Month: December 2017
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Kwara 2018 Budget Will Address Critical Areas Of People’s Needs- Speaker
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state House of Assembly has restated its commitment towards ensuring that 2018 budget addresses the critical needs of the people of the state. The Speaker of the House, Dr. Ali Ahmad gave the assurance on Tuesday while declaring open the 2018 budget defense by ministries, departments and agencies in…
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Kwara Tertiary Institutions Get N378m As 4th Quarter Allocation
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Tertiary institutions in Kwara State have received the sum of N378, 426,018.04 as allocation for the fourth quarter of 2017, as approved by the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, who made this disclosure on Thursday, said the beneficiary institutions are College of Education, Ilorin; College…
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Tambuwal tasks military on professionalism
By Najem Francis, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has commended the Nigerian military for exhibiting a high sense of patriotism in carrying out various assignments within and outside the country. He stated this when he hosted participants of Senior Officers Course 40 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, led…
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Ekweremadu Scores APC Low, Decries Unprecedented Debt Profile
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has scored the All Progressives Congress (APC)- led administration low on security, economy, job creation, and national unity. This was even as he described the 16 years that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power as glorious years for the country, noting…
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Senator Wamakko’s media aide bags traditional title
By Najem Francis, Sokoto The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, has been conferred with the traditional title of Dan Masanin Mani, by the District Head of Mani, Mani Local Government in Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Isa Babani. The conferment letter was personally signed by the District…
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Ekweremadu Congratulates New PDP NWC
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, tasked the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC) to get down to work immediately as there is no honeymoon for them. Ekweremadu also commended the PDP faithful for a credible and hitch-free national convention, noting that the party had lived up to…
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Senator Wamakko loses elder sister
By Najem Francis, Sokoto The elder Sister of Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Hajiya Hawwa’u Barade, popularly called Hajiya Yar’Daudu, is dead. This was contained in a statement issued in Sokoto by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bashir Rabe Mani. According to the statement, the late Hajiya Yar’Daudu died on Sunday at the Usmanu…
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Kwara Poly Tuition Fee Crisis: Saraki Wades In
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has intervened in the tuition fees crisis rocking Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. Though, the management of the institution insisted that it had not hiked the fees payable by all categories of students, concerned students had staged demonstrations in Ilorin, alleging outrageous increments in the…
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N23bn Earned Allowance: UNILORIN ASUU Begrudges Exclusion
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have sent ‘ save our soul’ messages to President Muhammadu Buhari and the leaders of the National Assembly over their non inclusion as beneficiaries of the N23 billion Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) released last week to members of…
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Ekweremadu Hails Atiku’s Return, Sees a Better Nigeria Unfolding
By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described the return of the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a welcome development, not only for the party, but the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu said the move represented a massive Vote of No Confidence in…