Yenagoa—In a bid to save the Ijaw language from extinction, Bayelsa State Government has awarded scholarships to 110 teachers to study Ijaw at the state Niger Delta University, NDU.

Nigeria’s quest for economic growth and development attained important milestones in the last 12 months, with the power sector, capital market, ports, agriculture and foreign direct investments recording significant improvements.

The prevailing peace in Oguta was badly shattered on Sunday, following the shooting of two mobile policemen and abduction of a prominent son of the community, Mr. Emeka Aseme, by suspected kidnappers.

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko has said that smuggling of rice and other edible items through Seme and Idiroko borders has reduced following an increase in revenue profile of the two border posts.

Bauchi—Following the kidnap of seven foreigners in Jama’re Local Government Area of Bauchi State last weekend, security has now been beefed up in Bauchi metropolis, especially around the Triacta Nigeria Limited, a construction company handling the Bauchi International Airport.