By Ibrahim G. Ahmad The Federal Government has expressed concern over the recent abduction of 25 students of the Federal University Gusau. The Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, passed the message during a two-day official working visit to commiserate with the state government and the universityContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has said that Nigerian scholars `especially from the intellectual community’ were not nominated for the 2023 Nobel Prize because of poor research funding. The Secretary-General of the committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu was reacting to the recent announcement of the 2023 Nobel PrizeContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government, on Friday distributed palliatives worth N5.7 billion to 550,000 vulnerable families in the state. Gov. Nasir Idris inaugurated the distribution of the palliative in Maiyama. He said 210 trucks of grains would be shared to the families to cushion the effect of fuel subsidyContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferredContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News Oct. 6, 2023 Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that the task of keeping modern societies safe from the scourge of illicit drugs demands global commitment. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by the Director, MediaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Osun Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of the state respectively over ongoing communal clash in the area. This is contained in a statement in Osogbo on Friday, by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the State’s Commissioner forContinue Reading
By Abdul Hassan The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted plans by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mr Nyesome Wike, to partner with Israeli security experts on security challenges. MURIC stated this in a statement on Thursday, by its Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola in Abuja. “TheContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger, has decried the falling standard of education especially in public schools in the state. Bago who said this during the 2023 World Teachers` Day celebration on Tuesday in Minna, called for attitudinal change toward the sector. The theme of the celebration is:Continue Reading
By Benson Ezugwu Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has set up a committee on payment of N30,000 minimum wage to primary school teachers in the state. Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State wing, Chief Theophilus Odo, made the disclosure on Thursday in Enugu during the 2023Continue Reading
