By Henry Umoru ABUJA—MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Muhammad Bello, yesterday, awarded a comprehensive scholarship to 15-year-old Miss Elizabeth Elijah, who was hit by last week Friday’s Air Force jet that crashed on her father’s farm. Though she speaks fluent English Language, she has been out ofContinue Reading
By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI—Fourteen of 20 aspirants, who vied for All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship ticket in Borno State, have endorsed the outcome of the primary, upholding the victory of Professor Babagana Zulum. Babagana Zulum 15 of the 20 aspirants were physically present at the primaries, which held at ElkanemiContinue Reading
By Gabriel Enogholase & Alemma AliuBENIN—A 35-year-old man, Friday Moses, has been arrested by the Police in Benin, Edo State capital, for impregnating his 13-year-old daughter. Moses was among the 76 suspected criminals paraded by the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Johnson Kokum, in Benin yesterday, for their involvement in variousContinue Reading
By Victor Ahiuma-Young World leaders from governments, private sector companies, trade unions and civil society have pledged to take concrete action towards closing the gender pay gap by 2030. Guy RyderThe global commitments to ensure women in every sector of the workforce are paid equally to men for doing workContinue Reading
By Peter Egwuatu An investment expert and the chairman, Capital Bancorp Plc, Mr Tola Mobolurin, has advocated a complete review of strategy to boost investor confidence in order to re-position Nigeria’s stock market in the wake of on-going inclement operating environment characterized by downward trend in virtually all performance indicatorsContinue Reading
By Dayo JohnsonAkure—NO fewer than five persons, including a toddler, were feared dead last night in Akure, the Ondo State capital, after a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of fuel fell, and started a fire that razed eight vehicles, two buildings and shops. The incident happened at Shagari village junction,Continue Reading
…Edo leads in covering all expenditure without borrowing The frugal allocation of resources by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State which has enabled the state to meet her monthly recurrent expenditure commitments has been applauded by independent researchers, BudgIT. Obaseki The organisation’s favourable ranking validates investors’ rating ofContinue Reading
By Onozure DaniaLagos—A 64-year-old estate agent, Ganiyu Ogunsola, who allegedly converted the proceeds of a property valued N6 million into his own use was, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. The defendant, a resident of Ipinyewa Estate off Adamo Town in Ikorodu area of Lagos, is facingContinue Reading
Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, minister of state foreign Affairs, has defeated her step son Mohammed Ibrahim to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency. Khadija-Bukar-Ibrahim Prof Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election which ran into the night announced on Wednesday that Khadijah polled 1,295Continue Reading
By Agbonkhese Oboh PROFESSIONALS in the building environment have been advised to polish their skills and position themselves for increa-sing global competition. President, Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria, QSRBN, Mallam Murtala Aliyu, stated this while delivering the 10th annual lecture of the School of Environmental Technology, SET, at FederalContinue Reading
