There are three universities in Akwa Ibom State. While two of them-University of Uyo and Akwa Ibom University of Technology- are conventional and impart knowledge on applied and social sciences, the third, ‘University of Thought’ is a roads...
The body charged with regulating the foods, drug and cosmetics sector in Nigeria is the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In this interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND’s RUTH CHOJI, the agency’s Director-Gen...
Interventions by the Anglican and Catholic Churches in Enugu State over wage dispute between Labour and the government appear to have yielded little dividend as the Governor Sullivan Chime-led administration seems bent on defying demands by distraught ...
Stick meat is a Nigerian finger food/quick snack. It is very similar to kebabs, the main difference would be the size since stick meat is cubed meat on toothpicks and not the long sticks kebabs come on. Basically, you can call them miniature kebabs. In...
Since the 80s when the economy nosedived and people’s purchasing power dwindled, there has been an increase in the demand for imported partially used cars and parts in Nigeria’s automobile industry. And though government has on several occa...
In this interview with RUTH TENE NATSA, Abdullahi Dan-alkali, who represents Zuru, Fakai Sakaba , Danko/Wasagun constituency in the House of Representatives, is of the view that military interventions led to the political quagmire that Nige...
Abuja, like the commercial city of Lagos with unmerous shops, is flooded with private primary and secondary schools. Owners of these schools which are strewn all over the city, set their eyes on the parents, like commercial banks would target prospecti...
Education is regarded as the bedrock of any society, hence its importance to national development cannot be overemphasised. Any society that is serious about development must therefore educate its citizenry. It is against this background that the...
The beauty and serenity that are synonymous with Abuja are fast being eroded by have converted available under bridge spaces crisscrossing the city to their businesses premises. However, the illegal conversion of underground spaces to business centres ...
Samson Siasia has been fired as Nigeria coach after he failed to qualify the Super Eagles for the Nations Cup next year in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon for the first time in 25 years. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have ordered a committee ...
Indication emerged yesterday that the chief justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher might have replaced the minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, as a member of the committee to advise the Supreme Court on the tenure elongation suit before it. Adok...
Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has called on the political class and various ethnic groups in the state not to allow their selfish interest to mar the 2015 polls.The governor who gave the advice when the people of Anioma nation paid him a...
No fewer than 550 pilgrims from Niger State who paid their Hajj fare through a private travel and tours agency yesterday protested the failure of the firm to airlift them to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj. The protest by the stranded pilgrims ...
The Hope Arewa Development Initiative (HADI) has kicked against move by the Kaduna State government to expand the sum of N238 million to purchase 34 units of Toyota Camry cars for the 34 members of the state House of Assembly. The group, wh...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday dispelled report in the media that he failed to attend the Commonwealth Forum in Perth, Western Australia where he was to deliver a scheduled speech, saying the said report was mischievous and misleading. A stateme...