APC, PDP senators in separate stormy sessions, as Saraki today leads debate on economy
ABUJA — Senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were yesterday, locked in separate meetings to deliberate and fine-tune common positions ahead of debate on the country’s economic recession, expected this morning at plenary.
Over 10,000 private schools operating illegally in Lagos — Adebule
Lagos—Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Oluranti Adebule has revealed that out of over 15,000 private schools operating in the state only 4,556 were approved and duly registered.
Lagos screens residents for hypertension, diabetes
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to curtail deaths resulting from cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and diabetes among others.
Boko Haram: 2 years after, Borno re-opens secondary schools
Borno State government said, on Monday, it would re-open public secondary schools next week, two years after they were closed due to Boko Haram insurgency.
The state’s Commissio-ner for Education, Inuwa Kubo, said in Maiduguri that Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, occupying the schools had been relocated to allow for resumption of academic activities.
Jigawa earmarks N280m to fight malnutrition
Worried by statistics, which revealed that it had the highest number of malnourished children, Jigawa State government has approved N280 million to fight the menace.
3 die in Cross River communities land tussle
CALABAR—Three persons have been reported killed over a land dispute between Alessi, a community in Ikom Local Government Area, and Isabang in Obubra Local Government Area, both of Cross River State.
