The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has charged the 226 public tertiary institutions statutorily benefiting from its interventions to inculcate efficient service delivery to ensure Nigerian higher institutions compete favourably with the best in the world. The fund warned that its desire to achieve results, in line with its mandate, could be jeopardized if beneficiary... Read More
We join ruling party to rebuild Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. They were accompanied to the Presidential Villa by the Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention... Read More
How ex-Skye Bank chair tried to influence report, blackmail force *Captain Hosa writes AGF, EFCC Following allegations of corruption and manipulation against billionaire businessman, Captain Idahosa Okunbo by a former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc., Mr. Tunde Ayeni, the Nigeria Police Force, which investigated the matter, have released their report, where... Read More
THE National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, weekend, trained over 100 farmers on irrigation rice farming in Niger State ahead of 2021 dry season farming. This was made known by the Coordinator, NALDA, Niger State, Aminu Umaru while speaking with journalists about the training in the Tunga Gana community in Paikoro local government area of... Read More
The Minister of Defence, Major General Salihi Magashi (rtd), has said that Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings. He said this on Monday at a National Defence and Security Summit organised by the Defence Headquarters themed ‘Promoting Kinetic Operations as a Major Plank for Counter... Read More
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said the first civilian governor of the State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, will continue to live in the hearts of Lagosians and Nigerians at large till eternity. Governor Sanwo-Olu said the legacy left behind by the late Jakande would remain with Lagosians for a long... Read More
•Wants Nigeria to acquire nuclear power A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately adopt the report of the 2014 National Conference convoked by former President Goodluck Jonathan, which recommended that the country should be restructured to enhance governance. Akinyemi, who was... Read More
Members of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will today begin their two-day meeting in Abuja amid concerns of rising inflationary pressure and worsening unemployment. The committee is expected to review the domestic and external macroeconomic conditions and financial markets developments since its last meeting in January and provide forward guidance... Read More
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said perpetrators of the violence that led to the death of three persons in Omuo-Ekiti during Saturday’s Ekiti East Constituency 1 House of Assembly by-election will be charged with murder today. The governor, who paid a condolence visit to the palace of Olomuo of Omuo Ekiti, Oba Noah... Read More
No fewer than 11 state governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab after taking delivery of their consignments from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the news team investigation has revealed. The news team gathered that while some of the governors asked their deputies and health commissioners to launch the... Read More