Governor Babagana Zulum has lamented the poor quality of primary and secondary school education in Borno State. According to the governor, most of the high school leavers in the state are not qualified for university admission while those who get admitted struggle academically in tertiary institutions. This was contained inContinue Reading
Academic staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in an effort to improve academic quality, went through a virtual training to ensure effective service delivery. In a press release by the NOUN Media and Publicity Director, Ibrahim Sheme, the three-week training took place via Zoom and was ledContinue Reading
A Nigerian lady believes that most female students will go hungry if married men decide to stay faithful to their wives. According to @rutie_xx, cheating from married men is the source of income for female students, without that it will have a negative effect on the majority of female students.Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has approved the reinstatement of staff members of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, sacked by the last administration. The Government also approved payment of their salaries for five months. The 41 staff reinstated were among those affected by the sack order issued by the administrationContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Garba The full tale of the economy of Nasarawa State will be incomplete without the mention of the Keffi Cattle market that accounts for a significant share of the state’s agribusiness income. Located in the outskirts of Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State since 3rd SeptemberContinue Reading
Dr Mairo Amshi, Yobe Commissioner for Agriculture, on Friday said the state had procured 7,500 metric tonnes of NPK fertiliser worth over N1.41 billion for farmers during the 2020 cropping season. Amshi stated this at a news conference in Damaturu to commemorate the 2020 World Food Day. She said thatContinue Reading
CGIAR-IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, has encouraged Nigerians to take up sustainable and profitable opportunities in the country’s agriculture sector. He made this appeal during his keynote address at the National Conference on Agricultural Innovations for Food Security in the Post COVID-19 Era. In his presentation,Continue Reading
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Health, Pharm. Ahmed B. Yahaya, has described achievements of the State Governor, Engr. AA Sule, in the Health Sector as unparalleled in the country, particularly, measures taken by the Governor to curtail spread of COVID-19 in the state. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Health MonitorContinue Reading
Nigeria has again failed to meet the commitment it made alongside other African countries 19 years ago on health funding, with the budget proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari recently, allotting less than 10 per cent to the sector. The budget for 2021 proposes N547 billion for healthcare, about seven perContinue Reading