Month: July 2017
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Tertiary Institutions In Niger Embark On Indefinite Strike
By MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Niger state tertiary institutions with exception to the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai have embarked on an indefinite strike following the failure of the state government to meet its demands after a three days warning strike. The institutions affected include the Niger state Polytechnic, Zugeru, Justice Fati Lami Abubakar College of…
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Niger Donates N31m to Flood Victims
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Governor Abubarkar Sani Bello of Niger State has announced N31 million to victims of recent flooding that ravaged Suleja, Tafa and Lapai local government councils just as he called for strict adherence to urban development regulations in parts of the state. The Governor made the call during an on-the-spot assessment visit to…
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Ekweremadu Bemoans High Human Trafficking Rate
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has decried the high rate of human trafficking in Nigeria, which he put at about 875,500 per annum, and called for concerted efforts to end the scourge. Relying on the figures released by the Global Slavery Index, Ekweremadu also revealed that there were…
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Kwara Gov Advocates Regulatory Body For Religious Preaching
Steve Oni The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advocated proper regulatory system for religious preachings to avoid extremism, intolerance and misguidance of youths in Nigeria. The Governor made this call over the weekend while receiving the National Executives of Jama’atul Izalatul Bidiah Wal Iqamatil Sunnah (JIBWIS) led by its National Chairman, Shaikh Abdullahi…
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Kwara To Establish Export Processing Zone
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Necessary machinery has been put in place by the Kwara State Government to establish an export processing zone in the state in order to encourage the exportation of goods from the state and the neighboring states, while also enhancing the state’s internal generated revenue and boosting economic activities. The state governor,…
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706 ‘ghost’ Students In Sokoto Scholarship Scheme
By Najem Francis, Sokoto A committee empanelled by the Sokoto State Government to verify the actual number of students entitled to its scholarship has uncovered 706 fake students and those not qualified for the scheme and thereby saved about N30 million. Making this known while presenting its report to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Chairman…
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Police Nab Two Kidnappers Terrorising FUT, Minna students
BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna The Police in Niger state paraded two suspects who are members of a four man kidnapping syndicate that specialized in kidnapping students of Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna and also rescued three students already in the kidnappers’ den. The suspects said to have been terrorizing students of the citadel in…
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$5bn Spent On Generators Annually Unacceptable – Dogara
By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said it is unacceptable that Nigerians spend 5 billion dollars on generators annually, saying the House of Representatives will support the Executive to find a permanent solution to the power problem in Nigeria. He also explained that the House of Representatives is…
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Borno, Boko Haram and A Failed State
Social psychologists have established that massive youth unemployment and the failure of leadership at any level to secure a prosperous future for its upcoming generation of youths is largely the main recipe for insecurity anywhere in the world. When youngsters have not been prepared to be productive or to eke a decent livelihood as responsible…
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Group Wants Jamb Registrar, Oloyede Removed Over Shady CBT–UTME
A group, African Community Impact and Development Network (Afri-CID) has called for the suspension of Computer Based Test (CBT) till further notice, citing some anomalies, which undermines the plus of the exercise. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, Afri-CID said an investigation it carried out on the 2017 exercise showed that the CBT was a complete failure…