Nyesom Wike, former Supervising Minister of Education has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State at the party’s primary election held in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital on Monday. At the event, which was conducted under tight security, 17 aggrieved aspirants from the party stayed away as they were…
President Jonathan Reshuffles Cabinet
President Goodluck Jonathan has reshuffled the federal cabinet leading to the emergence of Nurudeen Mohammed, Second Minister of State for Foreign Affairs as the Supervising Minister of Information until a substantive minister would be named. Mohammed made this announcement at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday following the directive of…
Jonathan Confirms Seven Ministers Leaving Cabinets
President Goodluck Jonathan, on October 15 announced the names of ministers who have indicated their interests to quit his cabinet to pursue their ambition of becoming governors in their various states. Those he mentioned include Labaran Maku, Information Minister from Nasarawa State; Onyebuchi Chukwu, Health Minister from Ebonyi and Emeka Wogu, Labour Minister from Abia…
Maku, Wike, Others Set to Resign As Ministers
There are strong indications that about five serving Ministers in President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet are now ready to resign their appointment and formally join governorship race in their various states ahead of the 2015 general elections. The Ministers include Labaran Maku, Minister of Information; Musiliu Obanikoro, Minister of State for Defence; Emeka Wogu, Labour Minister;…
FG Releases Unity Schools’ Admission List
The federal government has announced the release of the 2014 admission list into Federal Unity Colleges across the country. Announcing the result, Nyesom Wike, Minister of Education directed all prospective candidates to check their admission status online at http://www.fmeinterviewtest.com. The Minister stated that merit would henceforth be a major requirement in admitting students into the…
Common Entrance: Students to Undergo Second Test for Federal Government Colleges
The National Examinations Council, NECO, says it will conduct another test for candidates who pass its Common Entrance Examination held nationwide on Saturday to select the best for admission into Federal Government Colleges. Nyesom Wike, the Supervising Minister of Education, made the announcement on Saturday when he monitored the ongoing Common Entrance examination in some…
EDUCATION KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – WIKE
The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has said that a robust education system was a key to achieving a holistic national development. Wike made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of a four-day capacity building workshop for primary school teachers in the South East held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday. The workshop was…
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