Uji A. Iliyasu is the author of ‘TEACHERS NOT SAINTS. In an interview with journalists in Abuja, he said the book is a protest against the condition of service of teachers in Nigeria What is the book ‘Teachers not Saints” about? Teachers not Saints is the story of a society that neglects its teachers but […]
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Fuel subsidy removal unacceptable The Senate, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and experts disagree with the Nigerian government’s plan to remove petrol subsidy in 2022 and replace it with a N5,000 monthly transport grant to 40 million Nigerians, which translates to N2.4 trillion in a year. It is absurd for the Federal Government to […]
NYSC Unveils Maiden Movie, “A Call To Service”
Brig-General S. Ibrahim, DG NYSC The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) in Nigeria has officially unveiled its maiden movie entitled, “A Call to Service”. The movie is part of the innovative approaches of the present management to engendering a greater appreciation of the relevance of the scheme. The Director-General, of the […]
Brig-General Ibrahim: Man who conquers two worlds
Brig-General S.Ibrahim inspecting a guard of honour by corps members The activities of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were relatively unknown by many ordinary Nigerians until a renowned academic and an ccomplished soldier was appointed to lead and direct its activities on May 10, 2019. Since then he […]
Secondary school students turn to tubers of yam in Oyo, Nigeria
Two students of Bashorun High School, Ibadan, have reportedly turned into tubers of yam. The news which spanned through the social media yesterday got many Nigerians worried on the happenings in secondary schools. Just recently, the story of the death of one Sylvester Oromoni Jnr of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos circulated, causing panic everywhere. […]
JAMB’s remittance to FG not surplus revenue, says Budget Office DG
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, on Friday, said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is not producing surplus revenue. Akabueze spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast programme monitored by our reporter. JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has been applauded by many for turning around the revenue generated […]
Nigerian child vulnerable to HIV infection – UNICEF
By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns, ahead of World AIDS Day, 30 November 2021. At least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes, UNICEF said in a release Tuesday, ahead […]
Gov Diri presides over swearing in of 2021 Batch C Stream II corps members in Bayelsa
Gov Douye Diri addressing corps members By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The executive governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri presided over the opening/swearing-in ceremony of the 2021 Batch C, stream II corps members deployed in Bayelsa state. Accompanying the governor to event were […]
SPORTCristiano Ronaldo ‘agrees’ Messi shouldn’t have won 2021 Ballon d’Or
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has labelled an Instagram post criticizing the decision to award Lionel Messi his seventh Ballon d’Or as “fact”. Ronaldo was absent at the ceremony in Paris on Monday but had to watch on as his eternal rival claimed yet another prize. Messi has now won two more than the […]
Coast Guard begins training with Nigerian Navy
Twnty-four officers of the Nigerian Navy are participating in a four-week intensive United States Coast Guard Boarding Officer training. The programme, which kicked off on Monday, August 30, is being attended by six trainers from the Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia. The American personnel are in Lagos to lead the capacity builder […]