archive2018

 Presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye has reacted to criticisms trailing his declaration to run for presidency in the 2019 elections. Recall that some Nigerians over the weekend questioned Fela’s qualification to run for the office of President following his declaration of intent. Reacting, Durotoye, in a post on his Instagram page,...

Some 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in Lagos on Monday applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for conducting a hitch-free mock examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mock examination is optional. The mock examination is to familiarise candidates with the process and...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday disclosed the reason why it was difficult to rescue University of Maiduguri staff and some women abducted by Boko Haram terrorists but had recently regained freedom, saying that their abductors were different and not based in the same place. Speaking while playing host to the...

  *Says, saving the Lake Chad is pulling the region back from a major economic, social and ecological disaster *Urges inclusion, integration of local communities, civil society groups in the design, implementation of interventions for the restoration of the Lake Chad Basin. “The world will pay a steep price if...

The Federal Government on Sunday confirmed that 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical School Dapchi, were unaccounted for in the Boko Haram attack on the school last Monday. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of information, disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu after a closed door meeting between a federal government delegation,Yobe...

A total turnover of 2.018 billion shares worth N21.740 billion in 25,496 deals were recorded last  week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock  Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 2.940 billion shares valued at N27.924 billion that exchanged hands the upper week in 28,567 deals....

  The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Friday disbursed soft loan at a single digit to 180 market women across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State at an event held at the International Events Centre (Dome), Akure as part of activities marking his one year...

The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Friday 23rd February, 2018 commissioned the first of its kind Akure Technology Hub at the Federal University of Technology, Akure as part of activities marking the Akeredolu led government one year in office. The event which had in attendance the wife of...

  By Mrs Eniola Adigun When you pick a copy of the book that is being launched today by Mrs. Eniola Adigun, and you look at the title HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA, what comes to your mind, if you are within my age bracket, is: what does she...

  *Gets update on the ongoing Harmonised Digital National Identification Programme. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has received an update on the Federal Government's Digital Identity Programme of the Buhari administration. Prof Osinbajo while commending the effort of the inter-ministerial committee handling the project, stressed the importance of a unique...