Pioneer Education Centre, Benin, Edo, has emerged the winner of the NNPC/SEPLAT Energy 2025 Parles Quiz finals, held in Asaba on Thursday. The quiz is part of SEPLAT Joint Venture’s (JV) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at equipping secondary schools with science laboratories and Information Communication Technology (ICT) centres to enhance learning and empower students. Pioneer Education Centre took home the first prize of ₦10 million to equip its ICT centre. The second and third-place schools—Notre Dame College, Uzoro, Delta, and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, Benin—received ₦5 million and ₦3 million, respectively. Ogini Model College, Ogharefe-Oghara, Delta,…
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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Automated National Standing Orders (NSOs) Mobile Application, a digital innovation designed to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and improve service efficiency across Nigeria. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, unveiled the mobile app on Thursday in Abuja, describing it as a milestone in Nigeria’s transition toward a digital and equitable health system. Salako said the app, developed by the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN) with support from the Health Information System Agency (HISA), transforms static clinical manuals into interactive digital tools. He explained that the innovation aligns…
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced October 31, 2025, as the deadline for all candidates offered provisional admission to accept their offers for the 2025/2026 academic session. The announcement was made in a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, following decisions reached at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting with vice chancellors and other stakeholders on the national admissions calendar. According to the statement, candidates who fail to accept their admission by the deadline risk forfeiting their offers. ALSO READ: NAPTIP targets irregular migration with new education initiative “The Vice Chancellor, Prof.…
Global technology giant Microsoft has warned that the global cybersecurity landscape has reached a critical stage, driven by the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and growing geopolitical tensions. The company’s Chief Security Advisor for Africa, Kerissa Varma, disclosed this on Thursday during a virtual media roundtable, citing findings from Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report (MDDR) 2025, released in October. Varma said the report, based on Microsoft’s extensive monitoring network, analyzed more than 100 trillion security signals and screened 5 billion emails daily, providing one of the world’s most comprehensive views of cyber threats. She explained that the 2025 report highlights…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to accelerating national development through digital technology and innovation. Tinubu stated this in her address at the official commissioning and handover ceremony of a digital learning centre to Model Technical College, Asaba, the Delta State capital. Represented by the wife of the Delta State Governor, Mrs. Tobore Oborovwori, the First Lady said a technology-driven system of learning remains the foundation for educational advancement in any nation. “In today’s changing world, digital knowledge is no longer optional, but an essential tool for learning and a key…
Sightsavers Nigeria, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), has revealed that more than 4.25 million Nigerians are currently living with blindness or visual impairment. Ms. Barbara Marok, the organisation’s Eye Health Programme Officer, disclosed this on Thursday during a media engagement meeting held in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Marok said many of the cases stem from preventable or treatable conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, and uncorrected refractive errors. “More than 4.2 million Nigerians are blind or visually impaired, many due to preventable or treatable conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and refractive errors,” she stated. “Only 4.4 per cent of Nigerians currently have access…
The Federal Ministry of Environment has reviewed the National Erosion and Flood Control Policy (NEFCOP) to strengthen the national framework for managing erosion and flooding across Nigeria. Mr. Mahmud Kambari, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, made the disclosure during a National Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop on the NEFCOP review. The workshop was organized by the Ministry in collaboration with the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) Project, supported by the World Bank. Kambari explained that the review was necessary due to the lapse of time since the policy’s first launch in 2005 and changing environmental circumstances. The original NEFCOP…
An NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), on Thursday inaugurated the distribution of uniforms and learning materials to over 6,000 students across 18 communities in Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Favour Iloma, SCI’s Education Officer in Kaduna, said the beneficiaries were selected from 6,234 out-of-school children enrolled in non-formal classes between June and August 2025. “We initially enrolled 6,234 out-of-school children in alternative learning centres across 18 communities in the two LGAs,” she explained. “These children underwent three months of literacy and numeracy lessons under the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Project.” ALSO READ: Africa CDC hosts…
The fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) opened on Thursday in Durban, South Africa, with African leaders, scientists, and global health partners reaffirming their commitment to building self-reliant and resilient health systems across the continent. Themed “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa,” the four-day event brings together representatives from over 20 countries and organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gavi, and the Global Fund. Hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in collaboration with the Government of South Africa and AfricaBio’s BIO…
Kano State Government and Guinea Bissau have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation, focusing on agriculture, education, culture, tourism, and human capital development. A high-level delegation from Kano, led by NNPP Chairman Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, representing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, met with Guinea Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in Bissau on Thursday, according to the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature. Both parties pledged to collaborate on job creation, youth empowerment, and skills acquisition in areas such as GSM repairs, fish farming, and the cashew and mango value chains. ALSO READ: Benue innovator wins global agriculture award in the U.S. Kano State also…