Former minister of information, Prof. Jerry Gana has said that the harsh economic policies of the Buhari administration has made Nigerians poor, jobless, frustrated and hopeless”. Gana, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), spoke on Saturday in Abuja, at a retreat organised by the Kogi state chapter of the Peoples Democratic…
The Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau State Council of Chiefs and Emirs, Da Jacob Buba, has urged parents to inculcate positive values and teachings that would make their children good citizens in the community. Speaking in his palace on Thursday at the coronation of Chief Samson Grimah as the new “Wakilin Mada…
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the North-west zone has expressed disappointment over the exclusion of indigenous Christian representation on the board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). President Bola Bola Tinubu recently constituted a 14-member board for the NWDC. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, North-West Zonal Chairman…
The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, has warned that in the next 10 to 20 years, university education will become irrelevant unless skills are imbedded into their curriculum. He asked the federal government to reposition the nation’s polytechnics to deliver on skills acquisition. Bugaje spoke in an…
Plateau State government has banned churches and mosques from blocking roads during worship. The government also demanded all worship centres to provide approvals of their worship places issued by the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) or face penalties. Blocking of roads by churches and mosques is a common feature in the state, especially, in Jos…
The Senate on Tuesday started the process of amending the Bank Employees Act to provide for the inclusion of staff of all financial institutions in the compulsory declaration of assets. Tagged, “A bill for an Act to amend the Bank employees etc. (declaration of assets) Act cap b1 laws of the federation 2010 and for…
