Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laurent has said he will prefer to call Nigeria a hopeless state if the over 230 Government secondary school girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State are not found. Soyinka made the statement on Hardtalk, a BBC programme this morning while responding to questions from the stations correspondent. Soyinka who said there are…
Another Confab Delegate Dead
Mohammed Jumare, a delegate representing elder statesmen in the ongoing National Conference, is dead. A statement issued by James Akpandem, the Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications, said Jumare died in the early hours of Monday in Abuja. Akpandem said the elder statesman, who hailed from Kaduna State, has since been buried in Zaria. ”The National…
Health workers threaten strike
The Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, the umbrella body of health workers in the country, has issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum, starting from May 1 to implement the agreement signed with it on issues that borders on welfare and condition of service of their members or risk a nationwide strike at the end…
U.S. Reiterates Support for Nigeria Over Terror War
John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State has reiterated the United States support for Nigeria in routing Boko Haram insurgency from the country. John Kerry is on a 3-days tour of some African countries including Ethiopia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to discuss the security and political situation in parts of the continent,…
National Confab extension to cost additional N2bn
As against the three-month period allotted for the on going National Conference, it has now been extended by six weeks. The conference will now end on July 31 instead of the earlier date of June 19. Before the extension, some delegates had advocated that the three-month period allotted was not enough. A new work plan…
Osun May Confiscate MTN Mast
Osun State Government has threatened to pull down all MTN masts in the state following claims that the company has refused to pay mandatory fees for right of way permit. This was disclosed in a statement that MTN had agreed to pay the accumulated fee by April 15 but had retreated on the agreement. Dayo…
FG to Bar Contractors, Service Providers not Registered with BPP
The Federal Government has said henceforth, all contractors, Consultant and Service Providers, who intend to do business with it, must be registered with the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP), as failure to do so automatically bars them from transacting business with government. This is in line with a new policy released by the Bureau, stating…
Jonathan Sacks Gulak
President Goodluck Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his special adviser (Political), Ahmed. A. Gulak. Reuben Abati, senior special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made this known in a series of tweets he posted on his twitter handle. Abati said the president “thanks Gulak for his services to the present administration and…
Don’t Play Politics with Insecurity Challenge, Abdulsalami warns Politicians
General Abdusalami Abubakar, a former military Head of State has urged Nigerian politicians to desist from playing politics with the core challenges that are presently facing the country. He called on politicians and all Nigerians to have the best interest of the country at heart, rather than playing politics with issues like security and unemployment…
Common Entrance: Students to Undergo Second Test for Federal Government Colleges
The National Examinations Council, NECO, says it will conduct another test for candidates who pass its Common Entrance Examination held nationwide on Saturday to select the best for admission into Federal Government Colleges. Nyesom Wike, the Supervising Minister of Education, made the announcement on Saturday when he monitored the ongoing Common Entrance examination in some…
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