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As part of activities marking his third year in office, Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has given jobs to 51 physically challenged persons in the state. He also directed that additional 100 persons from among them be enlisted in the state’s social security scheme. Among those given jobs is a university graduate. He  gave […]

About three quarters of the teachers in Kaduna failed the primary four test administered to them recently.  It was gathered that 21,780 out of 33,000 whose competence were tested with the test by the Kaduna State government failed. As a result of the mass failure, the state government said  it is looking to recruit 25,000 […]Read More

The current NNPC debacle is probably the most embarrassing, even if mercifully, eye-opening crisis in the history of that nationally strategic institution since its creation in 1977.  I seek in the following commentary to offer a number of observations that would probably throw some light on the muck and confusion running riot out there on […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 31 suspected cases of monkey pox have so far been reported in seven states across the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, made this known on Monday in Abuja. According to Ihekweazu, following the notification of a suspected monkey pox outbreak on […]

The Nigerian Army said it has arrested three Boko Haram terrorist and recovered several amunitions.Col Timothy Antigha,  Deputy Director Public Relations 8 Task Force Division, anounced this in statement issued on Monday. The statment reads;”In furtherance of clearance operations in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, troops of 8 Division Mobile Strike Team deployed at Forward Operations Base […]

The leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has responded to the allegations by passing due process brought on it by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu. NNPC issued a response denying all the allegations in a detailed statement on Monday signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, […]

Africa’s richest man and most successful industrialist, Aliko Dangote, today revealed the secret of his business success: self-sufficiency and backward integration, a manufacturing strategy that extracts value from entire processes. “We are not going to import anything any longer,” Dangote said, in the presence of Nigerian vice-president Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Congolese presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi, […]

The Wife of the President,  Aisha Buhari on Monday carpeted the health care delivery system in the country and reserved special criticism for the State House Clinic, which she said lacks basic equipment for medicare. She called for a probe of the budget utilisation at the clinic. She expressed the views at the stakeholders meeting […]

I will start this report by drawing copious excerpts from Ohaneze President, Nnia Nwodo’s speech last week in Umuahia, Abia State. Hear Nwodo; “Some months ago, I invited Nnamdi Kanu to my house and we met for three hours, I told him clearly that both in my personal capacity and as President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, […]

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Alhaji Atahiru Ibrahim has stated that the Scheme, as a responsible public institution, will continue to ensure strict adherence to the public procurement rules in the execution of its projects, in accordance with the requirements of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). He gave […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Ltd. (NGPTC), one of its subsidiary companies, has declared a profit after tax of N15.81 billion in 2016. The NNPC disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday in a statement by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr Ndu Ughamadu. […]

Successive administrations in Nigeria, including the current one claim to promote transparency and accountability by following due process in financial dealings and public procurements. Nevertheless, governments at all levels avoid strict compliance with standard norms and regulations when actions are taken for both economic and political exigencies. The confusion and power struggle between the then […]