The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has suspended the foreign scholarship component of its intervention for lecturers in public tertiary institutions. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, spokesperson of TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, cited the excessive cost of training in foreign institutions as one of the reasons for the suspension of the scheme. He added…
By Patience Dombin, Jos There was massive voter turnout for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency by-election in Plateau state. AmazingTimes Correspondent who visited some polling units in Kabong- Gada Biu, in Jos North Local Government Area, reports that a large number of people came out to vote. Accreditation and voting were conducted simultaneously, a development which…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested one Jubril Musa, said to be a major arms dealer supplying arms to bandits in Plateau state. In a statement on Thursday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the NPF, said Musa was apprehended with a cache of weapons. He added that the suspect confessed to supplying arms to bandits…
Bandits have reportedly killed six people and injured eight others in an attack on Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The injured were said to have been rushed to the hospital for treatment. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday night. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police…
A coordinated covert operation by the Department of State Services (DSS) has led to the dismantling of a gunrunning syndicate operating in Kaduna State, recovering a cache of arms and ammunition and arresting key suspects. Governor Uba Sani, while reacting to the development, commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the DSS for their decisive intervention….
Oyale Adejo writes on the governorship candidates of the two leading political parties in Plateau state – the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The build-up to the 2023 general elections is getting intense as many political parties have conducted primary elections. All eyes are on the dominant political parties…
