Coalition advocates 15% of national budget for education
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called on the government to adopt 15 per cent of national budget to education in the 2022 budget. Mr…
NUJ task Govt.on Media friendly environment
By NAN The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged the Federal, state and local governments in the country to provide a media friendly environment for the solidification and advancement…
Bandits attack Convoy of Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje
There was a gun duel between securityoperatives attached to the convoy ofKano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi UmarGanduje, and some heavily armedbandits along Shema in Katsina State ontheir way back to…
Electricity: FG pledges commitment to increasing power supply
By NAN The Federal Ministry of Power says it is focused on increasing the power supply in the country to boost economic activities and meet the demands of other consumers.…
Experts brainstorm on power sector at N-POD
By NAN Experts in the power sector are in a summit in Abuja to brainstorm about the challenges facing the country’s power sector and how to address them. The experts…
FG, stakeholders advocate funding of ICT infrastructure in schools
The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders have called for more commitment to the funding of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructures to advance technological studies in schools. They…
I’ll provide quality, responsible leadership – Wakilin Eggon Karu
By NAN Chief Adoji Aku-Aliku, the new Wakilin Eggon in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has pledged to provide quality and responsible leadership that would promote peaceful co-existence.…
N300 Suya: Trader in court for using fake N1,000
A 28-year-old trader, Pious Amos, on Monday appeared in an Upper Area Court, Zuba, Abuja, for allegedly using fake N1,000 to buy suya. The police charged Amos, who lives in…
SON committee to tackle Nigeria’s poor maintenance culture
By NAN The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), through its National Mirror Committee on Facility Management is making plans to boost Nigeria’s maintenance culture to ensure quality and safety of…
I don’t want to die for killing Super TV CEO, Chidinma begs for forgiveness
Amid cries, the University of Lagos undergraduate said, “I regret killing Mr Ataga. I don’t know what my future holds but I don’t want to die. Please, I don’t want…
JAMB suspends use of USSD for checking results directs candidates to check results through portal
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has directed candidates in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has…
JAMB directs candidates to check results through portal
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has directed candidates in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has…
NYSC tasks NUJ on nationalism, unity, peaceful co-existence
By NANThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and media practitioners to allow the spirit of nationalism and unity to reflect in their…
Rail transport generates N5.79bn from 2019 – NBS
Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. It said this in the “Rail…
2m Nigerians receive COVID-19 jabs
More than two million Nigerians have received the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency declared in Abuja on Thursday. Its Executive Director, Dr…