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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…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to take more aggressive action against terrorists unleashing mayhem in Plateau state. The order came following the killing of over 30 people in Mangu Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Saturday, the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen….

President Bola Tinubu has announced the dissolution of governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. A statement on Monday by the Director, Information at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, said the chief executive officers of the affected agencies are directed to…

Twenty five people were on Sunday abducted by gunmen during a Church service at Bege Baptist Church, Madala, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, disclosed on Monday in Kaduna. Hayab said the criminals invaded the Church during the…

The Kaduna based Marshall Katung Foundation (MKF) has asked  Governor Nasir El-Rufai to reduce tuition fees in state government owned tertiary institutions to enable indigent students to acquire education. Founder of MKF, Mr. Sunday Katung, a former member of House of Representatives and the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state…

The Supreme Court will on Friday,  deliver judgment on the Plateau, Kano, Zamfara, Bauchi, Lagos  and Ebonyi governorship appeals. Governors of the three states –  Caleb Mutfwang (of Plateau) and Abba Yusuf (of Kano) and Dauda Lawal (of Zamfara), are challenging  the nullifications of their elections at the Appeal  Court while  the appeal for Bauchi,…