Maliki Umar, Kano State Commissioner for Justice, on Monday, disclosed that the state government has approved over N17 million for the purchase of JAMB forms and training of candidates who will sit for the examination. This was disclosed after the State’s Executive Council Meeting. Umar said it was also approved at the meeting that over…
Afghanistan Unveils Unity Government
Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, has announced a unity cabinet, three months after he was sworn in. The names of twenty five ministers were unveiled at a ceremony in Kabul presided over by president Ghani and government chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah. The announcement followed heated negotiations between the two former opponents who decided to work together…
Attack On Baga Deadliest Ever – Amnesty International
The recent massacre of civilians in Baga and surrounding towns by Boko Haram terrorists has been described as the deadliest since 2009 when the group began its attacks in north east Nigeria. Amnesty International made the statement today in a statement. Armed Boko Haram militants had launched a major attack on the town torching hundreds…
Southern Kaduna To Get New University
Ramalan Yero, Kaduna State governor, has announced the establishment of a state-owned University of Technology in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. Yero made this announcement as the guest of honour at the annual Kagoro Cultural Day also known as Afan Day Festival, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna. “In view of…
President Jonathan Speaks at New Year
New Year Broadcast to the Nation by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Jjanuary 1, 2015 Dear Great People of our nation, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation…
Banks Shut Over Security Threats in Imo
Bank in Okigwe town, Imo State have been shut for the past two weeks due to threats of imminent raid from criminals. It was reported that after soldiers who were drafted to the town at the height of kidnapping and insecurity about four years ago were withdrawn, security situation in the town became an issue of public…
APC Guber Primaries: Voting Still Ongoing In Lagos
Delegates from seven out of the twenty local government areas of Lagos State have so far voted in the ongoing primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. The local government areas that have voted and the number of delegates from each one is Epe: 291; Badagry: 305; Ikorodu: 498; Ibeju-Lekki: 189;…
‘APC Will Win Rivers Governorship Election’
– Chris Finebone, publicity secretary, APC, Rivers State What are the chances of the APC clinching the governorship seat of the state in the 2015 governorship election? If you follow the recent history of Rivers State, you will realise that we all came into government on the platform of PDP, and a combination of so…
‘Government not owing Doctors’ -LASG
The Lagos State Government, LASG on Sunday reiterated that it has paid the salaries of all its employees, doctors inclusive, as and when due. Some doctors working in the State Government’s hospitals had early last week staged a demonstration alleging that the State Government owed them an unspecified amount of money covering their salaries for…
APC Condemns Devaluation Of the Naira
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has criticized the Central Bank Of Nigeria, CBN, for the devaluation of the Naira, describing the development as not healthy for Nigeria’s economy. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary of the APC said that the devaluation of the currency has its implications on the…
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