China bans exams for six-year-olds as Beijing retools education system

First-year pupils arrive at a primary school for the new semester in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province on August 30, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in […]

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Why we still ‘sit at home’ despite order suspension – Southeast residents

‘We no longer trust security agencies’ Southeast residents on Sunday said they have been staying at home every Monday because they can no longer count on security agencies to protect them. Despite the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) calling off its Monday sit-at-home directive, which it introduced to protest the detention of its leader Nnamdi […]

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Poultry farmers lament bird flu outbreak, encourage improved biosecurity measures

Some poultry farmers in Lagos state are lamenting over the recent bird flu outbreak across the country and have called for improved biosecurity measures in the poultry farms. They lamented the impact of the recent bird flu outbreak in the poultry sector in separate interviews on Monday in Lagos. Mr Emmanuel Iregbeyen, poultry farmer at […]

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APC chieftains insist Osinbajo should succeed Buhari

Scores of All progressive Congress (APC) chieftains says they would not retrace their steps in rallying support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 poll. The group under the aegis of the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) at the weekend embarked on an advocacy visit to Katsina state where they […]

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Ex-commissioner decries alleged attempts to malign Uzodimma with fake news

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Simon Ebegbulem, has slammed those he described as polluting the social media with fake news about Governor Hope Uzodimma granting rights to land in the state to herders. Ebegbulem, a former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, was reacting to fake news getting the rounds on the […]

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Buhari reinstates retired petroleum resources department directors

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the reinstatement of 11 retired deputy directors in the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). He directed also the affected DPR top officers be allowed to defend the allegations of being unproductive and disloyal to the ‘system and the government’. Before the directive, the DPR insisted that the retirement of the […]

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Sit-at-home: Be at your duty posts or be fired, Umahi warns Abia workers

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi of Ebonyi, has directed all civil and public servants to report at work on Monday despite the Sit-At-Home order issued by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that IPOB had fixed Monday every week for its Sit-At-Home protest. Umahi gave the directive […]

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Another week of agony, chaos in Lagos public transport as drivers protest alleged extortion by officials

Stranded commuters in Lagos. Credit: Jesutomi Akomolafe Lagos drivers want Sanwo-Olu to check excesses of task force, LASTMA We have resolved to fully enforce the laws, say LASTMA Renewed efforts to enforce the law on errant commercial bus drivers have forced motorists to pushback in protest against extortion. The harrowing experience and hardship faced by […]

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