Author: Wole Oye

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, who gave the directive during the inauguration of the Governing Councils of 15 Federal Polytechnics, 19 Federal Colleges of Education and Boards of National Teachers’ Institute and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council in Abuja, said that such programmes are outside the mandate of the institutions

At a meeting with Hon. Ed Fast, Canadian Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Sambo used the opportunity to detail the Nigeria’s journey to prosperity

Buhari, who lost the 2011 election on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, however, said he was ready to step down for any other better candidate that may emerge on the platform of the new party.
He spoke in Minna, capital of Niger State, during the maiden edition of the Sam Nda-Isaiah Annual Lecture Series, saying that politics should not be seen as a do-or-die affair

The NLC charged President Jonathan to be more proactive in the fight against corruption, saying the recent pardon granted the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, suggested a government condoning corruption

By pioneering organized rallying points for mass interest, these movements strengthened the nationalist struggle for independence, and provided the bedrock for a National labour platform, as today
represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

Senators, who contributed to the debate on the report, alleged sheer executive recklessness and misappropriation of funds contrary to Section 80 (2) of the 1999 constitution as amended

President Jonathan also welcomed the plan by the National Human Rights Commission to carry out independent investigations

The governor however expressed delight that the Action Congress of Nigeria that won the local election has been able to dismantle the PDP rigging machine in the state. He also accused the police of partisanship, alleging that they looked the other way even when the PDP members were perpetrating criminal acts during the election. He said: “Edo people are not fools. “How will they vote for rogues?
“People whose philosophy is share the money

Sambo also hoped that the countries would continue to relate and cooperate in areas that would be beneficial to their various people and promised to report back to Jonathan on the excellent and
successful conduct of the event

The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, inaugurated the steering committee tagged: “Management Committee of African Legislative Summit 2013.” The committee is to organize the maiden Edition of the summit in November,2013 in his office in Abuja, Nigeria

The military is still contesting the casualty figure, saying that only 25 members of Boko Haram and six civilians died in the all night shootout in the border town

He, therefore, charged the police authorities to make effective use of the new helicopters, APCs and patrol vehicles

In a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Habibu Maishinkafa, Chairman, and Martins Okereke, Secretary, PRAN said given the free reign enjoyed by rice smugglers, “a bleak future lies ahead of local rice growers and traders legitimately involved in rice trade

The former president was reacting to the recent moves to probe Ezekwesili by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the challenge thrown to the former World Bank Vice President by the Presidency to account for her tenure as Minister of Education

Here are pictures from the Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets campaign held in Asaba

Shettima declined to speak with correspondents after the meeting with the President

Rising from its monthly meeting on Thursday, NEC, which comprises the 36 state governors, suggested that one university from each of the six geopolitical zones, should be expanded to accommodate between 150,000 and 200,000 students

Rising from its statutory monthly meeting in Abuja, the National Economic Council, which comprises the 36 state governors and chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo, the federal and state governments, after receiving briefing on the available facilities from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, decided to go for the loans

It will be recalled that following the post election violence and civil disturbances in some states after the April 2011 elections, President Jonathan set up a Panel of Enquiry headed by Sheik Ahmed Lemu to, among other things, identify the spread and extent of losses suffered across the country

in the North Central zone, covering a total length of 1,054 kilometres at the total sum of N262.3 billion