Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest man has officially stepped down as the CEO of e-commerce giant, Amazon, after a 27-year run. Bezos is handing over the role to the chief of Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy, in order to focus on “new products and early initiatives”. Andy Jassy joined the company in 1997...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is working towards passing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill in the next two weeks. Lawan said this at the inauguration of Mr Abimbola Yusuf, as Chief Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and 37 other Commissioners from th...
Plans have been concluded to reopen Samuel Bill Secondary School, Abak in Akwa Ibom State for academic exercise 33 years after it was shut down as a result of students’ unrest. President of the Alumni Association, Mr. Churchill Udoh, who disclosed this, said the school would throw its gate open again du...
Two private schools in Lekki area of Lagos have been shut over COVID-19 scare. The schools are Lagoon Girls’ Secondary School and Standard Bearer School. The Nation learnt from a source at the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Education that the schools were shut after repor...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde be remanded in prison custody. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Tuesday, ordered that Ojerinde be kept in a correctional facility pending the hearing...
Prince Charles has appointed Eva Omaghomi as the Director of Community Engagement. The role was newly created, aimed at improving diversity in royal households. The role was said to be necessary after the senior Royals decided to improve efforts to champion the rights of minorities. Omaghomi, who is Pri...
