Motorcycle ban: 80,000 riders to lose job in Gombe, Jigawa – Unions
The National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (NATCOMORAN), has said that the Federal Government’s proposed ban on motorcycle would rendered about 80,000 commercial riders jobless in Gombe and Jigawa. Mr Suleiman Sani, Vice Chairman of the association in Gombe State, said the ban would made its members jobless, increase unemployment […]
Lowering UTME cut-off mark ‘ll spur competition, education dev’t – Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the education sector in the North-East have said that continuous lowering of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off mark would encourage competition and educational development in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions of learning and other stakeholders on July 21, adopted 140 cut-off mark for […]
Chicago State University student protest against Tinubu’s presidential ambition
Some students of the Chicago State University, in a video on social media, are protesting against the presidential ambition of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The video which is making the rounds on social media and one of which was posted by a Twitter user with handle, @MozezBrown, shows […]
A call for global action on religious intolerance
By Wale Odunsi It is a long-established reality that religion – the belief in and worship of God or gods – has polarized households, tribes, communities, cities, and nations. The world cannot continue to act as though all is well amid the dangerous dimension religious differences have routed us. But how did the act of […]
Another Oyo monarch, Onjo of Okeho reportly joins ancestors
By Adeola Badru Oba Rafiu Osuolale, the Onjo of Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area, Oyo State, has reportedly joined his ancestors on Sunday night. Sources within the palace disclosed the passing away of the revered monarch to Vanguard in confidentiality. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of death of the […]
BYF commends Ortom’s efforts to clear unpaid salaries, pensions
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue Youth Forum, BYF, has commended Governor Samuel Ortom’s penchant for probity and accountability in the handling of the finances of the state and efforts being made by his government to clear the backlog of salaries and pensions owed workers in the state. The BYF however berated those it termed […]
