Belgium moves international as UEFA has Euro ‘contingency plans’
Belgium on Wednesday moved a friendly international against Portugal away from Brussels after the militant attacks on the city while UEFA said it has "contingency plans" for the European Championships in France.
Labour shuts Kaduna over anti-labour policies
ORGANISED labour, yesterday, crippled government activities Kaduna State as civil servants at the state and local government levels abandoned their duty posts to attend a rally organized by labour to protest perceived anti-workers policies of Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government.
Why APC senators are now desperate for peace
Pushed between the devil and the deep blue sea, the All Progressives Congress, APC caucus in the Senate has moved for peace between the two major blocs in the party.
80% fail NECO, WAEC, JAMB over dearth of reading culture — Ignite Africa
Dearth of reading culture and absence of equipped libraries have been identified as the two causative agents in the rate of failure in WASSCE, NECO and JAMB among our youths.
NASS slashes, passes N6.06trn 2016 budget
The National Assembly, yesterday, passed a N6.06 trillion 2016 budget into law, following a motion by the Chairman, Joint Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje, seconded by Senator Andy Uba, thus reducing the President’s proposal by N17 billion. While the President proposed a budget of N6.07 trillion, the National Assembly slashed it to N6.06trillion. The 2016 budget had been trailed by allegations of padding which delayed its passage.
Before enforcing the speed limiter
THE Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) appears bent on enforcing the introduction of the Speed Limiting Device (SLD) come September 1, 2016 in spite of furious opposition from some quarters, particularly transporters and members of the House of Representatives.
