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National Assembly Conducts quiz For Bauchi Schools

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The National Assembly on Thursday, conducted a quiz competition exercise for six secondary schools in Bauchi state.

The competition was carried out under the National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy (NILDS) of the National Assembly.

Speaking during the competition in Bauchi, the Director General, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, said that the competition is the eighth’s edition which is taking place across the 30 participating states.

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Represented by Engr. Simon Wakawa, Bauchi state Coordinator, NILDS, the DG explained that the purpose of the competition was to provide continued education in the legislature and broaden the knowledge of students.

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According to him, it was also to widen the knowledge of the Nigerian youth on the history, practice and procedure of the legislature and encourage deeper understanding of civic and democratic governance.

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The competition will also stimulate the interest of the young students in politics and make them more proactive in matters relating to the legislature and democracy.

“The first edition of the competition was held in 2016 with participating schools drawn strictly within the Federal Capital Territory.

“It continued to be an annual event in that format until the Institute’s Governing Council headed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives directed it to be expanded across the country.

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“This was successfully done in the year 2022 in collaboration with all the states of the Federation but with only 30 States participating and this is the 8th edition of the competition which is the second time it’s being held at the national level,” he said.

Also speaking, the Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Jemila Dahiru, said education is not only acquired in the classroom but through other curricular activities such as debates, quiz competition, sports, among others.

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Represented by Mr Shehu Abdulsalam, Director, School Service, Ministry of Education, the commissioner urged the participants to follow all rules and regulations of the competition.

The participating schools included; Government Day Secondary School, Matsango in Azare, headquarters of Katagum LGA, Government Day Secondary School, Toro, Misau Model School.

Others included; Sa’adu Zungur Secondary School, Bauchi, Sunshine International School, and Immaculate Conception School, Bauchi.

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However, the overall winner of the competition is Za’adu Zungur Secondary School, while Government Day Secondary School, Matsango took the second position and Government Secondary School, Toro, emerged the second runner-up.

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Tems Reveals What She Loves Most About Wizkid

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Grammy winning Nigerian music star, Tems, has revealed what she loves about her colleague, Wizkid.

She made this known during a question and answer session with her fans on X.

A fan @Gbolaha_n9 had asked her one thing she loves most about Wizkid who is her biggest collaborator in the industry.

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“One thing you love about BigWiz?”

In response, the songstress stated that she loves Wizkid’s kind heart and his incredible work ethic.

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She wrote; “His Heart, his work ethic”.

DAILY POST reports that Wizkid and Tems formed one of Afrobeats’ most iconic collaborations when they teamed up for “Essence”, released in 2020 on Wizkid’s Made in Lagos album that grew into a global sensation, and earned multiple nominations.

Also, Tems has been seen with Wizkid performing on several global stages.

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Court Dismisses SPDC’s Objections To Compensation Over Hydrocarbon Pollution In A’Ibom

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The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has dismissed the preliminary objections by the Shell Petroleum Development company in suit filed by the A’Ibom Oil Producing Development Network (AKPICON), demanding payment of compensation and remediation of battered environment over decades of hydrocarbon pollution occasioned by oil and gas emissions from corked and uncorked oil and wells in various parts of the state.

AKIPCON serves as a mechanism for the realization of environmental justice and protection of human rights of the people over a period of time.

The organization had, through its lead counsel, Dr Dada Awosika, SAN, of Awosika partners in conjunction with Barr Ndifreke Akpan, written to the Managing Director of SPDC demanding payment of N140bn compensation to alleviate the sufferings of the impoverished farmers, fishermen and allied business owners

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The letter reads in part, ”Your company owns corked and uncorked oil and gas wells which spread over Akwa Ibom State particularly in Mkpat-Enin, Ini, Ikot Abasi, Onna, Uruan, Esit-Eket, Iket, Uyo, Eastern Obolo, Nsit-Antai, Etinan, Mbo, Okobo, Essien Udim, Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Areas and others.

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Over the years there has been increased leakages and emissions of crude from your company’s corked and uncorked oil and gas wells and facilities which continually discharge toxic hydrocarbon into farm lands and water bodies in the environment where our clients operate.

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”The said leakages/emissions arise from your company’s negligence in the maintenance of your corked and uncorked oil wells. Most often your expired, aged and rusted pipes installed in the early 1950s erupt, discharging crude oil which washes itself into water bodies and farmlands of our clients, resulting in colossal damage to their farmlands and water bodies.

”The activities of your company in this regard has brought untold hardship, economic losses, unemployment, redundancy, insecurity, frustration, abject poverty, phycological trauma and health hazards with attendant human rights consequences to our clients.

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”Flowing from the foregoing, it’s our instruction to demand that your company pays N140bn, only to our clients being compensation for the age-long degradation of their environment and damage caused to their property and means of livelihood arising from your company’s activities. In addition, we demand that you take immediate steps to clean up and remediate our battered environment caused by your operation for decades to return the environment to its pristine state”

But the SPDC, in No: FHC. UY/CS/85/2024 argues that AKPICON does not have the legal rights to institute the case. It also contended that the case is status bar by Akwa Ibom limitation laws on oil spills as the said spills occured over 70 years ago.

However, ruling on the matter on Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice MA Onyetanu, dismissed the SPDC’s preliminary objections for lack of merit and adjourned the case to February 5th for commencement of trail.

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Naira Records First Depreciation Against US Dollar Across Official, Black FX Markets

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The naira dropped for the first time on Thursday across official and parallel foreign exchange markets.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira depreciated slightly to N1,443.90 against the dollar on Thursday, down from N1,442.92.

This means that the Naira weakened marginally by N0.98 against the dollar on a day-to-day basis.

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Similarly, the Naira depreciated at the black market by N5 to N1,470 per dollar on Thursday from N1,465 since Monday.

The development comes after the naira recorded three straight appreciations against the dollar, gaining N10.92 against the dollar.

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Meanwhile, the apex bank data showed that the country’s foreign reserves surged to $44.56 billion as of 26th November 2025, up from $44.26 billion on 21st November.

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