The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved nine new private universities for the country. The approval was given at a meeting presided over by Namadi Sambo, vice President. Osita Chidoka, Minister of Aviation announced the decision at a post-FEC press briefing. The new private universities, according to Chidoka, include Hallmark University, Michael and Cecilia Ibru…
Immigration Deports 106 Illegal Immigrants In Kaduna
Nuhu Akpan,the Kaduna State Comptroller of Immigration has announced the arrest of 106 illegal immigrants in the state. While parading the illegal immigrants before journalists, Akpan said they were arrested after the postponement of the February general elections. The comptroller stressed that the “Nigerian government is not against foreigners, but it is only against those…
Lagos Urges Principals To Ensure Proper School Census
Olayinka Oladunjoye, the Lagos State Commissioner for Education has urged principals and head teachers of public and private schools in the state to cooperate with enumerators for the success of the State’s 2014/2015 Annual Schools Census, ASC,which kicked off on Wednesday. While speaking at the flag-off of the 2014/2015 ASC Sensitization Program for stakeholders in…
Ambode Woos Lagos Pensioners
As part of moves to secure the votes of pensioners in the April 11 governorship election, Akinwunmi Ambode, gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos has promised to assuage their plights, if elected. Ambode said his administration would build another Pensioners’ Lodge on the Lagos Mainland, to add to the existing one…
President Jonathan Felicitates With Shagari At 90
President Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with former President Shehu Shagari on his 90th birthday celebration. In a statement signed by Reuben Abati, Jonathan’s spokesman, the President described Shagari as a “committed patriot and outstanding leader.” Every February 25 is Shagari’s birthday. In the felicitation message, Jonathan prayed that God to grants Shagari long life and…
NURTW President Warns Members Against Violence
Najeem Yasin, president of National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW, has warned members of the union to refuse monetary inducement from politicians who might want to lure them into politically motivated violence. Yasin reminded members that the union has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on the movement…
Jonathan Condemns Kano and Yobe Bombings
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the multiple suicide bombings that have killed dozens between Monday and Tuesday in Yobe and Kano States, promising a maximal reduction in cases of insurgency in the country. A suicide bomber had on Monday detonated a bomb in Potiskum, and another in Kano on Tuesday. Death toll of the attacks…
WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test
The World Health Organization, WHO, has approved for use, the first rapid blood test for Ebola virus, allowing patients to be identified, isolated and cared for as quickly as possible and put an end to the outbreak that has killed more than 9,300 people. WHO said ” the antigen tests is rapid and easy to…
Al Shabaab Threatens To Attack US, UK Malls
Somalia-based terrorist group, Al Shabaab, has threatened to carry out attacks on malls in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Al Shabaab made the threat in a video, which was released this last weekend. The group, which made a reference to the deadly 2013 attack of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya that left…
Ekiti Police Arrest 110 Escaped Prisoners
Not less than 110 inmates who escaped from the Federal Prison, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on December 1, following an attack on the prisons by unknown gunmen attack have been rearrested by the state Police Command. Taiwo Lakanu, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Ekiti State, also disclosed on Monday that 30 suspected armed robbers have…
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