Taraba state governor Agbu Kefas has said that he inherited an empty treasury from his predecessor, Darius Ishaku. Speaking on Monday while declaring open a five-day workshop on professional development for secretaries in ministry, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in Jalingo, the state capital, the governor said, despite the challenging financial situation, he made sure that…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 189 undeveloped plots of land in the FCT to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. According to The Punch newspapers, the Director of Information and Communication at the FCT Administration, Muhammad Sule, disclosed…
The National Board for Technical Education has called for a compulsory 50 per cent inclusion of skill acquisition in the curriculum for secondary school students. This, NBTE said would help the students to have a better understanding of their interests and abilities, and improve them in decision-making, thereby leading to their personal and professional development….
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the abduction of some female students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara, saying it a great set back to girl child education. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the forum called on the federal government to ensure that the students are released unharmed. The students were abducted in…
Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the payment of N50,000 medical allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to schools across the state. The Taraba state Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Zainab Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. She said the governor also approved N25,000 as accommodation allowance…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state, said it will appeal the tribunal judgement which affirmed the election of Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as duly elected governor of the state. The party asked its members not to despair over the judgment of the tribunal which dismissed the petition by the…
