Education

JUST IN: NECO Releases 2024 SSCE External Results

By The Insight Team February 14, 2025 817 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The National Examinations Council has announced the release of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination External results. The exams were conducted between November 14 and December 14, 2024. At a press conference held on Friday at NECO’s headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed that 86,067 Continue Reading

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EXPLAINER: EFCC’s Role in Nok University’s Forfeiture, Takeover by FG

By The Insight Team February 13, 2025 1763 0

Key Points: Nok University’s background EFCC investigation Final forfeiture FG takeover By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Federal Government to take over Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a Federal University of Applied Sciences. This move comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the final forfeiture […]Continue Reading

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NECO Releases 2024 SSCE Results: 60.55% Pass with Five Credits, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi Top the Chart

By The Insight Team September 20, 2024 1357 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The National Examinations Council (NECO) released the 2024 SSCE internal results on Thursday, September 19. NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, made the announcement while briefing journalists in Minna. According to Professor Wushishi, 1,376,423 candidates registered for this year’s internal examination, comprising Continue Reading

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NARSDA partners Proforce to boost national security

By The Insight Team August 6, 2024 1360 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has partnered with Proforce Galaxies Limited to launch a constellation of four satellites, aimed at boosting Nigeria’s national economy, security, and technology development. In a statement on Tuesday by the Director, Media and Corporate Communications of the Agency, Dr Felix Ale, the Continue Reading

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President Tinubu signs student loan Act

By The Insight Team April 5, 2024 874 Post a comment

By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024. The Act is of historic proportions as it seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths. The presidency disclosed this in […]Continue Reading

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Loan apps torment users in Nigeria despite being barred by government, Google

By The Insight Team July 18, 2023 3117

Key Points: Loan app operators still violate data privacy of borrowers despite government regulation App operators take advantage of unsuspecting, desperate borrowers Interest rates on the apps are extremely high Citizens must take their data privacy seriously Avoid patronizing loan sharks; report violators to relevant security agencies By Daniel Adaji Michael Adekunle, a Continue Reading

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266 journalists attacked in five years-Report

By The Insight Team June 22, 2023 734

  …Daily Trust Foundation, City University of London organise safety training on conflict reporting By Emmanuel Kwada Key points: Lagos, Abuja rank highest in attacks against journalists between 2017 and 2022 Journalists need to protect themselves, loved ones and sources Journalists should learn first aid, take hostile environment training Training of Continue Reading

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SPPG opens applications for 2024 programme

By The Insight Team June 9, 2023 926

The School of Politics, Policy and Governance, a leading institution in the political space, has opened applications for its 2024 governance and public leadership programme. The programme aims to empower individuals and transform politics in Africa, by building a massive, new value-based and disruptive-thinking political class with the requisite knowledge and skills to Continue Reading

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Dangote to build sugar research centre at NSUK

By The Insight Team May 29, 2023 746 0

The President/CE, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has promised to build the Aliko Dangote Sugar Research centre in the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). This was disclosed by the out-going Chief of Staff to President Muhammdu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari during his speech at the 7th Convocation ceremony of the Nasarawa State University on Saturday,27th […]Continue Reading

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CJID, CIPE train journalists and CSOs on constructive and corrosive capital tracking

By The Insight Team May 12, 2023 814 0

By Daniel Adaji The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development with funding from the Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE, organised a three day experiencing sharing workshop for investigative journalists and civil society organisations on constructive and corrosive capital inflow in Nigeria. The workshop which held between 10 and 12 May 2023 in Abuja had Continue Reading

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Investment in teachers key to quality education, says Ezekwesili

By The Insight Team May 2, 2023 665 0

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that investment in teachers to be professional is key to quality education.   She spoke at her 60th birthday symposium in Abuja, which was graced by eminent personalities and statesmen, including the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; John Cardinal Onaiyekan and Tonye Cole. Former […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By The Insight Team April 25, 2023 4686 0

The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading