JAMB to conduct optional mock exams in January
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is to conduct its optional mock examination in January, preparatory to a better examination later in the year. The board made this disclosure…
Ambode celebrates eventful 2017, says Lagos economy will record landmark achievements in 2018
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has assured that the state would record landmark achievements in major sectors of the economy in 2018. Ambode gave the assurance in a statement…
Pharmacists Council constitutes Codeine Control Group to check abuse
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN ) says it will constitute Codeine Control and Other Related Matters Working Group (CCRWG) to sensitise the public on the dangers inherent in codeine…
2018: CAN tasks Nigerians on peace, unity
December 31, 2017 The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of Northern States and Abuja, has urged Nigerians to strive to make peace with each other in 2018. The CAN Public…
Neither Obasanjo nor Buhari…
KEN UGBECHIE The headline of the lead story on the front page of Daily Times of Tuesday, June 7, 1977 was ‘Fuel Crisis may Be over Next Year’. At that…
THE TRUTH THEY WON’T TELL BUHARI
KEN UGBECHIE President Muhammadu Buhari, as a retired military General, I know you do not tolerate insubordination in any guise. Much more sir, as a perceived purveyor of morality and…
Man reports extortion of truck drivers by soldiers in Borno, Buratai orders investigation
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has ordered investigation into alleged extortion of motorists by soldiers on the Maiduguri-Gamboru Ngala road in Borno. The Director of Army Public…
Shehu of Borno lauds Buhari’s success against Boko Haram insurgency
December 31, 2017 The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, over his unflinching commitments to end Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Garbai made…
Weah woos investors, pledges to fight corruption in Liberia
Liberian President-elect George Weah on Saturday declared the country open to investment and pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, in his first speech to the nation since decisively winning an election…
2018: Dogara urges FG to attend to needs with direct bearing on Nigerians
December 31, 2017 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has reiterated the need for the Federal Government to attend to needs that have direct bearings on the…