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As part of the policy thrust of his administration to reposition education, Governor Abdullahi Sule has again allocated N41.96 billion to education, representing 41 percent of the total sum of N199,879,370,709.43 appropriation for the year 2024. This represents an increase of ten percent over the 31 percent allocated last year....

By Augustine Aminu The burial ceremony of Hon. Christopher Mohammed Abutu, an astute public servant and politician with integrity, was a solemn and dignified event that brought together family members, friends, dignitaries, and members of the community.The event took place on Friday December 1, 2023 at their ancestral home in...

Families of a victim of a military shoot-out with suspected kidnappers in Gandu area of Lafia metropolis, Isa Yusuf, have cried out for help after their son was shot and dumped at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital. Elder brother of the victim, Salihu Yusuf, a tailor, told our reporter that...

Globally, access to finance is a critical success factor in the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Financial inclusion on the other hand is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. It helps individuals and businesses to access useful and affordable financial products...

On the 19th of October, 2023 under the aegis of The National Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations Against Inept Leadership, we brought to the nation and the world through a World Press Conference the fact that 48 million barrels of Bonny Light Crude Oil valued at 4.8 Billion Dollars was...

Investments in clean energy technologies are charting an unprecedented trajectory, outpacing traditional fossil fuel spending. The current global energy crisis, coupled with heightened concerns about affordability and security, is catalysing a decisive shift towards more sustainable alternatives. Behind the scenes, the momentum of clean energy is swiftly outstripping expectations, evident...

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Sule, has said states states can only attract private investors if issues of security and infrastructure are addressed. Engineer Sule made this known while appearing in two separate panels at the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit, which held at the Transcorp Hilton, in Abuja, on Monday. The...

By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou Africa has endured several stages of cultural and commercial transformation; such transformation has occurred in different forms: slave trade, colonization, decolonization, independence and neocolonialism. Albeit a form of change has occurred, it’s probably safe to say there has been no real evolution. The nation still lives...

By Feyi Adewale The appointment of Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko as acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on May 21, 2021 set the tone for the series of reforms that he initiated immediately he stepped in the saddle. The programmes and projects that...

The Holy Father has erected the new Diocese of Katsina (Nigeria) by dismembering the Diocese of Sokoto, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Kaduna. At the same time he appointed, as the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese, the Rev. Gerald Mamman Musa, of the clergy...