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The leadership of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has issued an ultimatum to the federal government and management of Ekowe Polytechnic, Bayelsa State, demanding an end to the industrial impasse in the institution. In a press statement, NAPS president, Comrade Eshiofune Paul Oghayan, declared that enough is enough, insisting that ethnic prejudice, reckless […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Abuja to commence a working vacation in Europe, as part of his 2025 annual leave. In a brief statement yesterday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the vacation will last 10 working days. “President Tinubu will spend the period between France and the UK and then return to the country,” […]
Troops of “Operation Hadin Kai” Joint Task Force in the North East Zone have neutralised 13 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in a failed ambush and improvised explosive device (IEDs) attack on a military convoy at Kareto in Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar local government area in northern Borno State. According to credible military sources, the failed […]
National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has trained 100 senior secondary school students from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in vocational and technological skills under its 2025 Long Vacation Skills Acquisition Programme. The closing ceremony of the pilot edition of the programme was held yesterday at the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) House in Abuja. The […]
The Gates Foundation has emphasised the need to rethink the role of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Nigeria and called for a greater focus on maximising domestic resources. The foundation’s country director, Uche Amaonwu, made the call while moderating a panel at the Agenda-2025 National Health Financing Dialogue, which was organised by the Federal Ministry […]
A group, the Northern Youths Frontiers (NYF), has decried former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s “reckless and irresponsible” remarks on national security. The group, through its North West zonal coordinator, Saminu Tukur, faulted El-Rufai’s comments during a recent appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, warning that such “unguarded rhetoric” could undermine public confidence, embolden criminals, […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned retired personnel protesting the non-payment of demobilisation allowance and directed them to vacate the Ministry of Finance premises in Abuja, because their action lacks merit. Hundreds of retired military personnel had on several occasions blocked the main gate of the Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding unpaid entitlements. However, […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on his birthday. In a statement released yesterday by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the President joined the ranks, officers, and management of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to celebrate Egbetokun, whose commitment to the safety and security of the nation continues […]
Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the former governor of Sokoto State and the senator representing the Sokoto North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, hardly speaks , but when he does, it is earth-shaking and strategically deployed to achieve his desired political outcome. Senator Wamakko aka Alu didn’t achieve his towering public and political heights by […]
Hospitals and schools – two of the noblest institutions in any society. One heals the body, the other shapes the mind. Yet in today’s Nigeria, both have been hijacked by the same virus, greed. What should be temples of service have become theatres of exploitation. Private hospitals, for instance, no longer operate as sanctuaries of […]