President Bola Tinubu, has urged universities to partner industries and entrepreneurs in their researches to commercialize their ideas. Speaking on Saturday at the 43rd convocation ceremony of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state, he noted that Nigerian universities have contributed immensely to research and development, hence the need for them to partner industries…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah condemned in the strongest term, the murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto, by some Muslim students for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. In a statement on Thursday in Sokoto, Kukah called on the authorities…
The Coalition of Indigenous Ethnic Nationalities (CIEN) says the time for restructuring Nigeria is now considering the faulty political and socio-economic problems threatening the corporate existence of the country. The group stated this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. The statement was jointly signed by Benjamin Okaba (Chairman), Timothy B. Gandu (Co-chairman) and Nubari…
The governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong has said that criminal activities, occasioned by killings and destruction are being given ethno-religious connotations. Many communities, especially in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state had come under attacks by bandits, with several people killed while houses and farm lands were destroyed. In a…
President of the Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria (RCCN) in Taraba state, Rev. Bulus Yerima, accused the state government for not doing much to stop the killings by bandits in communities in Ussa Local Government Area of the state. Many people have been reportedly killed in several communities in Ussa LGA in attacks by…
The Kaduna state government has empowered 4,912 women under its poverty alleviation programme – ” A Kori Talauchi”. Ayuba Bello, Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, disclosed this at an interaction with journalists on Thursday at the NUJ press Centre, Kaduna. Bello also said the government had supported 100 food…
