Month: October 2017

  • Dogara’s Integrity, Personality Not In Doubt – Bishop Oyedepo

    By Aaron Ossai General Overseer and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo has said that he has zero doubt about the integrity and person of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara. Speaking when he hosted the Speaker and some members of the House of Representatives in Canaan Land, Ota,…

  • 31% Teachers In Sokoto Not Qualified – Committee

    By Najem Francis, Sokoto Sokoto State needs additional 548 teachers in order to achieve a teacher/student ratio of 1:40 in line with the standard set for public schools in the state. However, 31 percent of the teachers though not qualified, are educated enough to be trained to upgrade their qualifications to be in the classroom. These were…

  • Sokoto Sets Up Committee On Govt Quarters

    By Najem Francis, Sokoto In a bid to ensure a fair and just implementation of the Sokoto state Executive Council’s resolution on the sale of government quarters to deserving occupants, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the immediate appointment of a twelve- member committee. The committee is headed by  the Secretary to the State Government, Professor  Bashir…

  • Dogara Advocates Developmental Education

    By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has advocated for a change in Nigeria’s system of education to focus on development of talents, rather than training of students to be employable only. This, he added, will put an end to the practice of churning out graduates that depend on others,…

  • Bauchi State Students Elects New Exco

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The National Union of Bauchi state Students (NUBAS) has elected new executive members that will run the affairs of the Union for the next 365 days as stipulated in the union’s constitution 2010 as amended. The election which was tagged Unity election took place at the multipurpose indoor Sports Hall Bauchi…

  • Telecoms Employees of Nigeria Appeals to   Buhari For Payment of Pension Buy–Out

    By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city Former workers of the defunct national carrier, Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Mobile Telecommunication Limited (M Tel) under the auspices of former Telecoms Employees of Nigeria have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to order the payment of their pension buy – out. The association in a statement in Benin…

  • SON Will Not Compromise Standards – DG

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Director-General, Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) Dr Osita Aboloma said the organization would not compromise standards of products manufactured locally and outside the country. Aboloma stated this at the opening ceremony of two days capacity building workshop organized for factory inspectors from Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, Yobe Plateau, Benue…

  • Over 300 Journalists, Families Benefit from Free Eye Care

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi In commemoration of this year’s World Sight Day, the Department of Ophthalmology Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi has conducted free eye screening and treatment to over 300 Journalists and their families in the state. The team leader from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital Bauchi, Dr Hafsat Isa, at…

  • Wamakko Hails SAN, Wants Youth To Embrace Education

    By Najem Francis, Sokoto The immediate past governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has commended the first indigene of the state to obtain the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN), Barrister Suleiman Usman. Wamakko who spoke when Barrister Usman paid him a courtesy visit at his Gawon Nama  residence said that  the pioneer…

  • UNILORIN Convocation: New VC Admonishes Graduates

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The new Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Abdulkareem, has charged new graduates of the institution to be purposeful and ingenious in order to survive the life of struggle for survival in the country. Speaking during the 33rd convocation of the University in Ilorin on Friday, where a…