No record of National Honour awardees – Perm Sec
ABUJA—The Senate was, yesterday, told that the Federal Government does not have the required database to ascertain, since inception, the total number of recipients of National Honours awarded in the country.
Transformation of the transport sector
WHEN the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris A. Umar, was appointed in July 2011, he made it very clear that President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda would be the major anchor of the transport sector.
Flamingoes whitewash Azerbaijan 11 – 0
Flamingoes are whitewashed the Azerbaijan team in the on going of the FIFA U-17 female World Cup.
Obama vows to stop Iran’s nuclear weapon plan
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama will tell the United Nations Tuesday that the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, according to excerpts from his speech. He also planned to address the Middle East turmoil sparked by an offensive anti-Islam Internet video and the killing of […]
Man, 20, remanded in prison for defiling girl, 6
A 20-year-old man, Rafiu Tijani, was on Monday remanded in prison custody by an Oyo Magistrates’ Court, over the defilement of a minor.
Garlands for Madam First Lady (2)
She has been ‘walking the talk’ because under her watch, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has recorded the highest number of women holding some of the most strategic portfolios ranging from Finance, Petroleum, Education, Aviation, Housing, Communications, Environment and, of course, Women Affairs. Additionally, women are also junior ministers in Defence,the Federal Capital Territory and Foreign Affairs, bringing the total number to 11 female ministers.
