On September 20 and 21, 2024, the largest digital product e-commerce website in Africa will host “The Digital Creator Summit 2024,” a free virtual summit in its third year. Creators from all over the African continent come together for the conference in order to exchange knowledge and build relationships. Leading figures in the creative…
Instead of only demanding a higher income, more Africans are quitting their employment in pursuit of a healthier work-life balance and a company culture. Indeed, the notion that laborers in developing nations with high rates of unemployment and economic hardship are fortunate to have jobs is no longer valid, since African workers have been…
A slowed rate of economic growth results from the growing number of unbanked people in certain areas, which in turn exacerbates the poverty headcount ratio. Large numbers of unbanked people who do not yet have access to financial services present a major obstacle to Africa’s financial inclusion efforts. According to the World Bank, nearly 1.6…
Employ More Lecturers Into Nigerian Universities – ASUU Tells FG The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure chapter, has urged the federal government to promptly recruit additional lecturers in tertiary institutions nationwide. It was highlighted that universities within the zone had experienced a loss of more than 40 per cent of lecturers. Furthermore, the…
NECO Adopts Digital Recruitment Process For Examiners To Check Sharp Practices The National Examinations Council (NECO) has implemented a digitalized recruitment process for both internal and external examination supervisors, as well as assistant supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This move aims to prevent fraudulent activities…
We May Shut Down Nigerian Universities Indefinitely – Non-teaching Staff Threaten FG The nation’s public universities may face a potential shutdown as non-teaching staff express their dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to meet their demands. This comes after a seven-day warning strike initiated by the non-academic staff, who conveyed their concerns during a virtual meeting…
JAMB Extends Closing Date For 2024 Direct Entry Registration The registration period for the 2024 Direct Entry has been extended by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for an additional two weeks. The JAMB Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen during the weekend, stating…
JUST IN: Strike Continues – SSANU Declares After Meeting With FG The Federal Government’s meeting with the leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions concluded without reaching an agreement on Wednesday, resulting in a deadlock. According to the National President of SSANU, Muhammed…
Due to cybersecurity worries, TikTok has been restricted across these 15 nations With more than a billion active users in 141 countries, TikTok is a popular app. Due to concerns about security and cybersecurity, TikTok, a prominent social media site owned by ByteDance, is currently dealing with one of its toughest hurdles as governments around…
JAMB Announces Schedule For 2024 UTME Mock On Monday (today), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that, unless there are any unexpected changes, a mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME) will be held on Thursday, March 7. In the public statement, the exam body stated that 260,249 candidates who expressed interest during registration…
