Girl Child Day: Northern traditional rulers, governments convene to tackle OOS, gender education disparity
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sultan of Sokoto , Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has said that Northern traditional rulers and governments would convene a high powered session to fast track the conduct of a realistic census to determine the number of Out of School children in the region. Similarly, Abubakar noted that over time, there has been […]
TETFund Boss, Bogoro identifies R&D as panacea for varsities to attain excellence
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, Executive Secretary , Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund) says Research and Development (R&D) remain the right concept to shape and address the dichotomy and competitiveness capacity of Nigeria’s universities to lead others.” This is why we give emphasis to academic staff to further their education than the non […]
KIDNAPPING: IRONA BLOWS HOT, SAYS CRIMINALS MUST FACE THE LAW
…AS IMO POLICE PARADE 4 KIDNAP SUSPECTS, RESCUE VICTIMS Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona says those involved in criminal activities in the state must be made to face the law, even as he reiterated his call for youth of the state to shun every form of criminality. The Deputy Governor gave the […]
Wamakko donates transformer to Sokoto community as residents sang ‘ Sai Alu’
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence and Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti Corruption, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has donated a 300 KVA transformer to the Badon Barade Community, Wamakko Local Government of Sokoto State. The donation which came handy to the community in dire need of it following the grounded […]
FSL Group Offers N100b Project Funding Support to Imo Govt.
A Nigerian Investment Bank, FSL Securities Limited has offered to assist Imo State Government in raising about One Hundred Billion(100b) Naira for infrastructural development in the State. The group made the disclosure during a meeting with the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona at the Government House, Owerri, Tuesday afternoon. In his presentation, […]
Kwara APC Crisis: The Bitter Truth
by Kayode Abdulazeez The crisis rocking Kwara All Progressive Congress, APC, seems to be taking a new dimension that a real party loyalist, most especially those that risked their lives and worked tirelessly to ensure the party took over the control of the governance in the state from the former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar […]
2019 Girl Day: AMDF Makes Case For Kaduna Girls.
– Urges government to back its pronouncement on girls’ education with action. As the World commemorates this year’s day of girls, on 11 October, a non-governmental organisation, Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has called on Kaduna State government to back its pronouncement on girls’ education with action. Programme Officer – Girl Education, Jemimah Pam in […]
GOVERNOR LALONG CONGRATULATES GBONG GWOM JOS AT 68
The Executive Governor of Plateau State Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has congratulated the Chairman of the Plateau State Traditional Council Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba on the occasion of his 68th birthday. The Governor in a message by his Director of Press and Public Affairs Dr. Makut Simon Macham described the Royal […]
KADUNA BUDGET 2020: Civil Society Raises Alarm Over Town Hall Meeting
13 civil society organisations under the aegis of Concerned Civil Society in Kaduna on Thursday raised concerns over Kaduna State 2020 draft budget’s planned town hall meeting. Political Adviser to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Ben Kure, had in a letter of invitation sent to the Co-chairman (citizen arm) of Open Government Partnership (OGP), Mustapha Jumare, said, […]
Climate Action: CALPED sets to plant 10 million trees in Kaduna
Proposes Collaboration With National Forestry Research Institute. A multi-stakeholder project to plant 10 million economic trees in Kaduna state in the next six years is in the works towards enhancing the state’s vegetal cover, in accordance with the renewed global campaign against climate change. Head, Social and Enterprise Development of the Coalition of Associations for […]