President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday charged government agencies to harmonise the collection and usage of biometric data instead of replicating efforts.

HOUSING is a basic necessity of man. Indeed, all over the world, progressive and people-oriented governments make housing a major consideration of their development policies as its adequate provision makes a beneficial impact on the well-being of the people.

In his bid to cut cost of governments, President Mohammadu Buhari has announced that there would be no federal government delegation for this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia.

ELDER statesman Dr. Tunji Braithwaite once recalled how his mother just six years into Nigeria’s independence asked poignantly “when will this independence end?”. That was how brutal the old woman could put the simmering signs of failure in such a short period. If you are perceptive enough ,you may not have all the tips on how to seed but you sure must identify the signals of failure.

Briefing newsmen in his palace shortly after his return from a compulsory 60-day seclusion, or Ipebi, Oba Shotobi disclosed that eminent personalities, including the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashir Obasa, among others, will be conferred with various chieftaincy titles.

Abuja—Determined to ensure discipline in the force which the present Chief of Army staff has adopted as one of his cardinal policies, the Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it had identified and summoned some of its soldiers who were caught on camera maltreating a suspected armed robber at the Mararraba area of the FCT for disciplinary action.

About 15,000 teachers from three South Western states working under a Federal Teachers’ Scheme yesterday protested in Ibadan over non-payment of their salaries by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC.

New Technical Adviser of Ieanyi Uba FC, Daniel Amokachi has assured that the technical crew will strive to pick a continental ticket at the end of the ongoing Glo Premier League season.

World athletics governing body IAAF came under more pressure yesterday, as a group of concerned athletes claimed that the IAAF cannot be trusted on the doping organisation.

The Chairman of the Cross River State Football Coaches Association, Itta Egbe has made a passionate appeal to the governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade to see to the immediate turn around of the fortunes of Unicem Rovers Football Club of Calabar and Pelican Stars also of Calabar.