FG Launches AI Training for Teachers
Federal Government has launched an Artificial Intelligence training programme to equip 6,000 senior secondary school teachers across the 36 states and the FCT. Unveiling the minimum standards for senior secondary education during the launch, organised by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission, the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, tasked educators to embrace this evolution […]
Nigeria’s GDP Improves by 3.84% in 2024 4th Quarter
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.84 per cent in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting an improvement from the 3.46 per cent recorded in the same period of 2023. This also marked a slight increase from the previous quarter, which recorded an identical 3.46 per cent growth rate. Latest GDP data […]
Chris Jasper, R&B Icon, Dies at 73
Chris Jasper, a pivotal figure in the sound of The Isley Brothers, has passed away at the age of 73. His son, Michael Jasper, confirmed the news to PEOPLE. The musician died on February 23, 2025, following a battle with cancer that began in December 2024, according to his family’s announcement on Facebook. Jasper joined […]
PASAN Lagos Demands Release of Arrested Members
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos State Chapter, has demanded the immediate release of their members arrested by the Department of State Service while also condeming the actions of the Nigerian secret police. At a news conference, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Lagos chapter Comrade Babatunde Ogunlana said […]
Clint Hill, JFK’s Protective Secret Service Agent, Dies at 93
Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who bravely attempted to shield President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 93. His wife, Lisa McCubbin Hill, confirmed his passing on Feb. 24, describing him as “humble, selfless, confident, […]
Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Dies at 88
The classically trained singer-pianist Flack, only belatedly found fame when Clint Eastwood employed her 2-year-old version of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his 1971 directorial debut “Play Misty for Me.” Nominated a total of 13 times, she received her last Grammy nod in 1995, for best traditional pop vocal performance, for […]
D’Tigers Secure 2025 AfroBasket Spot
Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Cape Verde 77-62 in their final Group B game at the second window of the FIBA AfroBasket qualifying tournament in Tripoli, Libya yesterday. The result means the D’Tigers have booked their spot at the 2025 AfroBasket tournament in Angola. Other teams who have already qualified for this year’s edition are DR Congo, […]
Trump Admin Demands Weekly Reports, Threatens Job Loss
The Trump administration has sent emails to U.S. federal government employees, telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week, by Monday night or risk losing their jobs. The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X […]
NAFDAC Seals 11,000 Shops, Arrests 40 in Fake Drug Crackdown
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. Briefing journalists it’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation, and three markets, […]
Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 80 in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in an information on its official website, that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent in […]
