The Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas has inaugurated an advisory committee to guide the state government on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgement which granted financial autonomy for local government councils in the country. Inaugurating the on Monday at the Government House, Jalingo, the governor urged the committee to come up with a roadmap…
Beginning from this year, every polytechnic student must undergo a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) before graduation. The Executive Secretary of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr. Idris Bugaje, announced this at a press conference at the board’s head office on Monday in Kaduna. He also said the recently approved schemes of service for the polytechnic…
Gunmen suspected to be fulani herdsmen have killed 13 people in separate attacks on Benue communities on Sunday. According to locals, 12 people were reportedly killed in Egwuma in Agatu, and one displaced person returning from a farm in Gwer West LGAs of the state. Some locals who spoke to journalists on Monday in a…
The federal government has distributed 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) to address the economic hardship in the country. The minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this at a press conference on Monday at the end of the federal executive council meeting (FEC) at…
