Kebbi NUT dismisses doctored video on education
Union defends Idris’ education record, salary reforms By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has rejected a video circulating on social media, describing it as old, edited and doctored to create a misleading impression about education funding and teachers’ welfare in the state. The union, led […]
INC vows to intensify resource control campaign
By Chancel Bomadi Sunday BOMADI — The newly inaugurated executive of the Ijaw National Congress, INC, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, has vowed to intensify its campaign for resource control in the oil-rich Ijaw territory and the wider Niger Delta region. The Vice Chairman of INC, Dr Felix Tuodolo, disclosed this […]
FG, Germany rally states on food security
Kyari seeks stronger federal, state policy alignment By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Federal Government, in collaboration with the German government, has begun engaging states on the development and implementation of policy measures aimed at strengthening food security and building resilient livelihoods across Nigeria. The engagement was held under a Community of Practice Summit organised by […]
Bandits allegedly kidnap 18 Oyo students, kill driver
By Adeola Badru Suspected bandits have allegedly kidnapped 18 students from Oyo State travelling from Sokoto State to their hometowns in Oke-Ogun, after attacking their chartered bus and killing the driver, sources familiar with the incident have said. The students, who were travelling from Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, were reportedly intercepted by the […]
PANDEF urges FG to prioritise South-South infrastructure
Hails South-South governors for infrastructure, human development Congratulates Nigeria, Tinubu on 66th Independence Anniversary By Henry Umoru ABUJA — As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has called on the Federal Government to pay greater attention to infrastructure development in […]
Atiku laments abduction of NYSC prospective corps members
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal and Imo State governments and security agencies to urgently secure the release of travellers, including prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members, abducted in Imo State. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X platform on Monday, described the abduction of 20 travellers as “heartbreaking”, saying […]
