By Waziri Isa Adam Senator Shehu Sani has strongly rebuked former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, condemning his actions and statements that seem to celebrate the death of President Yar’adua and the defeat of President Jonathan. “We fought General Sani Abacha. He arrested us, charged us for treason before hisContinue Reading
By Mahdi Isa Waziri The Chairmen of Governing Councils (CGC) of Polytechnics have made a bold call for the conversion of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) into a full-fledged commission, dedicated to catering to the progressive needs of Nigerian polytechnics ¹. This recommendation was made at a meetingContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam (Group Editor-in-chief) Professor Mohammed Tawfiq Ladan, a renowned expert in infrastructure development, has emphasized the need for Africa and Nigeria to address their infrastructure deficits in order to achieve sustainable economic growth. Prof Ladan who unveiled the consequences of such deficits during an interview with LeahContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam (Group Editor-in-chief) A distinguished Professor of Law, Prof. M T Ladan has been appointed as the legal/regulatory and licensing expert/consultant by a consortium of European consulting companies as part of the 8 member team of experts drawn from Hungary, USA, Germany, Kenya and Nigeria. This teamContinue Reading
Dr. Usman Bugaje, a prominent member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has criticized Nigeria’s practice of rotational presidency, claiming it has exacerbated the country’s socio-economic problems. In a recent interview with Vanguard, Bugaje argued that the political focus on regional balance has deepened divisions and undermined the country’s progress.Continue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Bayero University Kano (BUK), has conferred Honorary Doctorate Degrees (Honoris Causa) on Colonel Sani Bello (Rtd.) and Alhaji A.A. Rano for their remarkable contributions to the society in areas of leadership and philanthropy. Colonel Bello, who was a former military Governor of Kano State is aContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Bayero University Kano (BUK), has celebrated 12,169 graduands, of which 3,400 bagged Post Graduate Degrees, with 176 first class, at its 39th convocation ceremony. In his convocation speech, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abbas reaffirmed the university’s commitment to excellence in education, research and community service. HeContinue Reading
By Latonia Akubuko The second substantive Registrar of Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), Malam Yakubu Anivbassa, has successfully completed his 5-year tenure and has since returned to his parent institution, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. He had joined FUGUS on leave of absence on February 4, 2019. According to the University’sContinue Reading
By Prof MK Othman The first part of this piece was published in this column on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. At that time, I only knew Yayale through newspapers and news media. Nevertheless, I wrote about his responsibilities, background, risks, and potential challenges related to his assignment. This assignment involvesContinue Reading