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Some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) in Adamawa State say the current impasse in the party is a creation of the governors in a bid to enthrone one of theirs as a presidential candidate come 2015. At a press briefing in Abuja, the elders s...
The chairman Nigeria Governors Forum and governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amechi has said that if leaders in Nigeria want peace they must work towards sustainable development and ensure equitable distribution of resources. Amaechi who was a guest s...
Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa on Saturday called on PDP members in the state to support the Presidential Committee set up to reconcile factions of the party. Nyako made the call while addressing party supporters at a solidarity rally in Yola, say...
Elder statesman and Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano has said for Nigeria to move forward change, the country needs“a revolution, a cultural revolution, a chang...
The Niger Delta Elders Forum (NDEF) has said that President Goodluck Jonathan should not count on the support of people of the South-South geo-political zone in 2015 if he fails to address their demands. The elders, in statement in Port Harcourt, signe...
Kaduna State Governor Mukhtar Ramallan Yero has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ishaq Hamza Dan’Mahawayi as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Alhaji Dan’Mahawayi takes over from Alhaji Abdullahi Samaila Yakawada who was th...
The governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, yesterday revealed that his decision to dissolve the State Executive Council was to refocus, reenergise and reinvigorate governance in the state. Fayemi said his action was to put in place a more virile an...
As the controversy over the prolonged absence of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime continues to reverberate in the country, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has stated that the governor will be back shortly. In a press sta...
The presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the 2011 presidential election, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, on Thursday expressed optimistic that merger talks among opposition parties in Nigeria would succeed and dislodge the Peoples...
Gov. Umar Al-makura of Nasarawa State has re-assured the people of the state of his administration’s plan to renovate public schools. This is contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Special Assistant on Media, Alhaji Sani Mairiga, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
According to the statement, the governor is worried about the dilapidated state of public schools and is determined to upgrade them to appreciable standards. ''Gov. Umar Al-makura is committed more than ever before to uplift the standard of education in primary, post-primary schools and tertiary institutions in the state.
''That is why he took the responsibility of paying the registration fees of final year students of secondary schools wishing to write the NECO examinations,'' the statement quoted the governor as saying.
It recalled that prior to the advent of the present administration, most of the schools in the state were neglected thereby exposing the school buildings to reptiles and questionable characters.
It also said that more than N2 billion was budgeted for schools' rehabilitation in 2013, pointing out that this was done to underscore the governor's seriousness in the development of the education sector.
The statement said Al-makura urged all teachers, students, and pupils to re-double their efforts and co-operate with the government in its quest to improve education in the state. It, however, warned heads of schools not to collecting illegal fees from students, adding that anyone caught would face the wrath of the law. (NAN)
Gov. Umar Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday said that the state government would invest N5 billion on the construction of a power substation in Lafia to boost electricity supply. Al-makura, who disclosed this at a meeting with experts in th...
As the prolonged absence of Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime continues to generate concern, a pro-democracy association under the auspices of Save Enugu Group (SEG) has urged the state government to quickly constitute a delegation to pay a visit to ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday read the riot act to Ministers, with a marching orders that they either sit up and produce results as promised Nigerians during his 2011 election campaign or resign their positions. There had been speculation about...
Following the dissolution of the Adamawa State Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the cancellation of the congresses it held by the party leadership, palpable tension has enveloped the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ...
Anxiety has gripped Adamawa State as two parallel Chairmen of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerges yesterday with each claiming to be the legally substantive Chairman in the state. The confusion in the state arises following the declaration by the Na...