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Adamawa State Government has closed 30 out of 34 junior boarding secondary schools in the state over insecurity. A statement by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, said the closure took effect from today (September 6, 2021) till further notice. According to the statement, the action was a proactive measure to ensure the safety of …

For the families of the kids picked off from their school by bandits in Tegina, Niger State, and finally released after eighty-nine days in captivity, the terror was   real, raw and rasping. They were all over the place for months trying to scale the mountain put before them by ruthless criminals. It was heart wrenching to note that some of …

The Federal Government has said it will only withdraw the case it filed against the striking resident doctors if they resumed work. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the terms yesterday while briefing reporters after a meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. He said: “They should come back to work and if they come back …

SIR: Currently there are growing plethora of voices promoting  the partitioning  of the entity called Nigeria. There is no doubt that our polity is heated up as a result of many  challenges that confront her, and this has heightened the crescendo of separatist calls recently. But even given all the perceived wrongs inherent in Nigeria’s imperfect federalism, the vicious eruption …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the coup d’etat in Guinea and demanded the immediate release of President Alpha Condé. According to reports, the fate of Guinea’s President, Condé,  is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers who said they had seized power. They appeared on national TV claiming to have dissolved the government. However, the …

•Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Oyo vulnerable to APC take over •Party still weak in most Northern, Middlebelt states, unlikely to make appreciable gains There is a high possibility that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election from the North, as stakeholders are set to zone the chairmanship position of the …

•Nigeria, UN chief condemn development Democratic gains recorded on the continent, yesterday, suffered another tragic setback, when soldiers in Guinea, in an apparent coup d’etat, seized power from the country’s democratically elected President, Alpha Condé. As at press time, the fate of the Guinean leader was still unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers and looking somewhat …

• Offer Has Put Buhari’s Sincerity In Fight Against Terrorism To Test, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, YCE Declare• Arewa Leaders Endorse International Collaborative Efforts• It Will Be Illogical For FG To Reject Offer, Akinterinwa Argues• ‘Government Should Swallow Its Pride And Cooperate With America’• Nigeria Needs Any Help Available – Security Experts Nigerians have expressed doubts about the willingness of the Federal …

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association have issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum, saying they will commence an indefinite strike over outstanding welfare issues with the union. Mr Biobelemonye Josiah, JOHESU’s National President, said this in a letter addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, and other relevant stakeholders …

The Federal Government has said it is working towards reducing the cost of gas for power generation in the country as part of efforts to boost the manufacturing sector. The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investments, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, said this at a roundtable discussion on the industrialisation of Africa organised by the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria. He said cost …