NECO Releases 2024 SSCE Results

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Examinations Council has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, comprising 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam. The NECO boss provided a further breakdown of the results: “The number of candidates that…

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Fuel Subsidy Removal, Others Can Pose Risk To External Reserves – CBN

ADEOLA YUSUF

CBN disclosed this in its Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Policy guidelines for fiscal years 2024/2025. However, the apex bank projected an overall positive economic growth for the period based on continued policy support to the agriculture and oil sectors, reforms in the foreign exchange market, and the effective implementation of the Finance Act 2023 and the 2022-2025 Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP). The apex bank stated: “The outlook for Nigeria’s external sector in 2024/2025 is optimistic, on the expectation of favourable terms of trade, occasioned by sustained rally…

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‘Separating Facts from Fiction,’ Yoruba Stakeholders Assembly Speaks On Petrol Pricing In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Seven facts to consider,’ Word-for-word of statement Comrade Dayo Olawale, Convener, sent to Platforms Africa As a committed voice for transparency and awareness in Nigeria, the Yoruba Stakeholders Assembly seeks to address the recent misinformation surrounding the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country. In this era of rampant speculation and misinformation, it is crucial to separate fact from fiction—especially when the livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians are at stake. Let this statement serve as a reminder that informed citizens are the backbone of a thriving democracy. A nuanced…

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10As/10: Platforms College Students Excel In BECE 2024

ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘Results of hardwork, dedication,’ school talks about preparation that led to distinctions in Ogun State Basic Education Certificate Examination   Platforms College Ota has, again, recorded excellence in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as its students scored distictions in the just released results of the 2024 edition The result released by the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology showed that all students of the school who took part in the external examination were outstanding. In the results that showed 100 per cent success, all the students…

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Setback For Dangote, NNPCL Petrol Pact As Refinery Records 8.7mL Daily Production Shortfall

ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘16.3m litres instead of 25 milkion litres,’ statistics of PMS production at Dangote Refinery   Concerns are beginning to mount in Nigeria’s energy sector as Dangote Refinery, the highly-anticipated facility touted as a game-changer for the country’s fuel production, has failed to meet its 25m fuel supply obligations to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). This newspaper recalls that Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals finally commenced lifting of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the NNPC on Sunday, with the release of 16.3 million liters. It was equally…

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What Happened At EFCC Office When Yahaya Bello Visited – Aide

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Ex-governor not in our custody – EFCC   The Media Office of Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello has said that the former Governor honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) but he was not interrogated by the officials of the anti-graft agency. A statement by the Media Director, Ohiare Michael, which provided updates on the visit of the former governor to the anti-graft agency office in Abuja said, “EFCC did not, however, interrogate him as officials told him he could leave.” The statement said, “As we write,…

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Nigeria Issues Flood Alert As Cameroon Releases Water From Lagdo Dam

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Umar Muhammed, said the dam’s regulated water releases will commence on September 17. According to the statement, the water discharge is anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m³/s over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River. READ ALSO: INEC Rejects Abure As Labour Party’s National Chairman No Excuses, End Banditry, Killings, TY Danjuma…

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INEC Rejects Abure As Labour Party’s National Chairman

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to recognise Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party, despite retaining his name on its website, on the list of political party chairmen. This new revelation is contained in a counter-affidavit filed in the Federal High Court Abuja, in response to Labour Party’s suit, challenging its exclusion from INEC’s refresher training for uploading party agents, ahead of the Edo and Ondo states governorship elections INEC insisted in the document that Abure’s tenure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party…

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No Excuses, End Banditry, Killings, TY Danjuma Charges CDS Musa

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Gen Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd), has charged military top brass led by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa, to end banditry and killings “as soon as possible”. The octogenarian former army chief gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja during the presentation of a book titled, ‘Big Boots: Lessons From My Military Service’, authored by Maj Gen Solomon Udounwa (retd). Addressing serving and retired military top brass including the current defence chief seated at the event, Gen TY Danjuma (retd) said…

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Hardship Getting Out Of Control, Gen Abdulsalami Tells Tinubu, Offers Solution

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Nigerian Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the country’s economic hardship, stating that it is “getting out of control.” Abubakar stated this while receiving the leadership of the Campaign for Democracy and Human Rights, led by Abdullahi Mohammed Jabi, who visited his uphill residence in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday. He noted that many Nigerians struggle to afford basic needs like food and transportation. “Everybody is crying about this hardship and it seems to be getting out of control, people cannot afford three square…

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