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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to education reforms while attending the 50th anniversary of his alma mater, Uga Boys’ Secondary School, Uga, in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. Soludo returned to the school on Friday as it marked 50 years since its establishment, using the occasion to restate his government’s resolve to strengthen public education and improve learning outcomes across Anambra State. The governor, who wore his old-style secondary school uniform, joined staff, students, alumni and other guests at the golden jubilee celebration, recalling memories from his formative years and highlighting education…

The year 2025 marks a critical inflection point for Nigeria’s telecoms sector, as tariff reforms alongside increased digital and satellite infrastructure investment drive a tentative recovery, lift service standards, and reinforce the industry’s role in non-oil growth, writes JUSTICE OKAMGBA Nigeria’s telecoms industry showed tentative signs of recovery in 2025, supported by rising investment, expanding fibre networks, and the introduction of satellite connectivity, which are gradually improving access to banking, education, healthcare, and public services. But structural challenges remain; years of underinvestment, frequent network outages, fibre vandalism, rising costs, and regulatory bottlenecks continue to strain operators and frustrate users. Recent…

Hot on the heels of new year’s celebrations, the annual Consumer Electronics Show will get underway in early January 2026. Once again, Las Vegas will host a sprawling sneak peek at the tech that will shape the industry throughout 2026.The Verge will be on the ground at CES 2026 covering the biggest announcements, press conferences, and gadgets and we’ll be sharing hands-on impressions and takeaways of the best new tech making its debut in Vegas. The show floor officially opens on Tuesday, January 6th, for four days, but you can expect some of the major news to drop in the…

The United States National Debt surged past $38.5 trillion on Saturday, as Bitcoiners celebrated “Genesis Day,” the day the first block was mined on the Bitcoin network by pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto.US government debt at the time of this writing is about $38,561,900,451,378, according to the US National Debt Clock.“Lie, cheat, steal, and print relentlessly. It’s the playbook of fiat currency, and it weakens the money until confidence in that currency ultimately fails,” market analyst James Lavish said in response to the rising debt. A dashboard breaking down the $38.5 trillion, and rising, US government debt. Source: US…

The Hills alum Whitney Port and her husband, Tim Rosenman, are hopeful about their fertility journey in 2026. “The surrogacy journey is on a positive trajectory,” Port, 40, began the Friday, January 2, episode of her eponymous “With Whit” podcast. “We just signed our contract and are now awaiting next steps for a transfer, but it’s hard to explain unless you’re in it.” She continued, “It’s hopeful and it’s exciting, but it’s also tiring and exhausting, like, you have all the hope in the world and you want to spread all this positive energy, but you’ve also had such failures…

Beneficiaries of the Nigerian government’s National Award Scholarship have written to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, seeking payment for the 2025 academic year. In a letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES, and signed by five beneficiaries, the scholars said they are yet to receive the grants, despite a verification exercise in September and multiple letters to the education ministry and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The signees are Wisdom Makpa for Southern Beneficiaries, Muhammad Yakubu for Northern Beneficiaries; Hosea Joseph, Alameen Abubakar and Kabiru Datti. “Majority of us have relied on the scholarship to support our…

Billionaire investor and Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to further strengthen the banking system by raising the minimum capital requirement for international banks to at least ₦1 trillion. Mr Otedola made the call on Friday in a statement in which he commended President Bola Tinubu and CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, for what he described as bold and disciplined economic reforms that are beginning to yield tangible results. His comments came as FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, the commercial banking subsidiary of First HoldCo Plc, confirmed that it has met the…

Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Bourdillon Road tells a simple but instructive story: when infrastructure is asked to do more than it was designed for, the consequences appear first as everyday inconvenience — and later as systemic vulnerability… It also raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: in the event of a prolonged security incident, a major accident, or a complete blockage on Bourdillon Road, how do residents of Shoreline, Banana Island, or Parkview leave — by road, or by water? A journey that should have taken no more than fifteen minutes stretched to seventy-five. There was no accident. No rainfall. No…

Nigeria’s health sector began 2025 under intense pressure after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping cuts to foreign aid, threatening programmes that millions depend on, from HIV treatment to immunisation. This development exposed Nigeria’s heavy reliance on external donors, putting health financing at the centre of national debate. Throughout the year, questions around sustainability, domestic resource mobilisation, and system resilience dominated policy discussions. Despite renewed efforts to expand primary healthcare, strengthen immunisation, and improve service delivery, the sector continued to face persistent challenges, including disease outbreaks and workforce shortages. Experts said the federal government must address these structural weaknesses to…

Gospel singer Dunsin Oyekan has featured the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on his newly released song, “Amen.” Oyekan announced the collaboration in a post shared on his Instagram page on Friday, describing the project as an exceedingly “blessed work.” He revealed that the music video for “Amen” was scheduled to premiere on YouTube at “6:00 pm.” Recalling how he secured the rare feature from the 83-year-old cleric, Oyekan wrote: “I remembered Daddy asking me if what He did on the song is good enough, I told him ‘Daddy, even if you…