Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured Lagosians of his determination to judiciously utilize the resources garnered from the people for the overall well-being of the State, just as he restated his commitment to ensure the security and safety of lives and property as well as sustain a friendly investment climate.

ILORIN-There was pandemonium in Ilorin, kwara state capital Tuesday morning as Hundreds of students of Kwara state polytechnic took to the major streets to protest the management’s decision to charge extra N10,000 ‎fee as penalty for late registration. The protest however yielded results as the polytechnic management in a swift reaction reduced the charge for late registration from N10,000 to N5,000 and promised to pay back the students who have already paid.

The Minister was addressing a workshop for farmers and others stakeholders, organised by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA).

The Minister was addressing a workshop for farmers and others stakeholders, organised by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA).

The Minister was addressing a workshop for farmers and others stakeholders, organised by the National Biosafety Authority (NBA).

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Following last Saturday’s violent clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite sect, which led to the death of scores of the sect’s members, there is palpable tension in parts of Kaduna as Shiite members have stormed major streets in protest.

LOKOJA – The Executive Secretary, Kogi State Universal Basic Education, SUBEB, Mallam Nuhu Ahmed has said that the change mantra of the Federal Government will amount to null if the quality of teachers in the educational sector is not enhanced. Ahmed stated this yesterday in Lokoja at a five-days training for quality assurance officers organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC and the state SUBEB with the theme: “Strengthening the Capacity of Quality Assurance officers for Improved Quality Delivery”.

Comrade Umar Mairiga, Secretary, Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Tuesday in Yola said that some pensioners still collect N2,000 monthly as pension in the state. Mairiga told newsmen that “Adamawa is the state where you find the least paid pensioners in the country; we still have pensioners that collect N2000, N3000 and N4000 as pension”.

“I worked four days on this match and prepared everything relating to the opponents. “I identified four movements where they score almost all their goals. “My players got all that information but we still conceded the first and the second goals from those movements.” Mourinho claimed his team’s hopes of a top-four finish are over after they fell 20 points behind Leicester, despite substitute Loic Remy scoring to give them hope with 13 minutes remaining.

Lionel Messi believes the current Barcelona side has more weapons than Pep Guardiola’s 2009 world-beaters and wants to prove it by winning a record third Club World Cup. The Spanish giants, who have captured the Champions League, Spain’s La Liga, the Copa del Rey and European Super Cup this year, take on China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Thursday for a place in the tournament final in Yokohama on December 20.

By all accounts, the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to redeem his campaign promise of removing millions of Nigerians out of poverty is significant and exceptional.

“What we don’t know is how they generate their bills. How can you ask an old woman who didn’t see light for 21 days in a month to pay 3000 Naira for what she did not use? This is the highest level of corruption. Where are we going in Nigeria? Where is the change they promised. “We are using this opportunity to appeal to the Federal Ministry of Power to intervene and save us from this daylight robbery by the electricity distribution companies.

A 37-year-old man, Samuel Uromi was on Tuesday arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on a three-count charge of mischief, extortion and stealing. Urom, a member of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), however, pleaded not guilty to the three- count-charge levelled against him.

Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, says plans are underway to revive the National Labour Advisory Council in order to ensure international best labour practices in the country.