Rural Empowerment: Enugu regularises employment of 857 volunteer teachers
Disturbed by the untold hardship the volunteer teachers, who were engaged during the past administration in Enugu State were passing through, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration has announced the regularization of 857 such volunteers, who are graduates as permanent staff of the state government under the Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB).
Med-View flies into Dakar, Conakry, Abidjan; seeks more integration
The Managing Director of Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, has called for more integration among member countries of the Economic Community For West African States (ECOWAS).
Air Force raids degrade Boko Haram insurgents–COAS
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Friday said the service had carried out air raids causing heavy damage to the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East.
Nigeria Masters: Nigeria’s Oparaku leaps to top of leaderboard
Nigeria’s Kingsley Oparaku on Friday leaped from third to first position at the end of the second round of the NIGERIA MASTERS in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oparaku was in fine form as he finished the two rounds with two over par.
Also, Zimbabawe’s Visitor Mapwanya and Kojo Barnni tied in second position with three over par as Mapwanya put together the best score of the day with course par.
Meanwhile, three players tied in fourth position; Ghana’s Vincent Torgah, Gift Willy, Pristhy Nji with 4 over par after round two.
NAN also reports that THE MASTERS, which is the second major tournament of the 2017 season, teed off on Thursday and is expected to end on Sunday at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.
The tournament is featuring 45 players from seven countries, namely Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Trinidad Tobago, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
They are competing for a share of the 50,000 dollars prize money.
The winner will pick up 6,000 dollars and the jacket of The Masters.
FG to increase power generation to 20,000 MW – Minister
The Federal Government said on Friday that its plan to generate 20, 000 megawatts of electricity over the next four years was on course.
Monkey Pox now in 11 states as WHO lab confirms 6 more cases
The Federal Ministry of health has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the earlier reported suspected cases of Monkey pox virus.
