THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave insight into how corruption in the nation’s educational sector had weakened the sector, leading to low efficiency, wastage and misappropriation of resources, low quality service delivery.

The reports on Federal Government (FGN) Staff Unions of Federal Polytechnics (ASUP, SSANIP and NASU) 2001 Renegotiation and also the three unions of the Federal Colleges of Education have been submitted by the chairmen of the FGN Teams to the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Ominiyi Egwu.

Parents have been advised to breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months of their early life to protect them against childhood illnesses.

TWO thousands women Ebonyi state will in no distant time commence training on the modern techniques of potato farming as well as various methods of processing, packaging and usage of potato as a major staple food and cash crop in Nigeria.

Federal lawmaker representing Buruku Federal Constituency at the lower arm of the National Assembly Mr. Orker Jev has described the Nigerian political class as the bane of the nation’s democratic process.

THE newly posted British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bob Dewar, has said the ongoing investigation in the banking sector in Nigeria is a welcome development which will restore confidence in the nation’s economy as well as the continent in general.

By Aliyu Dangida Dutse -The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISEC) has slated February 13, 2010 to conduct elections into the 27 local government councils in the state. This was disclosed by the Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission,  Dr. Alili Galadima, while speaking with newsmen in Dutse at the end of a meeting between the […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA – Pensioners in Anambra state are facing hard times following non payment of their pensions since April this year by the State Local Government Staff Pensions Board. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Chief Aloysius Igboanugo, who dropped the hint, said the problem was caused by the on going verification exercise […]

Awka – A People Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Anambra state, Chief Mike Okoye, says PDP still has a solid grip of Anambra in spite of claims by other political parties that they have strong backing. “PDP has no rival in this state,” Okoye, a former PDP senatorial aspirant in the 2007 election in Anambra, […]

KANO – The Kano State Commissioner of Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Alhaji Ibrahim Garba has called on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Achaba, operating in the state, to adhere strictly to road traffic code to safeguard the lives and property of the people. Garba made the call when he visited the headquarters of the state […]