LAST week, I commenced a discussion into one of the most controversial issues in the Nigerian education sector – the administration of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, which has been a subject of arguments for the inclusion of private institutions in the scheme.

By magnus onyibe To get the over 200 million people in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria vaccinated against Covid-19 on time, the president Mohammadu Buhari mandated Presidential Task Force , PTF headed by Boss Mustafa, Secretary to Government of The Federation, SGF may have to look eastwards towards China and Russia for the badly needed […]

The outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai and other retired service chiefs will be sorely missed for restoring peace in the South-East, according to the South East Revival Group (SERG). The group made this known in a touching tribute to the COAS and his counterparts who recently resigned from service. In a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated an 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme ASP. At the inauguration which took place at the Presidential Villa January 26, 2021,  President Buhari charged the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to coordinate and lead the deployment of a National Plan which will address the […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Arewa Youth Forum, AYF, has joined teeming Nigerians to commend President Muhammadu Buhari for listening to the yearnings and aspirations of the citizens by removing the service chiefs. “This singular act has shown that the President and Commander-in-Chief is sensitive to the desire of the citizenry and is ever determined to […]

Challenges critics to present evidence of contract irregularities By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Tuesday, condemned media report on a Permanent Secretary in Delta State Civil Service, Edwin Ogidi Gbegbaje, and Directorate of Protocol, Delta State Government House, Edwin Ogidi Gbegbaje over alleged contract execution. This was contained in a statement […]

American Philanthropist, Bill Gates, has advised the Nigerian government against diverting its limited health fund into trying to pay a high price for COVID-19 vaccines. Gates gave the advice on Tuesday night during a virtual press conference ahead of the launch of the 2021 Bill and Melinda Gates Annual Letters. He said waiting for the […]

…Receives UN accolade for promoting women inclusiveness in governance By Bright Idika The honest position of Bill Gates has corroborated the position of Governor Yahaya Bello who said last month that what Nigeria needs is heavy investment on Healthcare Infrastructure instead of devoting billions of naira to the procurement of Covid-19 vaccine. The Kogi State […]

By Samuel Baid Pakistan is in a hurry to create an illusion of compliance of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan to qualify to be out of grey list. To create this illusion it has taken legal action late December 2020 against its most valued terror protégés for terror financing. The Anti Terrorism […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said no fewer than five persons escaped death in an accident on the Ipetu-Ijesa-Akure Highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ibrahim noted that five persons: two men and three female, […]