The Katsina State government has set December 2012 as deadline to halt the transmission of poliomyelitis in the state. Commissioner forHealth, Alhaji Garba Yammama,told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that Katsina still leads in poliomyelitis infection in the count...
In a letter made available to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND The SUG stated in clear terms that “we the student union government representatives were not duly consulted before such a decision was taken.” The letter signed by Nanlop Maya and Lucky P. Di...
Members of the AkwaIbomState House of Assembly at their plenary session yesterday, confirmed the nomination of Mrs. Valerie Ebe, as the state’s new deputy governor. GovernorGodswillAkpabio’s letter requesting the House to confirm the nomine...
Nigerian students and state governments have continued to pay through their nose to study in foreign universities. But the universities have adopted various strategies to meek the applicants. The latest victim is a state in the South-West state, which ...
Last Sunday’s bomb blast at St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Anguwar Yero, Malali in Kaduna State, is one among the many senseless killings in the state and some parts of northern Nigeria, since the insurgency of the dreaded Boko Haram sect. MID...
The importance of sustainable power supply to Nigeria’s economic growth and aspirations cannot be overemphasised. And very critical to President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda are a number of initiatives that will swiftly improve...
Rocks are one of the beauties of nature. They offer numerous social and economic potential when maximally utilised – from tourists’ attraction site to relaxation spot; and the list goes on. However, the Kwatarkwashi rock in Zamfara State, s...
Recently, the new leadership of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) held a two-day air safety seminar designed purposely to make the nation’s airspace safer and more secured. An array of aviation professionals were assembled and tried to bend thei...
Hon. Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi, representing Ezeagu/Udi federal constituency of Enugu State, is the Chairman, House Committee on Works. In this interview with Ruth choji, he urges the federal government to increase the funding for road projects. He also says ...
The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar and the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Ekpenyong Ita, close down the Kogi State House of Assembly pending the report of its mediation in...
For lack of evidence, the House of Representatives is set to exonerate the embattled Farouk Lawan from the $620,000 bribery allegation leveled against him by billionaire oil magnate, Mr. Femi Otedola, LEADERSHIP reports. Also, the Gambo Dan-Musa led Ho...
The Boko Haram sect has allegedly offered a ceasefire through dialogue with the federal government on the condition that the government will arrest and prosecute the former governor of Borno, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, according to an online report moni...
The Police Serious Fraud Unit (SFU) yesterday commenced the interrogation of some arrested oil marketers, but feelers from the Force headquarters showed that the suspects were unable to defend specific allegations leveled against them in the docu...
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has decried the dwindling state of the aviation sector and resolved to spearhead the move for a holistic approach to salvage the sector. The forum also mandated its committee on security to find a lasting solution to ...
The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday set up a stakeholders’ committee to examine the deplorable state of education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Briefing State House correspondents yesterday at the end of NEC meeting pre...