Bello sets up 32-man appeal panel to vet ghosts in work force
A 32-man appeal committee has been inaugurated by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, to examine the litany of complaints over workers declared ghosts or ‘uncleared by the State Staff Verification and Complaints Review Committee’.
Boko Haram must not regroup – UN
UN Security Council has tasked the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to prevent Boko Haram insurgents from regrouping.
Anenih stings author of Buhari’s death
The chieftain of opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has condemned the masterminds of the report on death of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Former Minister dumps PDP for APC in Taraba
Sen. Joel Ikenya, the immediate past Minister of Labour and Productivity, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Months ahead will show not only that Nigeria is on the rise, but … by Muhammadu Buhari
Until a few years ago, Africa Rising was a dominant theme in conversations about the global economy. That enthusiasm has since cooled, so that in newsrooms and think tanks and conference panels, “Africa Rising!” has given way to a more questioning “Africa Rising?”
Osinbajo briefed Buhari on Gambia’s situation, others
Vice President Yomi Osinbajo has said that he spoke with President Mohammadu Buhari who is on medical vacation in London.
In the long run, we are all dead
ONE of the finest economic thinkers the world ever saw, John Maynard Keynes, succinctly submitted, and I concur, that “The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead “. You wouldn’t need to consult any oracle to reveal the realities of our current affairs when we have as good indicators a pocket and a stomach.
My rigorous road to 7.0 CGPA at UI – NKEMELU
As many stakeholders lament decadence in the sector, some Nigerian students against all odds are making us proud, as they take exception to the downward trend. Last week it was MissTaiwo Bankole and Miss Oyindamola Omotuyi with 5.0 CGPA at the University of Lagos. Today we bring you Daniel Nkemelu of the University of Ibadan, who graduated with 7.0 CGPA. Excerpts:
Trump expected to block refugees, restrict Muslim visitors
President Donald Trump is on Thursday poised to suspend the US refugee program for four months and to halt visas for travellers from seven Muslim countries, according to US media.
Fayose faults Chibok girls abduction
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday declared reports of the abduction of more than 250 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State as a ruse staged to frustrate the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
How states spent N37.367bn on pensions of 47 ex-govs, deputies
Former governors are bearing an exerting pressure on national development with pension payments and other entitlements draining billions of naira every year from development funds for the states.
