Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has urged the Federal Government to ensure policy consistency in the education sector, citing the recent HND/BSC dichotomy challenge as a result of policy inconsistency. Speaking at the 2024 International Teachers Day event in Abuja on Friday, organised by the Colleges of...
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Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano state) has disagreed with the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso over the rating of President Bola Tinubu’s performance in the 16 months in office. Doguwa registered his disagreement with Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, while addressing...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt..-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says training remains the best welfare that can be given to any soldier in ensuring results in areas of operations. Lagbaja said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony of 585 Special Forces of Exercise Restore Hope VII, at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has requested the State House of Assembly for an additional N61b to the initial N358.7b total budget size which was signed into law on January 10, 2024. The governor’s request was read on the floor of the State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has constituted a committee to examine and ascertain the cause of the collapse of Alau Dam which resulted in the flooding of Maiduguri Metropolis and its surrounding local government areas. A part of the dam collapsed on September...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has recommitted to allocating taxpayer resources more effectively for educational growth. He stated this immediately after receiving the Legacy Award from the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), alongside other...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. The Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof. Timothy Namo, said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo...
Former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mike Okiro, said the amendment of Section 7 (6) of the Police Act 2020 to allow for a four-year tenure for the office of the I-G would stabilise the police system. Okiro who said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
President, Prestige Football Academy, Uchendu Nwabara, has said the Super Eagles interim Manager Augustine Eguavoen, has the capacity to lead the national team more than some of the team’s former foreign handlers. Nwabara said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) following the...
The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, says it has foiled five kidnap attempts and rescued nine kidnap victims across the state within one week. The state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, made the disclosure on Friday in Akure while parading 20 suspected...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a 25-yearold man, Chibunnma Chimelie, who allegedly stabbed his 68-year-old father to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – Borno State Government has announced a cholera outbreak in the state following severe flooding caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam in Konduga LGA. The flooding has affected Maiduguri and surrounding areas, leading to the displacement of approximately 2 million people, destruction...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has led other members of the state assembly to a conference in Tanzania which is expected to last between 29th, September 2024 to 7th October, 2024. The 53rd conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has swon in the former Taraba State Speaker, Prof. Josiah Sabo Kente as Special Adviser (SA) on Political Matters, and sixteen (16) permanent secretaries. The event which took place at the Council Chamber of Taraba State Government House...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has presented cheques worth N45,887,000 to 43 beneficiaries of the police welfare scheme. Represented by the Benue State Police Commissioner, Steve Yabanet the IGP informed that, the money was given to families of deceased...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has received 16169 litres of liquid fertilizer for onward distribution to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Speaking while receiving the liquid fertilizer, the governor expressed joy for the benevolence of the President as well...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has elected new officials of steer the affairs of the party. The election was done during the state congress of the party held in Makurdi on Thursday. During the election of the officials,...
By IBRAHIM Momoh, Lokoja The Chief Medical Director, (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Lokoja, Dr. Olatunde Alabi, has identified shortage of staff and lack of critical equipment as major challenges impeding their operation in the Tertiary health center, despite the availability of over 80 qualified consultants in the facility....
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – As part of efforts to ensure adequate security across the state, the kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on Wednesday, presented second batch of Toyota Hilux vehicles to various security agencies in the state. Presenting the vehicles to the heads of security agencies...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, is in a state of panic following the renewed military onslaught on terrorists in the North West. Musa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the...