Kaduna denies loss of N560m SURE-P fund
THE Kaduna State Government, yesterday, denied allegations by the state House of Assembly that N560 million from Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, fund was missing from the state’s coffers.
Tribunal orders Usen to appear before it
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday ordered a former FCT Minister, retired Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni, appear before it on July 16.
Rotary, Gates Foundation to raise $525m for polio eradication
With few countries including Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan remaining polio-endemic, global effort to eradicate the disease is yielding the expected results as Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationTuesday announced an extension of their existing fundraising partnership that could generate up to US$525 million fund for polio eradication.
FG registers 10m farmers in 2013
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said on Tuesday that not less than 10 million farmers had been registered in 2013 under the Growth Enhancement Support scheme (GES).
Flying Eagles depart for Istanbul for final group match
The Flying Eagles have departed Kayseri on Tuesday for Istanbul, where they will play their final Group B game against South Korea, at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
FG plans census of out-of-school children
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I has said Nigeria would conduct a head count of out-of-school children in 2014
