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    WAEC Extends CB-WASSCE Registration for Private Candidates to Sept 19

    September 12, 2025 (updated September 12, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has announced an extension of the registration deadline for the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for private candidates to September 19, 2025. The deadline, initially fixed for September 5, was shifted following the council’s official announcement on its X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to the statement, “The registration period for... Read more

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    Why captain was grounded After Port Harcourt incident – Air Peace

    September 12, 2025 (updated September 12, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Why captain was grounded After Port Harcourt incident – Air Peace Air Peace, has said that the captain involved in the Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Omagwa in Port Harcourt incident had been grounded and relieved from further flight duty. This came as the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, said preliminary investigation into the incident, involving its Boeing 737-524 aircraft,... Read more

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    Speaker Abbas loses brother, Wamban Dawakin Zazzau, Aminu Pate

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep .Abbas Tajudeen, has lost his elder brother, the Wamban Dawakin Zazzau Aminu Pate. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, Alhaji Aminu Pate died late Wednesday night and was buried in Zaria on Thursday afternoon according to Islamic rites after the funeral... Read more

    Category: Politics, Uncategorized

    Obi Taunts Tinubu Over Power Grid Collapse, says No Light, No Second Term

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Obi Taunts Tinubu Over Power Grid Collapse, says No Light, No Second Term Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following yet another nationwide power outage caused by the collapse of the national electricity grid. The blackout has left millions of Nigerians in darkness,... Read more

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    FIRS Boss: Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Key to Economic Recovery, Stronger Revenue System

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    FIRS Boss: Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Key to Economic Recovery, Stronger Revenue System The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has described the tax reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration as vital to Nigeria’s economic recovery and long-term growth. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the opening of a one-day capacity-building workshop for State... Read more

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    Police investigate mysterious death of two men dumped in LASU-Igando canal

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Police investigate mysterious death of two men dumped in LASU-Igando canal The Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome killing of two young men whose bodies were found dumped in a canal along LASU-Igando Road, Iba area of Lagos. The corpses, discovered in the early hours of Tuesday, had their hands tied behind their backs, with... Read more

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    FG moves to cub glitches In digital payment, e-commerce

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    FG moves to cub glitches In digital payment, e-commerce …Targets quality financial services ABUJA --- THE Federal Government has said that it is working towards removing all glitches against seamless digital payments and e-commerce across the country. The effort being spearheaded by the Office of the Vice President through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and development partners is... Read more

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    INEC Confirms David Mark as ADC National Chairman, Ends Leadership Crisis

    September 10, 2025 (updated September 10, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    INEC Confirms David Mark as ADC National Chairman, Ends Leadership Crisis ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially recognized the new leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with former Senate President, Senator David Bonaventure Mark, confirmed as the party’s National Chairman. The development, reflected in the updated particulars of political we parties on INEC’s website on... Read more

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    Sokoto to Recruit 3,000 Civil Servants to Curb Unemployment, Boost Service Delivery

    September 10, 2025 (updated September 10, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Sokoto to Recruit 3,000 Civil Servants to Curb Unemployment, Boost Service Delivery SOKOTO – The Sokoto State Government has unveiled plans to recruit 3,000 new workers into the state civil service in a bid to tackle unemployment, curb youth restiveness, and strengthen manpower across critical sectors. Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday while inaugurating the recruitment committee, stressing that... Read more

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    Banditry Shuts Down Sokoto’s Historic Schools, Thousands of Students Displaced

    September 10, 2025 (updated September 10, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Banditry Shuts Down Sokoto’s Historic Schools, Thousands of Students Displaced SOKOTO – The wave of banditry ravaging Sokoto State has forced the closure and relocation of several historic schools, leaving once-thriving centers of learning abandoned and communities stripped of their educational lifelines. At the forefront is Gamji Girls Science Secondary School, Rabah—the only senior secondary school in the hometown of... Read more

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