For an agency established to provide resources and the framework for the promotion of manpower development, these are certainly not the best of days for the Industrial Training Fund, ITF. At the beginning of the month, the headquarters of the agency in Jos, Plateau State, was locked down on account of a three-day strike masterminded by two unions.

In one of his town hall meetings with the people of Kaduna State, the Governor, Nasir El-Rufai stated among other things that he was set to tackle youth unemployment. To this end, he announced that every year, ten people would be recruited from each of the 255 wards in the state to work as vehicle inspection officers, traffic warders, and environmental inspectors adding that the first set will be initiated before the end of this year.

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development, Oladipupo Adebutu, believes the prevalent poverty in the country would be drastically reduced if attention is focused on rural development.

PRAYERS were daily offered for God’s intervention in the country at the ongoing 18th annual Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, as several eminent gospel ministers from various denominations led the daily expanding crowd of worshipers in supplication to intercede for the family, the church, leaders ,youth and the nation at large.

Governorship elections of Kogi and Bayelsa States have been the talking points since Sunday, November 22, 2015 when INEC announced the Kogi election as inconclusive. The sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu, who was coasting home to victory, created a lot of confusion .

Access to quality healthcare in Lagos has been the focus of the state government in the last 16 years. Unfortunately, the targets have not been met following many challenges including shortage of medical personnel, migration of patients from neighbouring states and the inability to design and plan for standard hospital facilities.

The proposal of N6trillion for Budget 2016 by the Federal Government has generated divergent views among economic experts in the country. While some economists called on government to embark on efficient taxation system to enhance more revenue generation for the economy, others said N6trillion proposal for expenditure in 2016 would not solve the crisis facing Nigeria’s economy.

Olympic champion Anthony Joshua defeated former kick-boxer Dillian Whyte to take the British heavyweight title on Saturday with a bruising seventh-round knockout and edge closer to a possible shot at the world crown.

Chief Ben Apugo was a member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the former ruling party at the centre.

In this interview, Apugo speaks on why he, alongside Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Governor Nyako of Adamawa State, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, quit the PDP. He also speaks on the fate of the APC in the South-East and the pro-Biafra quest by some Igbo elements, among other issues.

I had gone to collect some clothes from the tailor but they were not ready, so, I decided to wait. While he made finishing touches to them, we chatted away on the conduct of many artisans especially on their penchant for disappointing their clients. Suddenly, a little girl aged seven or eight ran into the shop.

Southern Ijaw local government area has again proved its uniqueness in Bayelsa State socio-political configuration. The council area, the biggest in the state in terms of landscape, has a coastline of approximately 60km on the Bight of Benin. It also had the highest number of militant camps in the Niger Delta at the height of militancy in the blighted region.

Nigerians, both at home and in Diaspora and, indeed, many foreign election observers, who monitored the recent elections conducted in Kogi and Bayelsa states, are perturbed and left wondering whether it is the same Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that received worldwide commendation over the 2015 general elections that conducted the two inconclusive polls.

While cutting edge technologies, , set top given reasons why African governments must deploy combination of satellite and terrestrial infrastructure to save significant cost ahead of 2017 new deadline.

Access to quality healthcare in Lagos has been the focus of the state government in the last 16 years. Unfortunately, the targets have not been met following many challenges including shortage of medical personnel, migration of patients from neighbouring states and the inability to design and plan for standard hospital facilities.

The mood in the Globacom-sponsored Dance with Peter academy was melancholic over the weekend as the T.V Reality Show gradually winds to a close. The judges who are also mentors to the house mates were emotional as the last of their mentees are up for eviction from the show.