The Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu, on Sunday, disclosed that the presidency will soon begin to hold town hall meetings with Nigerians. According to him, government decided to embark on such meetings because it has realised the importance of information communication to the people at the grassroots. “I […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reassured Nigerians that mass killings of innocent Nigerians, abductions and other criminal atrocities would soon become history in the country. The president made the pledge in his Easter message to the nation, Stating that his administration was determined to achieve peace and security across the nation by ending the avoidable conflicts and […]
Continue ReadingThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Saturday identified examination malpractice as a major challenge militating against its operations in its 64 years of existence. The council’s Head of Test Administration, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to her, the scourge is a […]
Continue ReadingThe national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, lambast Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum resources, for telling Nigerians that he “was not trained as a magician”. Tinubu, wondered why a public servant would talk down on those he was meant to serve, charging: “Kachikwu’s flippancy was out-of-line. He was basically telling […]
Continue ReadingThe ever vivacious OAU chapter of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the management of the Obafemi Awolowo University of refusing to subject the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor for the institution to due process. The union maintained that the management was planning to impose a candidate on the institution instead of following due process, […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 1000 Nigerians will be beneficiaries of N500Million Naira Grant seed capital set aside for young Nigerian entrepreneurs and students, this year. This was disclosed this week during the launch of the YESGrant Scheme by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) in partnership with Heritage Bank, which took place in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, […]
Continue ReadingThe Boko Haram leader with many lives, Abubakar Shekau, has allegedly released a new video where he surrendered and advised his followers to do same. In a statement on Thurday, the Nigeria military said it is subjecting a purported new video from leader of the Boko Haram sect to forensic examinations in order to ascertain […]
Continue ReadingThe Bureau for Public Service Reforms, BPSR, on Wednesday became the first government agency in Nigeria to launch a digital portal designed to receive requests under the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, 2011. The portal which would be hosted on the bureau’s redesigned website was launched at a ceremony held at the agency’s offices in […]
Continue ReadingBy Godwin Ogan The recent suspension of Mrs. Nellie Mayshak, may come as a surprise to many, as she is one of the only government officials hired by the previous administration, that has survived the hurricane of “change”. Could this be an omission? Or is there something about her that fits into the change agenda? […]
Continue ReadingThe views on the successes and failures of Arsene Wenger, are quite divergent. While some hold the view that he has done a lot for Arsenal football club since taking over in 1996, a great number also feel he has underachieved over the years.The Prof. as he is fondly called by lovers of football, has […]
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