The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, is a serving corps member. According to reports by the TheCable, an online newspaper, this follows a claim by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a civil society organisation, that Musawa is…
Onuminya Ochowechi in sokoto The Sokoto State government and the United Nation Children Fund, (UNICEF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate over 132,000 Almajiris and adolescent girls into western education. Addressing journalists after signing the document, A’ishatu Dantsoho, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, said the programme would cover the 23…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, to commence a 90-day pre-retirement leave. The directive was announced in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement also approved the…
A former Head of Service (HoS) in Cross River state, Dr. Chris Ita, is dead. His death was announced in a letter by the family, dated August 18, and addressed to the President General of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), an umbrella body for old boys of Government College, Keffi, in Nasarawa state, where the…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state , has announced the reduction of school fees in state owned tertiary institutions. In 2021, the former administration of ex- governor Nasir El- Rufai increased school fees in state tertiary institutions amid protests by students and cries by parents. At a press conference on Monday at the government house,…
An Air force jet was reported to have bombed several communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state, according to reports by THISDAY newspapers. Many people were reportedly injured while property were destroyed. According to report, Chikuba and Kwaki communities were the worst hit by the bombardment which took said to have taken place…
