The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has commended the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) for prudent management of resources in the implementation of its employment creation programmes under a corrupt free environment.

The National Economic Council(NEC) on Thursday confirmed that 13 states of the Federation had complied with the requirements for the reimbursement of funds used in maintenance of Federal roads worth N535.5 billion while only N13 billion was disbursed as at 2013.

It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres above sea level. The challenge is to climb it in less than 6 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds which is the current world record held by Swiss-Ecuadorian Karl Egloff who completed a run up the Umbwe Route and descent via Mweka in August 2014. Now Julio Ludago, a professional mountain guide at Mt. Kilimanjaro hopes to beat this record on Sunday, September 27, 2015 when he ascends and descends Mt. Kilimanjaro via Umbwe route – Western breach.

Gunmen killed at least five people in a mainly-Christian village in Nigeria’s restive Plateau state, police said on Thursday after the latest violence between nomadic herdsmen and farmers.

Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio on Thursday closed his case at the tribunal without testifying. Akpabio is a respondent in a case brought before the tribunal by the All Progressives Candidate for Akwa Ibom North- west senatorial district, Chief Inebehe Okori. Okori is challenging conduct of the election and declaration of the […]