See challenges in petroleum industry beyond northern issues, Engr. Sule tells Northern reps caucus

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has urged members of the National Assembly, to see the challenges in the petroleum industry as beyond northern issues but as challenges confronting Nigeria as a whole. Engineer Sule made the call while delivering a speech at the 9th retreat of the House of Representatives Northern Caucus, on the Revised Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), in Abuja, on Monday.. The governor, who spoke from his years of experience in the oil and gas sector, pointed out that, it’s important that the lawmakers, understand that issues…

232 Educators from Western African Countries Graduated Peace Education Program

HWPL Peace Development Forum: Graduation Ceremony of Peace Educator Empowerment Training in Western Africa” was held with 232 peace education graduates from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.   The event, which was held online, was to congratulate those who completed the Peace Educator Empowerment Training. The graduates will conduct peace education in their respective countries. The Peace Educator Empowerment Training lasted from May 8 to June 19 and its graduates from various classes, including civic groups, universities, and educational institutions, are those who completed to simulate peace education and passed online…

Traditional Worshippers/Muslim clash: Oyetola condemns act, commiserates with family of deceased

The State of Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has condemned in strong terms the clash between Traditional Worshipers and a Muslim group, said the State not known for such dastardly act. While commiserating with the Islamic group and the family of the Islamic cleric whose life was cut short during the incident, Oyetola has also ordered the Police to get to the root of the incident with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, Oyetola noted that Osun and her…

Nasarawa govt, Gurku/Kabusu communities sign MoU for smart city project

Nasarawa State government and Gurku/Kabusu communities, in Karu Local Government Area, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), for the development of the Gurku/Kabusu Mega City, earlier conceived in 2015. The agreement signing ceremony, took place at the Nasarawa Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, on Monday. This followed a determined effort by the Engineer Abdullahi Sule administration, to resolve legal disputes that stalled the project, earlier started by the immediate past government, with the host communities taking the matter before the courts. The signing of the MoU between the parties,…

Youth groups canvass support for NYSC

The Yoruba Youth Parliament, National Association of Yoruba Students and Oodua Youth Council have appealed for more public support for NYSC towards discharging its statutory responsibilities. They commended the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim for his open door policy and giant strides in transforming the Scheme since he assumed duty. Speaking through the leader of Yoruba Youth Council, Mr Adeyeye Olugbenga during a courtesy visit to NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja today, the groups said the Scheme has been an enabler of youth development with different activities that…

Why Must Students Take UTME Every Year? By Farooq Kperogi

Why do students have to take the UTME (the mandatory entrance exam to get into Nigerian higher ed institutions) every single year even when they have no need to? The SAT, America’s rough equivalent of Nigeria’s UTME, has a 5-year validity period. That means if, for any number of reasons, you’re not able to get into a university in a particular year, you can submit scores from any test taken within 5 years. Requiring students to take the UTME every year seems to me needlessly exploitative. I know a student…

61 Athletes to fly Team Nigeria Flag in Tokyo

Team Nigeria will depart for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in two batches with 61 athletes flying the country’s flag, says Minister of Youth and sports Development Mr Sunday Dare. The Minister made this disclosure on Monday while addressing the plenary meeting with National Sports Federations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. According to the Minister, “The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020 affected the organisational structures of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This consequently pushed International…

Nasarawa Assembly passes four executive bills

Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed four executive bills into law, among which are laws establishing the Nasarawa State Debt Management Office, as well as the state Public Audit Law, aimed at enhancing accountability and transparency. Speaker of the assembly,Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, announced the passage of the bills into law after the house leader, Hon. Tanko Tunga moved the motion during the House proceedings, on Monday, in Lafia. The bills passed were, a Bill for a Law to Establish the Nasarawa State Contributory Health Scheme and Other Related…

CAN Declares July 2 Special Day of Prayers Against Insecurity in Oyo State

Christian Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter has declared that July 2, 2021 will be set aside as a day of intercession against insecurity in Oyo State and the country. This was part of resolutions reached today, between Oyo State government and Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) during a stakeholders meeting with the Christian body in Oyo state. During the meeting, the State Government represented by Hon. Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun and the Executive Assistant on Administration, Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe and CAN agreed to go…

The Buhari In US: That Gen. S.K Usman’s Review By Nathan Emmanuel, PhD

“As the reviewer, Gen. Usman did not judge The Buhari In Us by his own intentions, rather he evaluated it by the intention of the author.” Book review session is an integral component of a book launch as it provides the would-be readers and buyers the opportunity to have a glimpse of the content of the book waiting to be unveiled. The book review is a serious session and it’s mainly handled by thorough and sound individuals. In the last decade, I have attended a quite a number of book…