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Aminat Gusanu A Consultant and author, Micheal Omisore has attributed the root cause of examination malpractice to the collapse of public schools. Omisore called for the need of the government to take measures to fix and sanitize the public school system. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the consultant spoke on   the importance of addressing the  issue of examination malpractice and urged the stakeholders  to ensure the integrity of education system. The author lamented that  academic integrity has been relegated due to socioeconomic challenge and anti-learning fads being embraced in our environment. Omisore said,“Examination malpractice can be traced to the collapse of…

President Bola Tinubu has officially moved  into the Glass House, within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president took the decision  amidst concerns from some motorists in Abuja, who have expressed frustration over the resulting traffic congestion whenever the President’s motorcade commutes between the Presidential Villa and his private residence. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Tinubu had been staying in his private residence in Asokoro District of the capital city since he was sworn in and  commuting daily to Aso Rock Villa due to ongoing renovations at the official presidential residence. The Glass House, located within the precincts of…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said his administration has rajed in  over one trillion naira in two months from the removal of fuel subsidy. The president, in a nationwide broadcast on Monday evening said the money saved would have been squandered on the unproductive fuel subsidy which only benefitted smugglers and fraudsters. “In a little over two months, we have saved over a trillion Naira that would have been squandered on the unproductive fuel subsidy which only benefitted smugglers and fraudsters. “That money will now be used more directly and more beneficially for you and your families.…

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike on Monday, pledged to give his best while serving as a minister in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wike sais he would  not disappoint the President for the confidence reposed in him. Wike made the pledge when he appeared before the red chamber for screening on Monday afternoon. Wike told the Senators that during his time as governor of the oil-rich Niger Delta state from May 2015 to May 2023, he started and completed many projects to improve the infrastructure of the state and that he invited politicians…

My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know where I stand. More importantly, so that you see and hopefully will share my vision regarding the journey to a better, more productive economy for our beloved country. For several years, I have…

The Federal Government has lamented that most children in Nigeria are suffering from breast milk. The government said while only 42 per cent are put to breast within the first hour of birth,  only 29 per cent of infants under age six months are exclusively breastfed. The Director of media at the Federal Ministry of Health, Patricia Deworitshe said this in a press statement in commemoration of the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week. The government, however, said to achieve a higher impact on malnutrition reduction, the coverage of nutrition-specific interventions among the targeted population should be 80 percent…

The Lagos State Government has slashed the costs of transportation of all state-owned transport systems by 50 per cent in a a bid to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing on Monday at the Lagos House, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu  also pledged to distribute foodstuff to the vulnerable in the state. The governor said  that the state government is working towards rolling out these palliatives to lessen the pain that the removal of subsidy has brought on the citizens. …

A 13-year-old Nigerian programmer, Joshua Agboola, has emerged as the youngest Certified Amazon Web Services (AWS) Developer Associate in Africa. Agboola achieved the feat after a grueling two-hour examination that tested his skills and knowledge in deploying, troubleshooting, and development on the AWS cloud platform. Cloud services are infrastructure, platforms, or software that are hosted by third-party providers and made available to users through the internet. Agboola, in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Sunday, said he was inspired to achieve the feat because of his outstanding performance in his AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination earlier…

President Bola Tinubu has made provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country so as to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on them.  The presidential spokesperson, Dele Alake in a statement on Monday said the desire of the President was to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the provision of the buses will also remove the burden of additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians. The…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has explained that the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike escaped grill from the senators during the ministerial nominees screening because of his past ministerial appointment. Akpabio cited Wike’s experiences as a governor and a minister under former President, Goodluck Jonathan. PLATFORM TIMES reported that the former Rivers governor was asked to take a “bow and go” after reading his brief profile and following an appeal by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers). Akpabio noted that Wike was not thoroughly grilled because of his records having formerly served as a minister.…