Chime raises Corps members allowances by 120 per cent
GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has ordered the immediate increase of allowances due to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC members serving in the state from N4,000 to N10,000.
Pope condemns gay marriage
Pope Benedict XVI condemned gay marriage on Friday in a speech to bishops from the United States after the US state of Maryland last week became the eighth in the nation to legalise same-sex unions.
FG approves N30bn for farmers enhancement scheme
The Federal Government has approved N30 billion for the implementation of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES) to Small Scale farmers in the country, an official said.
Joining the TASUED debate(2)
SHOULD we continue to produce graduates whose certificates cannot get them good jobs or secure admission for higher degrees in other tertiary institutions across the globe?
100 soldiers, two helicopters used in failed hostage rescue bid
Around a hundred troops, military trucks and two helicopters were deployed in a failed hostage rescue bid in Sokoto in which an Italian and Briton were killed, witnesses said on Friday.
Dankwambo and the task of making Gombe viable
THE need to stimulate the socio-economic growth and development of Gombe State has been the cardinal objective of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo right from the day he declared interest in the governorship of the state. Accordingly, all the projects embarked upon since assumption of office on May 29,2011 have been tailored in that direction.
