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The NNPC/Seplat joint venture has equipped 127 teachers and education evaluators with digital teaching techniques and alternative income-generation skills. The beneficiaries received training through the Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP), with the first Imo cohort graduating in Owerri. Seplat’s director of External Affairs and Social Performance, Chioma Afe, disclosed this at the graduation ceremony on Sunday. Ms Afe, represented by Esther Icha, general manager, Corporate Social Investment and Social Performance, said STEP strengthens teachers’ professional development. She added that the programme also seeks to make teachers economically resourceful while creating a lasting impact in their communities. Ms Afe said the…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsAugust 16, 2026 20:25 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea transfer targets Everton want Delap Everton have held talks with Chelsea over the potential transfer of striker Liam Delap, according to journalist Graeme Bailey. The Englishman joined the Blues from Ipswich Town last summer, and he had a difficult debut season with just two goals in all competitions.The Blues have now opened the door for his departure, and it has been claimed that Delap would prefer to stay in the Premier League.The Toffees held an interest in him during his time at Ipswich and they have…

On Monday, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for reducing the number of routine childhood immunizations from 18 to 11. The administration’s Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations also advocate for separating the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three single-disease shots that would be administered during separate medical appointments. The policy also aims to improve vaccine research and to maximise parental choice over which shots their children receive by ensuring state compliance with constitutional and federal statutory obligations regarding parental authority, religious freedom, accommodations for those with disabilities and equal protection under the law.  Against…

Bede Liu, a digital signal processing pioneer, died on 7 May. He was 91.Liu was widely regarded as one of the founders of modern digital signal processing, a field that applies mathematical algorithms to analyze, modify, and transmit signals including sound, images, and video.The IEEE Life Fellow taught electrical engineering at Princeton for more than 50 years. From 1994 to 1997, he chaired the university’s electrical and computer engineering department.Liu’s research aided the transition from analog to digital processing of sound, images, and video. His work helped establish many of the mathematical and engineering techniques that underpin modern communications, multimedia…

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that American missionary Kevin Rideout, who was released after more than nine months in captivity in Niger, is preparing to return to the United States. Trump confirmed Rideout’s release in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, saying the former hostage was preparing to return to the United States after being reunited with his wife, Krista. “I am happy to reveal that former hostage Kevin Rideout is getting ready to fly home to the United States after having been reunited with his beautiful wife, Krista,” Trump wrote. He said Rideout’s release marked…

By Dipo Olowookere The dominance of the bears on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited was consolidated on Friday, after further inflicting an 0.12 per cent loss at the close of trading activity. All the key sectors of the local stock market turned red yesterday as a result of sustained profit-taking, though the industrial goods space was flat. The insurance counter lost 1.49 per cent, the energy index shed 0.63 per cent, the consumer goods segment declined by 0.46 per cent, and the banking sector tumbled by 0.23 per cent. Consequently, the All-Share Index (ASI) retreated by 398.18 points to 242,619.20…

Re-elected Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced that he has instructed the state’s Attorney General to withdraw the lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, concerning the freezing of the state government’s bank account. Adeleke revealed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics shortly after he was declared winner of the August 15 governorship election. When asked if he was prepared to move past the political disputes and the EFCC case, the governor expressed his decision to proceed forward following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention. “I’m putting them behind. What else do I want? I have instructed my…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsAugust 16, 2026 20:32 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal transfer targets Odegaard after Arsenal win vs Man City Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has said that the club are ready to challenge for more silverware after their convincing win over Manchester City in the Community Shield. The Gunners secured an easy 3-0 win over the Cityzens in Cardiff on Sunday. Odegaard was awarded the man of the match after a terrific all-round performance, which included a goal.Speaking after the game, the playmaker said the club showed that they are serious and have their sights on winning…

Research published by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health found that seven in ten adults in England had seen a formal heat alert, yet 41 percent of them took no action to protect themselves. The most common reason was not confusion, but disbelief: many simply did not see themselves as being at risk.Only 18 percent of people in England report a high perception of heat risk, the study found, and roughly 30 percent say they know little or nothing about how to protect themselves.Older, not wiserSocial media, the system’s main means of getting the word out, was…

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has said the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu are enabling states to execute major development projects while meeting salary and pension obligations without resorting to borrowing. Radda stated this on Sunday at the Tinubu/Dikko Assured 2027 Islamiyya Teachers’ Empowerment, where he commissioned 45 solar-powered streetlights in the state. He said his administration had executed projects worth more than N30 billion without taking loans, describing the development as evidence of responsible leadership and prudent management of resources. “Today, there is no sector where we are taking a loan to execute a single project in…