UNICEF’s Child Protection Specialist, Dr. Wilfred Mamah, has appealed to the Kaduna state government for more funding for the implementation of the child right protection law. Mamah made the appeal at the weekend in an interview with journalists in Kaduna during the training of lawyers for the implementation of the law. Kaduna state passed the…
The American International School Abuja (AISA) has refunded to government coffers, the fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state. Bello was said to have paid $760,910 in advance as fees for five of his children. The fees were allegedly paid from the coffers of the Kogi state government. The…
By Callistus Agwaza, in Jalingo The Chairman of Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba state, Dr. Jauro Hassan, says attention should be focused on the development of the grassroots as panacea for improving the living condition of the people. He stated this at the inauguration of supervisory councilors on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state…
The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state. Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi state government….
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Taraba government says it has concluded plans to distribute the first batch of tractors to farmers in the state ahead of the farming season to boost food production. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security Prof. Nicholas Namessan disclosed on Friday in Jalingo, while inspecting the assembling of 20 Cabrio…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that Nigerian universities have become mere incubators of ethnic jingoism. Speaking in an interview with Arise Tv on Thursday, Kukah said, Nigerian universities are no longer focused on academic pursuits but “have become playgrounds for the ambitions of the local…
