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The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has notified secondary school principals, supervisors, parents, guardians, and students that the nationwide strike scheduled on Monday will not affect the examination schedule for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Branch Controller (Ekiti), WAEC, Mrs T.A.Y. Lawson, announced this on Saturday, June 1. She alerted Principals […]

The ex-Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, stated that every leader possesses strengths and weaknesses. He acknowledged that past leaders have made efforts but have also committed errors. He stressed that leadership entails continual learning. Abubakar expects that the incumbent President, Tinubu, will learn from the mistakes of his predecessors. In this declaration, Abubakar advocates

Aisha Yesufu, the popular Nigerian activist, has vowed not to acknowledge the new national anthem. She vowed that she will always sit down during the rendition of the re-introduced national anthem, ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. The socio-political activist has been in the news following a viral video that captured her sitting down while the national

The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, was humiliated and ordered out of his Land Cruiser bulletproof SUV by soldiers over the killing of five military personnel at Obikabia junction military checkpoint in Aba, Abia State on Thursday. Trouble began when unknown gunmen, who the army identified as members of the outlawed

Northerners reject bill proposing return of regional system of government in Nigeria, say Tinubu plan to dismantle North  Some northern media influencers, including Arewa Twitter, have taken to social media to vehemently oppose the bill proposing regional government in Nigeria.  Naturenex had earlier reported that Part of the draft bill circulating on social media, seen

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed grave concerns about the escalating insecurity and societal issues in Nigeria, describing the nation as increasingly volatile, uncertain, and complex. Speaking at the Africa Methodist Council Heads of Conference Summit and Women’s Movement Leadership Summit in Lagos, where he served as the Chairman of the public lecture, Obasanjo highlighted

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to a video of activist, Aisha Yesufu, sitting while the “new” National anthem was being recited at an event on Friday, May 31. Taking to her X handle to share the said video, Ms, Yesufu wrote; “#NotMyNationalAnthem.” Reacting via her X handle, Ezekwesili, who is also against

A daring lady has caught the attention of social media users over her grave interior decoration occupation. The lady, @sharongrave_eventsdecor, runs the rare business in Jamaica with her team. Her TikTok page has several videos showing different grave interior designs. In one of her videos, which hit over a million views, the lady did a

Kimberly-Clark, the American multinational known for producing “Huggies,” has withdrawn from the Nigerian market, citing the challenging economic conditions. The company’s decision comes after it has operated locally in Nigeria for 14 years, according to a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the company intended to adjust global strategic priorities and the prevailing

Identities of the Nigerian soldiers killed by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), according to the military, has emerged. It would be recalled that at least five military personnels were ambushed and killed by the proscribed group in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, Aba, Abia State where about 15 hoodlums were said to have launched

Ten members of a human trafficking and child abduction syndicate, have been arrested by the Sokoto State Police Command. During the arrest, the police rescued 21 children. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Hayatu Kaigama, stated this while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in the state capital on Thursday, May 30, 2024. He

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has released the names of 25 customers with outstanding electricity bills. In a notice on Saturday, the DisCo said it will disconnect all clients who fail to clear their debts by June 3. “This is to inform the general public that AEDC will disconnect all customers with outstanding electricity bills on June

The Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, a civil society organization comprising lawyers, has announced that it is filing a lawsuit at the Federal High Court to challenge the newly signed National Anthem Act, 2024, which led to the reintroduction of the old National Anthem, ‘Nigeria we hail thee’. ALDRAP, which announced the

Tapswap is set to launch a special mission before its project launch date. Naturenex confirmed this in a fresh update Tapswap shared on its verified X handle on Friday, May 31. About Tapswap’s special mission According to Tapswap, the special mission comes with the ‘biggest reward ever.’ The rewards for Tapswappers are three million shares

Igbo elders have begged the Nigerian military not to be brutal in its bid to seek revenge for the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State on Thursday by hoodlums. The elders condemned the attack on the soldiers, but urged the military not to launch a reprisal attack. They, however, called for the deployment