FG plans autism centres nationwide, expands specialist training
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has announced plans to establish autism centres across the six geopolitical zones as part of efforts to improve care for children with developmental conditions and reduce dependence on medical treatment abroad. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement, saying the initiative […]
Bornu govt made efforts to check Boko Haram – Chiroma
Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has revealed how it tried to curtail the activities of the late MohammedYusuf, the leader of the Boko Haram sect before the group struck. Malam Usman Chiroma, the Director of Press, Government House, told newsmen in Maiduguri, yesterday, that “The state government had been leading the forces fighting the […]
Emir tasks parents on children immunisation
By Patience Ogbodo Bauchi – The Emir of Dass in Bauchi State, Alhaji Bilyaminu Othman has urged parents in the state to allow their children to be immunised against child killer diseases. Speaking while flagging-off the August edition of the immunisation campaign in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, he assured that the drugs are safe, […]
Nigerian firm taps into Ghana oil exploration
A Nigerian company in the oil and gas sector, UTM Oil and Gas Limited, has extended its business frontiers to Ghana, as the West African country prepares to join the big league of oil-producing nations.
Police arrest 50-yr-old man for beheading his wife
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, ASP Peter Ogboi, “the suspect confessed to us that he killed the wife out of provocation because she wanted to go out that night to see her lover who called her.
ASUU resolves to continue ongoing strike
By Peter Duru Makurdi — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has resolved to carry on with the ongoing industrial action to press home its demands for better funding and the overhaul of the Nigerian university system by the Federal Government. Rising from a three-day National Executive Committee meeting in Makurdi, the ASUU-NEC regretted […]
