2019: PDP Senate Caucus Meets Minority Leaders of State Assemblies
… Says PDP Set to dislodge the ruling party The Minority leadership of the Senate on Wednesday met with the Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Minority Leaders of State Assemblies, assuring that the party was stronger and set to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2019. Briefing newsmen shortly […]
NA 8 Div takes off in Sokoto
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Nigerian Army newly established 8 Division with headquarters in Sokoto, has formally taken off with the posting of Brigadier-General SO Olabanji as the pioneer General Officer Commanding (GOC). Making the revelation today in Sokoto while on a courtesy visit to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the Government House, the new […]
NIGERIA’S PRESTIGIOUS CYBER SECURITY EXPERTS CONVERGE FOR CYSEC NG 2017
The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, will play host to Nigeria’s prestigious cyber security experts and participants at this year’s edition of Cyber Security Challenge Nigeria (CYSEC NG), holding from October 25 to October 26 2017, being organized by Upgraded Era Solutions in collaboration and partnership with government and non-government agencies. Last year, the maiden […]
Opinion: AS SAIDU ADAMU ROLL UP THE SLEEVES – Ambrose Bernard Gowong
In his media chat of August 31st 2017, Governor Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna state clearly adduced the rationale behind recycling two resource politicians of Kaduna extraction; Alh. Lawal Samaila Yakawada and Hon. Saidu Abdullahi Adamu. These two folks to any with nose for political happenings within the landscape of Kaduna requires no introduction. According to […]
NUTGTWN calls for expansion of Industrial council, end to workers poor remuneration
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Federal Government has been urged to expand the National Industrial Council, to include state governments and labour union. The call came yesterday from the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, (NUTGTWN) which also urged government to tackle the issue of poor remuneration of Nigerian workers. Speaking […]
UNICEF: Number of Sokoto’s out of school children drops by half
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The United Nations International Children Education Fund(UNICEF), Sokoto Office outgoing Chief Field Officer, Muhammad Muhuiddin, on Tuesday said the number of Out of School Children(OOSC) in Sokoto state has dropped from 69% in 2015 to 37% this year. Before the sharp drop, Sokoto state had the highest number of OOSC in […]