The Abia State Government has introduced an Education Management and Information System (EMIS) and the Abia State Learning Identity Number (ABSLIN) to strengthen data management and track learners across schools. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, following the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia. The initiative is aimed at improving planning, monitoring student progress, and addressing unregulated movement of pupils between schools. According to Ubochi, EMIS serves as an integrated education platform that warehouses all education-related data, while ABSLIN assigns each learner a unique identification number to track academic progress…
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Gabon’s media regulator declared on Tuesday that social media platforms will be suspended “until further notice,” citing online information that promotes societal division and violence. The High Authority for Communication declared “the immediate suspension of social media platforms in Gabon,” in a statement. He said “inappropriate, defamatory, hateful, and insulting content” was undermining “human dignity, public morality, the honour of citizens, social cohesion, the stability of the Republic’s institutions, and national security”. The communications body spokesman also cited the spread of false information, cyberbullying, and “unauthorised disclosure of personal data” as reasons for the decision. “These actions are likely, in…
CFAO Kenya has expanded its presence in the country’s agricultural sector with the opening of a new Case IH machinery showroom at Mnazi Mmoja in Mombasa. The launch marks a significant step in improving access to modern farm equipment for growers across the coastal region and nearby counties. The facility was officially opened during a ceremony attended by senior representatives from CNH Industrial, CFAO Kenya and officials from Mombasa County. The investment reflects growing confidence in Kenya’s farming potential and the rising demand for reliable mechanisation. Vincent DeLassange, Vice President of CNH Middle East and Africa, said, “We are keen…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two women over alleged child trafficking and rescued three teenage girls in Yola. The Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Nguroje said officers of the State Intelligence Department acted on credible intelligence to intercept the minors at Adamawa Sunshine Motor Park on February 17, 2026. He said, “On 17th February, 2026, the operatives of the Command attached to State Intelligence Department (SID), acting on credible intelligence, intercepted three teenagers at Adamawa Sunshine Motor Park. The teenagers were identified as Naomi Linus (14 years), Agnes Thomas (16 years),…
The Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, has received ₦31,335,500.00 from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as an institutional fees loan. According to NELFUND on Wednesday, the loan will cover “479 students under the first batch of the 2025/2026 academic session.” The college confirmed the receipt of the funds in a statement, noting that the disbursement was made on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. In an acknowledgement letter signed by the Acting Director, ICT, Nyalla Gajere, the institution stated that it received “the sum of Thirty One Million Three Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred Naira Only (N31,335,500.00), being Institutional…
The Federal Government has invited the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the design and financing of the Digital Value Chain Infrastructure for Boosting Employment (D-VIBE), also known as Project BRIDGE. The AfDB said this in a statement on its website. According to the bank, the project aims to expand Nigeria’s fibre backbone from 35,000km to at least 125,000km, making it Africa’s third-longest terrestrial fibre network after Egypt and South Africa. It said the expansion was expected to address existing infrastructure gaps, as current fibre coverage reportedly met only about one-third of the country’s national needs. “By extending connectivity to…
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 123 partners on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support millions of people in seven countries forced to flee the country in pursuit of safety. UNHCR, made the call, in a statement as the war in Sudan approaches a fourth year. The 2026 Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) aims to deliver lifesaving assistance this year to 5.9 million people across seven neighbouring countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan and Uganda. The plan will continue to prioritise aid for roughly 470,000 new refugees who are expected to cross into these countries, as well as thousands more who remain in border areas and have received only the most basic assistance. The Sudan war erupted…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Janet Theophilus Danjuma before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano for investment fraud to the tune of N22,350,000 (Twenty-Two Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira). The defendant was arraigned on Monday, February 16, 2026, on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense. Count one of the charge reads: “That you Janet Theophilus Danjuma being a staff of Taj Bank Limited, Nai’bawa Branch Kano, sometimes in October, 2024 in Kano, within…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu on Tuesday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to constructive engagement with the ECOWAS Court. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the ministry, also pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working closely with the court towards finding practical solutions that will uphold the integrity of the judicial institution and advance sub-regional integration. According to the statement, the minister said these when she received, in her office, the visiting President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, for a high-level engagement on the enforcement of judgments of the court…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has reaffirmed its commitment to a rights-based response to trafficking and violence nationwide. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu-Bello, made the pledge on Tuesday at the second steering meeting of the Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Persons project. The meeting was organized by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with NAPTIP, with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Asylum and Migration. The support falls under the ‘Building an Environment Free of Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons in Nigeria’ project, which was attended by…