Shehu Malami: Lesson in excellence, perseverance
SINCE today's generation of Nigerians ignorantly regards virtually all successful people of his age as politicians, some may think he is one. That is certainly a misconception that reflects how today's Nigeria sees being in politics as possibly the surest path to fame and wealth.
Obong Attah: Ex gov who dared the anti-graft agency
BORN November 20, 1938, Attah is the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State since the return to civil rule from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007. Attah who was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but later joined the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Delta Assembly approves N5bn film village request by Okowa
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa to construct a N5 billion film village and leisure park in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the film village and leisure park will be built at Ugbolu, in Oshimili North Local Government area at the cost […]
Govt officials explain allocations for completed projects in Plateau budget
The sum of N50, 000, 000.00 each have been budgeted for the “Building of In-land Container Port” and the “demolition of burnt down Jos main market” in the Plateau State 2020 budget, projects which have been listed among others as some capital performance in the 2019 budget.
We’ll boost tourism in 2020 — Ibadan National Museum
The Curator, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan, Dr. Amos Olorunnipa, has reiterated the museum’s commitment to improving galleries and findings and the training more staffers in 2020 to boost tourism in Nigeria. Olorunnipa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said that there were plans […]
NIMC takes NIN enrollment to 195 post-basic schools in Jigawa
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Jigawa office, said it had concluded arrangements to take the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment to 195 post-basic schools in the state. The state NIMC Coordinator, Alhaji Aminu Jakada, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday that the exercise was scheduled to commence on Jan. […]
