A two- day public hearing on four bills on the education sector began on Monday in Abuja. The public hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Tertiary institutions and Tetfund, to enrich the bills through inputs from concerned stakeholders in the sector. The bills are: A Bill for an […]
Day: March 22, 2021
Ortom urges immediate arrest of Fulani Nationality Movement leadership over claims of attacks
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called for the immediate arrest of the leadership of the Fulani Nationality Movement ( FUNAM) claiming responsibility over last Saturday’s attack on his convoy. Ortom made the call on Monday in Makurdi after the State Security Council Meeting at the Benue Peoples House. The […]
29 per cent of Nigerian children lack access to daily water needs- UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund ( UNICEF) says more than 1.42 billion people including 450 million children live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability. According to UNICEF , the number of Nigerian children experiencing high or extremely high vulnerability accounts for 26.5 million representing 29 per cent […]
Kano- bound trailer crashes along Kaduna- Abuja highway killing 19
No fewer than 19 people have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident along the Kateri axis of the Kaduna- Abuja highway on Sunday evening. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said that the accident involved a commercial […]
Two in Police net for killing Mother,Son for money rituals
Two persons have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and killing a woman and her son. The state Police Public Relations Officer ,,DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed in a statement that the victims were killed for ritual purposes Oyeyemi identified the suspects as Baoku Gbuyi (29) […]
Naval officer deployed to Anambra State gruesomely killed
Gunmen suspected to be part of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have shot dead a naval personnel , Farouk Yusuf. Yusuf who hailed from Unguwan Sarki in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was recently deployed to Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State. The Police have reportedly launched […]