Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed the state’s Commodity, Marketing and Distribution Board to take charge of supplying foodstuff for the boarding secondary school feeding scheme to guarantee its quality. This was contained in a statement by Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Communication and Public Enlightenment and made available to […]

The Federal Government College (FGC), Daura has commended the Federal Government for approving and executing some capital projects that have improved the teaching and learning environment in the institution. Alhaji Tukur Koko, its Principal, who gave the commendation in Daura, said the projects, executed through the Federal Ministry of Education, included the completion of an […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it is working closely with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to increase the rate of compliance with the remittance of Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax. The service started this in a statement issued by Mr Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad, Director, Communications and Liaison Department, in Abuja on Thursday. Ismaila said the […]

We are joined by representatives of the Inner City Missions for Children as they talk about the forthcoming Inner City Global Food drive.

Lanre joins us again on Cyber alert from Canada, as he talks about the importance of Machine learning in your strategy for enterprise organisation.

We are joined by Amaka Ezeh, HR Consultant/Associate Member CIPM, as she sheds light on the labour market in Nigeria.

Two men in grey jumpsuits brush glue onto rubber soles, while factory machines whir in the background. Elsewhere, women perched behind industrial sewing machines attach leather swatches to sturdy-looking men’s shoes. The production line could be anywhere in the world. But Bertram Dozie, the chief executive of the newly opened Bata Nigeria shoes plant, hopes […]

In Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday arraigned the spokesman for former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Lere Olayinka, for alleged financial impropriety and abuse of office. Olayinka was brought before Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye on a three-count charge of abuse of office, stealing and fraud. Prosecuting Inspector Johnson Okunade alleged that the defendant committed […]

The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has urged Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to key into the Amotekun security project being canvassed in the Southwest. The pan Yoruba group made the call after a meeting of its Kwara State chapter, held in Ilorin. In a statement by the Chairman and Public Relations Officer of the Kwara […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday expressed excitement that Nigeria became Africa’s biggest economy. The ruling party noted that the achievement was not a fluke but a product of deliberate practices and policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Nigeria became the African continent’s biggest economy after overtaking South Africa, which has entered the second recession […]

THERE were conflicting reports on Wednesday on Boko Haram killings in Damboa, Borno State. While residents of the village claimed that an unspecified number of people, including security personnel, were killed, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said it was unaware of such attack. Four policemen and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were […]

NATIONAL Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said last night he remains in charge of the party. Oshiomhole stated this following an interlocutory injunction granted by a Federal Capital Territory High Court that he should step aside pending the determination of a suit filed by six members of the party. Oshiomhole’s […]