British American Foundation to Partner NYSC on Skill Acquisition

The management of British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has promised to offer training for Corps Members on Agro-Allied related ventures. It stated that Nigerians must support NYSC to create jobs for the teeming youth through Skill Acquisition and reduce the increasing rate of unemployment in the country. The General Manager of the Foundation, Mrs Lolade Johnson said this during a courtesy call on NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim in his office in Abuja. Johnson disclosed that her establisment intend to contribute its quota to the socio- economic development of…

Election Petition: Buhari’s Cambridge Documents Unknown To Us – WAEC Tells Tribunal

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja that the body had no hand in the issuance of results to Muhammadu Buhari by the Cambridge University International Assessment Education. The Council also stated that the assessment result sheet issued to Buhari was not the same thing as a certificate. A Deputy Registrar in charge of School Registration, Henry Adewunmi made the clarification on Wednesday at the resumed hearing of candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party, the PDP…

AITECO FALLOUT : Gov Sani-Bello Charges Tornadoes To Bring Home CAF Confederation Cup

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has charged players of Niger Tornadoes FC to see their defeat in the finals of AITEO Cup as a catalyst that will spur them to greater height as they prepare to represent Nigeria in CAF Confederations Cup. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mrs. Mary Noel Berje, the Governor described the players as gallant losers who gave everything to win the most prestigious trophy in the league but lost out in the penalty shoot-out. “I congratulate you all for a job well-done;…

Niger State Govt Seeks More Collaboration With Qatar

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has maintained that Public Private Partnership was paramount to the Socio-Economic advancement of any society. The Governor was speaking at the inauguration of a centre at Dakwa in Tafa LGA of the state, donated by the Qatar Charity Foundation. The foundation is a humanitarian and Non-governmental organization in the Middle East championing the development and uplift meant of orphans and other vulnerable groups across the globe. The foundation has been operating in Nigeria for about 15 years in different areas of human endeavors.…