Referendum, State Police, resource control – Some recommendations by APC c’ttee on restructing

The Governor Nasir El Rufai Committee on True Federalism and restructuring, on Thursday submitted its report to the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, calling for more devolution of powers to states. The committee recommended that 10 items be moved from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. The items […]

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Kaduna NUT suspend strike

The Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), has suspended its strike. The union had gone on strike on January 8, to protest the sacking of of 21,780 of their colleagues who failed a competency test conducted by the state government in 2017. Adamu Amba, the state NUT chairman, who announced the […]

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TROUBLE: 21,780 Kaduna teachers fail primary four exam, government shopping for replacements

About 21,780 out of 33,000 teachers failed the primary four test administered to test their competence by the Kaduna State government. The state is therefore shopping for 25,000 new teachers as one of the plans to restore dignity and quality to education. Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State unveiled the planned recruitment when he received […]

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Buhari and the Visisting APC leaders at lunch in London

PHOTO: Buhari hosts Amaechi, Oyegun, other APC leaders in London

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation; Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, John Oyegun, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were part of the delegation that held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been away on a medical vacation in London since May 7, 2017. The meeting which held in London on […]

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El-Rufai, APC governors say It’s not compulsory for Buhari to preside over FEC meetings

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say it is not compulsory for President Muhammadu Buhari to preside over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. Nasir el- Rufai of Kaduna state made this known while addressing journalists on the outcome of the governors’ meeting with members of the national working committee […]

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