The Kaduna state government has banned the transportation of livestock from the state to other parts of the country as part of steps to address its security challenges. The government also prohibits the transportation of livestock from other parts of the country to state. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna…
The Zamfara police command has confirmed the abduction of 73 students by bandits in an attack from Government Day Secondary School in Kaya, Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums were said to have invaded the school around 11am on Wednesday, and abducted the students to an unknown location. The Zamfara state governor,…
The Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba has dismissed speculations about plots to impeach, the state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong. The persistent attacks and killings in communities in Plateau state had pitted the governor and the lawmakers, fueling rumours of plots to impeach the governor. The house had earlier issued a two…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the minister of power, Alhaji Saleh Mamman and the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, announced the sacking of the two ministers in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said the minister of environment, Mohammed Abubakar has been redeployed to the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cancelled the general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Speaking at a virtual meeting by the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, the registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said tertiary institutions across the country have chosen different cut-off marks for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has sacked all the members of the State Executive Council and other political appointees in the state. The sacking was announced on Monday by the governor at the end of an expanded Exco meeting at the Government House, Lafia. Sule expressed gratitude to all the political appointees for their sacrifices…
