The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won 20 of the 23 local government areas chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government council election in Rivers State. The outcome of the electoral contest announced on Sunday by the chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Dr Michael Odey also showed that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Authorities in Kwara State have called on local government leaders to take ownership of a vaccination campaign against measles and rubella, diseases that continue to threaten children across Africa despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines. Speaking at an engagement meeting with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Ilorin, Professor Nusirat…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated the newly appointed members of the Governing Councils of selected federal tertiary institutions and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa, who presented letters of appointment to the appointees on Tuesday in Abuja, charged them to provide visionary and accountable leadership to reposition Nigeria’s universities…
Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has appointed 18 administrators and their members for the 18 Administrative Area Councils in the State. Dr Danladi Jatau, the speaker of the House announced the nominations while reading a letter sent by Gov. Abdullahi Sule, during plenary on Tuesday in Lafia. Jatau read the nominations to include Hashimu…
