By Abdullahi Shugaba The Chairman of State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) in Jigawa, Alhaji Salisu Zakar, said on Wednesday that the state government would employ 1,736 teachers, to address the shortage of teachers in its primary and junior secondary schools in the state. Zakar told the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has filed submissions in the country’s highest court opposing a court challenge to his victory by main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, one of Mnangagwa’s lawyers said on Wednesday. Chamisa has said the July 30 vote was rigged and challenged the result which gave Mnangagwa 2.46Continue Reading
By Temitope Ponle The trade volume between India and Nigeria hit 12 billion dollars between April 2017 to March 2018, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabhushana Reddy, has said. Reddy said this while speaking with newsmen at a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 72nd Independence of India in AbujaContinue Reading
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price for refilling of a five kilogramme cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased to N2,010.45 in July from N2,034.93 in June. The NBS disclosed this in its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch’’ released on Wednesday. The reportContinue Reading
President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan on Tuesday paid tribute to security personnel who have scarified lives in the war against terrorism, saying that their sacrifices have eliminated the scourge of terrorism in the country. Hussain was addressing the national flag hoisting ceremony in the capital Islamabad as part of theContinue Reading
President Andrzej Duda of Polnad on Thursday vetoed a law proposed by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party that would benefit bigger parties such as PiS and its main opposition grouping in European Parliament elections next year. “I’ve decided to veto this bill. This change would mean that theContinue Reading
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on Thursday lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), for extending the Continuous Voter Registration(CVR) exercise to Aug. 31 in response to the demand of Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had earlier given Aug. 17 as the deadline for CVR but dueContinue Reading
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Friday said that the Buhari administration was focusing on completing road, power and housing projects to deliver value to Nigerians. Fashola during an interactive session with 10 social clubs to give account of achievements of the Buhari administration atContinue Reading
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Friday concluded the transportation of Nigeria’s pilgrims to this year’s Hajj with the arrival of about 190, making up 37,746 pilgrims now in Saudi Arabia. The last batch flew in to the country through a Fly Nass airline from Abuja, which conveyedContinue Reading
