The National Board for Technical Education has called for a compulsory 50 per cent inclusion of skill acquisition in the curriculum for secondary school students. This, NBTE said would help the students to have a better understanding of their interests and abilities, and improve them in decision-making, thereby leading to their personal and professional development….
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, lost his polling unit to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Local government elections. Announcing the results for the El-Rufai’s Angwan Sarki 001 polling unit, the Presiding Officer, Mohammed Sani said, in the Chairmanship election, the PDP scored 86 votes while the APC got 62 votes. Sani said…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has commended the Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani for restoring peace in the state. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call to the governor on Friday, Oluyede said Kaduna state has become safer and more peaceful since the governor assumed office in 2023. The army…
Controversial Indian Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik, Indian Islamic preacher banned in his country for alleged terrorism and money laundering arrived Nigeria on Monday on the invitation of sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. The Islamic cleric has come under attack by many Nigerians for referring to some officers of Nigerian Air Force he met at…
The Kaduna State Coordinator of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, Maryam Dangaji, has disclosed that over 40,000 girls have enrolled in the programme. In an interview with journalists on Friday in Kaduna, Dangaji said the girls also received conditional cash transfers of between N5,000 to N10,000 paid through their caregivers. She…
Survivors of Monday’s attack on Abuja- Kaduna train have recounted their ordeals on their hospital beds. On Monday, terrorists attacked a Kaduna bound train from Abuja said to be carrying over 800 passengers on board. The attack was said to have occurred at about 8pm on Monday when the terrorists detonated the rail track. Several…
