Post reports that President Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law a few months ago.

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, Miss Sonia Nwakanma, has retained her position as the Best Female Chess Player in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the third year running. She clinched the latest accolade she first picked in 2021 at the prestigious Abuja Inter-School Chess Competition, rated by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Chess Players Association of Nigeria (CPAN). Miss Nwakanma, who is a member of the 2023 graduating set of the school, attributed her achievement to her school’s robust in-house sports and personal development facilities that offer students opportunities to compete with

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The management of nTel, the latest GSM service provider, has been advised by the Federal Government to consider going national. Since it commenced operations, the network has been struggling to stamp its authority in the industry, almost being relegated to the bottom. But the Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, advised the firm to go national so as to give Nigerians in the rural areas opportunity to make choices and enjoy the services of ntel along other network providers. Speaking when the Managing Director of nTel, Mr Ernest Akinlola, paid him a courtesy visit, the Minister, while

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned 27,000 petrol stations that they risk losing their operating licences if they do not desist from diverting the product. There are allegations that some marketers smuggle the product out of the country to neighbouring nations, where the prices are higher than in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the government claims it still subsidises the product for residents to buy at cheaper rates compared with nations in West Africa and parts of Northern Africa. To curb the diversion of fuel, which will likely cause the scarcity of the product in Nigeria, the

By Adedapo Adesanya Crude oil prices appreciated on Friday on signs of slowing US output, with Brent gaining 68 cents or 0.8 per cent to settle at $84.80 a barrel and the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) going up by 86 cents or 1.1 per cent to $81.25 per barrel. Prior to now, Brent crude had gained about 18 per cent, and WTI gained 20 per cent over the seven weeks which ended on August 1, though both crude benchmarks ended their longest weekly rally of 2023 on mounting concerns about global demand growth. Both benchmarks pushed higher on Friday

By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Similar to history, which according to historians, is an unending dialogue between the present and the past through a continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts to assist the anxious enquirer improving the present and future based on a clearer understanding of the mistakes and achievements of the past, the conversion on electricity power supply challenge in the country has like history, become neither unending nor abating. Essentially, the first half of this recurring circle was captured recently in my piece titled FG’s Assurance on Generation of 25,000MW Electricity, as it explains why

By Dipo Olowookere On Thursday, May 25, 2017, about 500 pupils drawn from various areas in Lagos State were treated to a 5-star experience by Keystone Bank Limited and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) in conjunction with Uber. This was part of activities to mark the 2017 Children’s Day celebrations. Every May 27 is set aside worldwide to celebrate children and it is declared as holiday in Nigeria. Participants were drawn from Federal Housing Estate Primary School, Victoria Island Primary School, Awoyaya Primary School and Ansarudeen Primary School. All 500 pupils were beneficiaries of Junior Achievement Nigeria’s ‘More Than Money’ scheme,

By Adedapo Adesanya With the premise of tough times ahead for the Nigerian economy due to the recent $9 billion court ruling in favour of an Irish firm, Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has appealed to investors to remain calm over the country’s foreign reserves. The CBN Governor disclosed this while speaking at the retreat organised for ministerial designates in the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. This arose as a result of British court ruling which granted Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to seize

Fashion retailer, Bebe, has launched its e-commerce website www.bebearabia.com for the Middle East in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. Online shoppers will now be able to shop with ease and confidence by clicking on the newly designed website, to discover all the new collections and iconic styles from the brand. With a variety of innovative features and special options, the site is destined to become a vibrant online destination for all the latest fashion. The e-commerce site will also allow bebe to communicate and engage with customers in unique interactive ways, prioritizing data-driven metrics, propelling the consumer

By Adedapo Adesanya The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said Nigeria is a top priority under the emergency food production plan. This was disclosed by the head of the bank, Mr Akinwumi Adesina, when he met with the President of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja to discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and the bank’s strategy to avoid a food crisis in Africa. He explained that the lender has designed a $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Plan to support countries to rapidly produce around 38 million tonnes of food to mitigate the effect of the war on