The UN’s health agency on Monday recommended an additional malaria vaccine for children, which could save hundreds of thousands of lives by plugging a huge supply and demand gap. Nearly half a million children in the African region die every year from the disease, which is caused by a parasite carried b...
Aquafina, Nigeria’s top-tier bottled water brand, generously reward the viral street hawker known as Dr. H2O. Aquafina a brand under the Seven-Up Bottling Company, has rewarded viral hawker, Dr. H20, Wisdom Nsima, with a complete business setup worth tens of millions of Naira. This remarkable act of cor...
The Federal Government has waived valued-added tax (VAT) on diesel for six months. Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris said this in a statement on Sunday after a meeting between government officials and labour unions over the latter’s planned industrial action. “VAT on diesel w...
It has been brought to our notice that a video has resurfaced on some social media platforms (TikTok, Twitter & WhatsApp) regarding alleged fraudulent activities on some OPay Agent accounts. This incident occurred over 2 years ago (August 23, 2021), and we took the right and appropriate actions with...
The West African Examinations Council has initiated the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee to deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The body disclosed this on Tuesday via its o...
The Deputy Executive Secretary (Academic) of the National Universities Commission, Dr Noel Saliu, has said the distinguishing element of a university is to produce quality graduates. Presenting a paper on ‘Curriculum and Technology: Changing Face of the Workplace,’ at the 2023 Staff Colloquium of Caleb...