Category: News

Over N45.7bn basic education fund remains unutilised by state governors— UBEC  By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja  The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, said that over N45.7bn matching grant to state governments for implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) from 2020 to 2023 has not been accessed by most of […]

                 Sadiya Umar Farouk  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million vulnerable Nigerians for six months. The court also […]

.                        Dr Dare Joseph Daniel Expert calls for upgrade of leaders’ emotional knowledge for effective management processes By Emmanuel Ologun  Abuja. A human capital development specialist has stressed the need for leaders to be highly equipped and grounded in modern personnel and material management […]

            Prof. Phillip Adeyinka Oyadiran UniAbuja Don bemoans high inflation rate, tasks FG on security, economic revival  By Emmanuel Ologun Abuja A Professor of Human Resource Management and Policy Analysis and Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Abuja, Professor Phillip Adeyinka Oyadiran, has raised the alarm over the high […]

TETFund tasks COE career centres on tech skills By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged lecturers in charge of career centres at colleges of education to develop modern technological skills and impart this knowledge to students. This initiative aims to make graduates more competitive and employable on a global […]

  Dangote, AbdulSamad, Elumelu, others, make Tinubu’s economic team President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) which is tasked with finding solutions to the current economic situation in the country. The council has a mix of government officials, top private sector players, and consultants. Among them are  President of the […]

Senate passes North Central Development Commission bill for 3rd reading  The Senate, on Thursday, passed the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) bill for a third reading.  This was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of its committee on special duties, presented to the Senate by its chairman, Senator Kaka Shehu. The Bill […]

Belarus unveils Iranian-designed drones, Shahed-136,  in military parade The Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drones, known as Geran-2 in Russia, were showcased in Belarusian service for the first time during s military parade in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The drones, which appear to have been designated as Kochevnik (Nomad) by Belarus, were prominently displayed on Chinese GWM […]

  Hežbollah fires 200 rockets, drones into Israel in response to assassination of its commander, Nasser  The Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, has launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones into northern Israel, in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders, Mohammed Nimah Nasser. Israel’s military said one of its officers was […]

  Nigeria beats Ghana, South Africa, Algeria, others, for bid to host Africa’s $5bn energy bank Nigeria has been granted the hosting right for the African Energy Bank (AEB) after beating Ghana, Benin Republic, Algeria, South Africa and Cote D’Ivoire in a keenly contested bidding. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, told newsmen […]