10,000 Nigerians exposed to rabies annually – Report
Dr Simon Enem, a Veterinary Doctor, on Wednesday in Abuja quoted the World Health Organisation (WHO) as saying that no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians were exposed to rabies annually.
Ebonyi to close down 328 illegal schools
EBONYI State Government yesterday disclosed that of the 494 illegal and substandard schools identified by the committee set up to flush out such schools from the education sector, only 328 would be closed down for their inability to either upgrade their standards or follow laid down rules and regulation.
LASU students protest increase in tuition
Students of the Lagos State University Ojo, have Thursday morning, embarked on a protest over the planned increase in tuition by the authorities of the school.
Fuel subsidy: NNPC suspends deductions from federation account
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has suspended further deductions from the Federation Account in the name of subsidies for petroleum products which the state governments described as illegal and vehemently objected to.
Election tribunal: Aggrieved candidates appeal to court registrar
SOME of the aggrieved candidates in the 2011 April National and State House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, whose cases are still pending at the election petitions tribunal, have appealed to the Chief Registrar of Court of Appeal for his intervention in ensuring that their petitions were given adequate attention before the expiration of the life of the tribunal.
BUDGET 2011: Why we stopped Jonathan – Tambuwal
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwwal, yesterday revealed why the House of Representatives rejected President Jonathan’s request to alter the approved 2011 budget three months to the end of the fiscal year 2011.
