Chidimma UCHEGBU There has been a change of guards at the National Universities Commission (NUC) with Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu assuming office as the 9th substantive Executive Secretary of the Commission. Ribadu, while speaking in Abuja on Monday at the event organised by the management and staff of the commission, promised…
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Gov Ahmed Aliyu pg Sokoto State has emerged winner of the 2024 Urban and Housing-friendly Governor’s Award. The governor scaled through the shortlist of three governirs earlier nominated for the 2024 award to emerged overall winner. The prestigious award was conferred on Gov. Aliyu in recognition of his outstanding performance…
Chidimma Uchegbu A team of academics overseeing implementation of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) has called for the integration of the scheme into pre-primary, primary and secondary schools to enhance growth in technological advancement. Speaking at the presentation of the STEAM project report in Abuja on Wednesday,…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja Federal Ministry of Education has read the riot act to Pro-Chancellors and members of Governing Councils of federal tertiary institutions, reminding them of the need to constantly function effectively within the stipulated limits. The warning followed the recent experience in some tertiary institutions particularly Nnamdi Azikiwe University,…
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) have raised the alarm over a plot to allegedly clamp down on its spokesman and member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ugochinyere Imo. The CUPP said the plot is being allegedly orchestrated by some security agencies in collusion with a faction of…
TEXT OF POST BUDGET PRESENTATION PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE HONOURABLE COMMISSIONER OF INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION, SOKOTO STATE, ALHAJI SAMBO BELLO DANCHADI. I am honoured to be here to present to you an overview of the state government performances during the outgoing year (2024) and give an insight into the 2025…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s focus on developing infrastructure that would propel the economic development of Sokoto state has been given as reason the governor allocated 66 percent of his 202 budget to capital expenditure. The budget estimate of N526,882,142,484.39 was presented to the Sokoto State house of Assembly by Governor Aliyu…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the management of Roxettes Motors for its innovative approach towards addressing Nigeria’s transportation and energy challenges. The Vice President spoke when the Managing Directorand Chief Executive Officer of Roxettes Motors, Dr. Kaycee Orji paid him a courtesy call. Information from the Media Relations Office…
In his bid to tackle poverty and improve the standard of living of the people, Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state has begun the distribution of palliatives including food items, farm inputs, mobility aids for people living with disabilities, motorcycles and tricycles, across the 23 local government areas of the…
Commissioner of Information and Orientation in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sambo Bello Danchadi, has said that over 800,000 children in the state have been enrolled into basic education schools marking a drastic increase in the number of enrolment into public primary schools in the state. Alhaji Danchadi attributed the increased enrolment…