The federal government has imposed a seven-year embargo on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The minister of education, Dr. Tunji Alausa announced this at a briefing with ourselves after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The minister cited the proliferation…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman In the sun-scorched streets of most state capitals in the North, young boys weave through traffic, balancing trays of wares on their heads or in their hands. Their faces glisten with sweat beneath an unforgiving sky. Young girls haul water for the tenth time that day, their school uniforms neatly folded…
The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating insecurity in the state. The governor made the commendation on Tuesday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum, however, called for more …
Chairman of the senate committee on labour, employment, and productivity, Diket Plang has alleged that foreign armed groups, working with local collaborators, are behind the recent killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. In a statement on Monday, Plang, who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District, described the attacks as “heinous” and a threat to the…
There was protest in the Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis on Monday evening following the alleged killing of a young man by operatives of the special joint task force, set up to tackle urban crime and drug abuse. The task force, comprising personnel of the army, police, Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law…
Three persons, including a pastor, have been killed in fresh attacks by bandits on Suwa and Ding’ak communities, Mushere chiefdom of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. The attacks were said to have occurred on Friday August 8, around 2pm. Kefas Mallai, Chairman of Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, confirmed the killings in an interview…
