The Update NGs

The Taraba State Government has launched the first stage of training on the EIDU Digital Learning System, with 500 teachers selected as master trainers in an effort to improve and modernize teaching in classrooms across the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has assured residents of its readiness to conduct a peaceful, transparent, and credible governorship election set for August 15.

President Bola Tinubu has approved a slight reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, removing Wale Edun from his role as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, along with Ahmed Dangiwa as Minister of Housing and Urban Development.

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, has warned residents to stop dumping waste indiscriminately and using road shoulders to store building materials, noting that such actions obstruct the smooth flow of traffic.

The Kano State House of Assembly has invited the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Yusuf Kabir, to give an account of how the recent teacher recruitment was carried out after concerns were raised about the process.

Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai have seized a heavy weapon along with ammunition after carrying out a clearance mission and clashing with terrorists in Borno State.

Teachers in public secondary schools across Ogun State have been urged to uphold transparency and remain committed to the government while carrying out their responsibilities. The Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Biodun Sanyaolu, made this appeal during a monitoring tour of selected schools in the Ijebu and Egba areas as part of the ongoing staff verification exercise on Tuesday.

The newly elected President of the Middle-Belt Youth Congress (MYC), Comrade Obande Gideon Obande, has said the 2027 general elections will bring a major change in how politics is played in the region, stressing that things will not continue in the usual way.

Former Abia State governor and sitting senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has rejected accusations of interference involving the Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria’s electoral system, insisting the claims have no basis.

The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed worry about what he sees as increasing efforts to limit press freedom in Nigeria.

The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria has once more voiced worry over the growing wave of attacks and needless killings taking place across Nigeria.

The Cross River State Government has announced that a Chinese national has been placed in isolation at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital after showing suspected symptoms of COVID-19. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, told journalists in Calabar on Tuesday that the patient is currently receiving treatment and is being closely monitored by medical personnel.