Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has approved the implementation of new salary structure for doctors, with the aim of attaining an efficient health care system for the citizens of the state. Dankwambo disclosed this during the flag-o...
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has ordered an immediate suspension of the recruitment of lawyers, engineers and other allied professionals into the service of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This according to the FCC follows seri...
Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam yesterday submitted 23 names of Local Government Caretaker committee chairmen to the Benue State House of Assembly for screening. The 23 local government chairmen, five of which have retained their former positions, ...
Mr. Hakeem Belo-Osagie, the chairman of Etisalat Nigeria, will on Thursday unveil Metropole magazine before the crème of the Nigerian society at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. Among those expected to grace the event are the Secretary to the Gover...
The Federal Government has abolished payment for electricity metres by consumers, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, has disclosed. Amadi who disclosed this in Abuja yesterday said provision has been made ...
The Senate yesterday mandated the Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC) to recover over N1.17billion fine imposed on MTN, Etisalat ,Airtel and Globacom for poor service delivery. Nonetheless, NCC demanded N2billion to enable it monitor quality of...
Following her 12-month emergency time line to correct the misalignments in gas to power aspirations, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has directed a team of gas experts to commence a one-week tour of all gas installatio...
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose to their highest in 21-months to $37.02 billion by May 14, from $36.66 billion at the end of last month, the latest figures from the central bank showed yesterday. Forex reserves in Africa’s biggest ...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday lamented the failure of the nation’s textile industries, urging the Federal Government to revive the sector as way of boosting jobs creation and expanding the country’s economy. The gove...
Though it may sound unreasonable and unbelievable, studies have shown however that rapid national development can be achieved through application of mathematics on the national economy. Statistics have shown that mathematics is closely knitted and has ...
The federal government has said that machineries have been put in place to stamp out the drop out syndrome currently ravaging the education sector. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Education, Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike at the 12th Girls&rsq...
Minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, yesterday said University of Abuja is a typical system failure which requires urgent attention and serious overhauling. Rufa’i who disclosed this at the on-going Ministerial Platform on Ke...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is putting in place modalities towards ensuring that disaster management is incorporated into secondary school curriculum. The director general of NEMA, Mohammed Sani Cedi, disclosed this in Abuja at a re...
The persistent efforts by the Zamfara State government to redeem the standard of primary education system in the state are now taking positive shape. For the past one year since assumption of office, Governor Abubakar Yari has repeatedly expressed worr...
Katsina, like most states of the federation, is grappling with challenges posed by youth unemployment. Though it is seen as a common phenomenon, the seemingly good news however is that, the state government has now come up with measures aimed at addres...