The government of the United States (U.S.) has reacted to the killings in Nigeria, calling on the federal government to do more in terms of security. Several incidents of killings by armed groups such as bandits and Boko Haram have triggered protests in the northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released early on Thursday, […]
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Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered the immediate recruitment of 2,000 teachers for 40 newly completed schools to fill the gap in the state’s education sector. Mr Yerima Saleh, the state’s Head of Service, disclosed this in Maiduguri on Saturday in a statement issued Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Assistant on Media and Strategy […]
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of asking his organisation to prioritise its developmental programmes across the northern parts of Nigeria. Jim Yong Kim made his assertion at a press briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Washington, D.C., stating that they […]
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Youths under the umbrella of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), have drawn the attention of the Federal Government (FG) to the violation of bail conditions by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and have called for his arrest. Mohammed Salihu, speaker of the AYA, and Desmond Minakaro, the clerk, in a statement, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar says restructuring the country is in the interest of the North in particular and the country in general. Atiku said this at the launch of a book titled: “The Nigerian Federalism; Continuing the Quest for Stability and Nation Building’’ in Abuja on Monday. The book, which was written by some […]
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