The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) representative in Kano State, Mr. Peter Hawkins, has said that no fewer than one million children are out of school in the state. Hawkins said this on Monday in Kano during a four-day workshop organised for commissioners and permanent secretaries from the 19 northern states. The workshop was organised

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that with the executive order signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, no Nigerian will now get international passport without the national identity card. The NIMC Director in Ekiti State, Mr. Gbenga Ifayefunmi, disclosed that there are 22 collection points in the state, urging residents to avail themselves of

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, declined to 11.22 per cent year-on-year in June compared to 11.40 per cen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Food inflation also reduced to 13.56 per cent in June compared to 13.79 per cent in the preceding month. According to the CPI figures

Nigeria’s aspiration for universal internet coverage has received a boost with the materialisation of a $100 million loan from the Government of India. The facility arranged by the EXIM Bank of India is the result of a close collaboration between the India High Commission in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Communications. The deal was