The Sokoto state government has lampooned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its unrestrained effort at manufacturing false contract figures to tarnish image of Gov. Ahmed Aliyu. Speaking in a statement it issued, the state government said its attention was drawn to yet another malicious, unsubstantiated and blatant lie…
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Alhaji Abubakar Zaki Tambuwal is the Executive Chairman of Sokoto State Internal Revenue Service. He speaks in this interview on the activities of his office since he was appointed by Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto in 2023 touching on the holistic strategy the Service has adopted which has led to drastic…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing newsmen at the headquarters…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja All is set for the 15th General Assembly and Scientific Conference of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) which is billed to hold in Abuja from December 9 to 12, 2024. Professor Friday Okonofua, announced the date for the conference while addressing journalists at a press meeting…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will participate in a panel discussion at Harvard Centre for International Development focusing on scaling successful education programs on Wednesday 18th of September 2024. The event begins at 3:30pm. Director Press and PR at the Ministry, Boriowo Folasade, who made this…
The Bank of Industry (BOI), has donated 2,400 cartons of food items to the Sokoto State Government as part of its contribution to reducing the hardship being faced by Nigerians. Receiving the food items, Gov. Ahmed Aliyu thanked the bank for the invaluable gesture, which he said, would go a…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called for the establishment of a centre for supportive services for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Oloyede made this known in Abuja on Tuesday at the first Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has urged Muslims in the state to use the Maulud celebrations and seek Allah’s intervention on the security challenges confronting the nation. He gave the charge in his Maulud massage to the people of the state. Gov. Aliyu described the security challenges facing the…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to host the first African Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity Access to Higher Education. The conference scheduled for 17 and 18 September 2024 in Abuja is themed “Advancing the Potentials of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in Educational and Economic…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, has commenced its 2024/2025 admission into all 50 programmes approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Registrar of the university, Mrs Olufunke Hudson, announced in a statement that the courses, which are domiciled in the eight faculties of the…