Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday approved the recruitment of 776 new teachers to enhance quality education delivery in public schools across the state. The Governor made this known shortly after meeting with the officials of the state Ministry of Higher Education and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), at the Government House in Maiduguri. Zulum, who said that the teachers should resume work by November 1st, added that approval would be granted to recruit more qualified teachers immediately after the completion of the biometric verification exercise in the state. The governor also said that the State Executive Council…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, where he presented a letter written by some #EndSARS protesters to the president. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governor disclosed that the president assured the youths that their letter was already receiving the needed attention. He said Lagos State Government had already started implementing two of the demands of the protesters as some arrested persons were already being released. The governor said: “I just had a brief meeting with Mr President. The essence of the meeting…
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has arrested 25 suspected smugglers and seized a total of 1,400 bags of fertilizer. Briefing journalists on the activities of the command from July to October 10 in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Comptroller, Uche Ngozi disclosed that the bags of fertilizer were seized because it did not have end users documents, adding “fertilizer are not only used for farming but also used for explosives and has security implications.’’ According to him, other seizures made by the command within the months under review, includes 265 gallons of 25 litres of Premium…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has shut down seven examination centres in Bayelsa over alleged violation of rules and regulations guiding the examinations. JAMB coordinator in the state, Abdusalam Mohammed, announced the development on Tuesday in Yenagoa when he paid a courtesy call on the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Left with only four centres to cater for its 24,000 candidates in the state, Mohammed explained that some of the centres were de-listed for duplicating the Virtual Private Network (VPN) of their router, a development that compromised the data security of JAMB. He said that…
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, Portugal’s Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden, but is “well, has no symptoms and is in isolation.” The federation added that the rest of the Portugal squad had undergone tests as a result of Ronaldo’s positive, but that they had all tested negative and would be available for the Sweden match. Five-times world player of the year Ronaldo appeared in his side’s 0-0 draw away to France in the Nations League on Sunday…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has charged the newly inaugurated members of the National Arbitration Policy Committee to come out with a comprehensive policy that will, among other things, ensure that domestic transactions originating and terminating in Nigeria are arbitrated in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice which was made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement the Minister spoke at the virtual…
The Presidential panel on Police Reforms has approved the 5-point demand of #EndSARS protesters. The approval came after a meeting between the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, with leaders and representatives of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, human rights activists and the #EndSARS movement in Abuja Tuesday afternoon. A statement by the special adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that officials of the Ministry of Police Affairs and those of the Police Service Commission (PSC) were also present at the meeting that affirmed that the five-point demands of the protesters and the #ENDSARS…
Uganda says global coffee prices may increase as Brazil, the world’s biggest supplier, faces harsh weather. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the state-owned regulator of the industry, said in a tweet on Tuesday that the prices may get a boost from La Nina as the weather phenomenon threatens Brazil’s next crop. “After a bumper 2020 harvest, La Nina is escalating the risk of a decline in output next year as most crops endure scorching temperatures,” UCDA said. According to the International Coffee Organisation on Global Coffee Exports, Uganda is among the world’s top 10 producers and exporters of coffee.…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the setting up of a N200 million fund to compensate families of victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) killings. Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this while addressing the #EndSARS protesters at the Lagos House of Assembly gate, Alausa, Ikeja. The compensation fund will be completely supervised by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) appointed by members of the public. Sanwo-Olu called on the protesters to send the list of everyone that had fatal encounters with SARS in Lagos. He said that government would identify the families and ensure that they were compensated. The…
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of four nominees as Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request which was contained in a letter dated October 12, was read at plenary by President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Paragraph 14 of Part I(F) of the Third Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following four (4) Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The nominees listed by the…