By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Following the closure of Schools in the Northern part of the country as a result of the continued insecurity state characterized by kidnapping, armed banditry, herdsmen /farmers crisis among others, the Executive Chairman Benue State Universal…
Prof. Madue-bibisi Iwe on Monday assumed office as the sixth Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia. Iwe, who was the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), succeeded Prof. Francis Otunta. In an inuagural speech,…
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to upgrade the Gwarmai vocational training centre in Kunchi Local Government Area of the state to a Technical College. The assembly made the call at its plenary, on…
The Kaduna Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) has said it evacuates 742 tonnes of refuse daily across the state. Jibrin Lawal, KEPA General Manager, made this known on Thursday in an interview in Kaduna. He said the agency presently performs on…
A youth Group, the New Generation Leadership, NGL, has criticised opposition political parties in Nigeria, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for its failure to provide resistance and counter-balance to the policies of the ruling All progressive Congress, APC, as…
No fewer than 10 policemen of the Rapid Response Squad in Bauchi State’s Gov. Bala Mohammed motorcade were involved in a road accident on Monday. Our Correspondent reports that the accident occurred while Gov. Mohammed was inspecting a 60- kilometer…
The Surveyor General of the Federation, Samuel Adeniran Taiwo, in this interview with the Publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi, speaks on the scope and relevance of the office to all sectors of the economy. According to him, the relevance…
…As SGF maps Northern forests to track bandits’ hideout By Moses Adeniyi The Federal Government in its effort to curb the spreading wings of banditry across the Federation has carried out a mapping of forest routes across northern Nigeria. The…
By Blessing wika, Abuja The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the Eastern rail corridor on 9th March, 2021. The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this during inspection tour…
By Deborah Christopher As Nigerians await COVID-19 vaccine in less than the next 24 hours, the federal ministry of health in collaboration with National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has launched an online registration platform for Nigerians to register…
