Month: September 2017

  By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for more Federal Government presence on infrastructural development in the state which he said will bring financial reprieve to the state through savings that will be invested in rehabilitating state roads, especially rural roads, in addition to attracting investments. Speaking during…

  By Aaron Ossai The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned in strong terms the military siege to the South East geopolitical zone, noting that dialogue and inclusion were best options in resolving the agitation in the region. Ekweremadu, however, called on the people of the South East to remain calm…

  By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Edo State House of Assembly has called for the revocation of the contract awarded for the reconstruction of Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road by the federal government to construction companies. Speaker of the Assembly, Adjoto Kabiru made the call at Ekpoma, the administrative headquarters of Esan West local government area while…

  BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Mina The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Bala of the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) as the 7th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University. The appointment was approved by Council during…

  BY MAIRIGA Juliana, Minna Following the official  launch of the “Bail is free Campaign” in the Niger State Police Command in Minna, the state capital, the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has directed the “X Squad” of the force to monitor the implementation nationwide . “The X squad” of the Nigerian Police…

  By Sule Aliyu,   Bauchi A Pro-democracy group, the Northern Initiative for Good Governance (NIGG) has decried criticisms against the Minister of Women Affairs, Senator A’isha Alhassan for declaring support for her political godfather and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. According to the group, the minister is exercising her freedom of opinion and association as…

  By Sule ALIYU,   Bauchi Efforts to tackle acute malnutrition in children in Bauchi State has received a boost with the establishment of six additional Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAN) sites by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Community Management of Acute Malnutrition was initiated in three Local Government Areas of the state namely…

  By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi People living with diabetes have been advised to be doing self examination of their feet regularly as a way of preventing infections that might concomitantly lead to amputation. An official of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria [DAN] Mrs Frama Haruna Ali gave this advice while delivering a lecture titled ‘Foot…

  By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City Traditional rulers from Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state has dissociated themselves from some traditional rulers from Edo North and Edo Central senatorial districts who called for the return of the speakership of the State House of Assembly to Edo central. Recall that some traditional rulers from…

  By Steve Oni, Ilorin An Ilorin based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Tajudeen Olesin Foundation said it will pay school fees of two qualified students of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) and Nigerian Law School. The foundation said it resolved to foot the tuition fees of the duo because of their inability to…