The Profile Of A Rising Star…..Rijo Shekari Set To Take Over
As part of our ongoing effort to provide unbiased information of younger candidates running for elected positions, today we interviewed Mr. Rijo Shekari, who is running for a legislative seat #RS2019. Rijo, a young passionate Nigeria with 10 years experience working in the financial services industry. Mr. Shekari started his career in banking operations with First […]
NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC ISSUES!!! The Etisalat Example…
By Dr. Kazeem Bello The Abu Dhabi Government that owned Etisalat pulled the company out of Nigeria last week and gave the Nigerian ex-partners 7 days to change its name and drop its Trade name. That has been complied with. Etisalat Nigeria changed the name this past week. The news information about this I monitored on […]
Sokoto Exco approves N1.4bn worth of metropolitan road projects
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Sokoto State Executives Council has approved worth N1.4billion road projects in selected locations across the state with three major roads within the state capital to gulp approximately N1.2bn. Briefing reporters at the end of the meeting, the state commissioner for lands and housing, Muhammad Bello Abubakar, said the major roads in […]
Senator Wamakko sponsors weeklong free medical outreach for 1,000 persons with eye related problems
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto No fewer than 1,000 persons with various eye related diseases have been targeted for free treatment to commenced on Tuesday, 2nd August, by the Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko sponsored medical outreach. The exercise flagged off at the Palace of the District Head of Balle, Sarkin Yamman Balle, in Balle town, headquarters […]
Anambra Guber: Chidoka Picks UPP Nomination Form
…Promises To Modernize Governance In Anambra Frontline contender in the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka, on Monday 31 Agust, 2017, picked his nomination form to contest the election on the platform of the pan-Igbo United Progressive Party (UPP).
Danfodiyo University, Sokoto partners Elumelu, establishes Tony Elumelu Business School
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The visit of the Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA), Dr Tony Elumelu to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto at the weekend has impacted with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, advocating the establishment of Tony Elumelu Business School in the University, in partnership with Elumelu. Zuru made it known to […]
Unemployment: Elumelu urges Nigerian students to embrace entrepreneurship
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Dr Tony Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), urged Nigerian students to embrace entrepreneurship in order to overcome the problem of unemployment. Elumelu, founder of the Dr. Tony Elumelu Foundation made the call in Sokoto where he addressed students at the National Dialogue Series organized by the Students’ Union, Usmanu Danfodiyo […]
Yobe Gov’t Warn Farmers Against Encroaching On Cattle Routes
The Yobe government has warned farmers against farming on the over 1,000 kilometres of demarcated cattle routes across the state. Dr Mustapha Gaidam, the Manager of Yobe Livestock Development Programme, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Damaturu. He also cautioned cattle breeders against moving out […]
Journalists indispensable in nation building- Wamakko
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto THE senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial Zone and former governor in the state, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko at the weekend described as crucial the roles of Journalists in national development. ” I must acknowledged that they are playing instrumental roles in the nation’s developmental processes.” Wamakko made the remark at the formal […]
Dangote at N3.84trillion Maintains Position as Africa’s Richest man
Although Africa’s richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote dropped to 105th on the 2017 Forbe’s real-time billionaires’ ranking, he maintains the lead in Africa, as the richest man. There are 21 African billionaires living in Africa worth a combined $70 billion or N22 trillion. Dangote, who was ranked 51st in 2016 with a net worth of […]