A member of the Kano State House of Assembly, Labaran Madari (Warawa-APC), has recruited 105 temporary teachers to boost education in his constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Madari presented appointment letters to the newly recruited teachers on Wednesday in Warawa. He said that the gesture was to shore up the number of teachers and reduce unemployment in the community. The lawmaker, who is also the Majority Leader commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for the introduction of free and compulsory education in the state. Madari added that there was the urgent need to contribute his quota to the…
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Another health worker died of Ebola on Wednesday in the western part of Uganda as the East African country grapples with the deadly disease. Minister of Health Ruth Aceng said that Margaret Nabisubi succumbed to Ebola after battling the disease for 17 days. Nabisubi died at a health facility in Fort Portal City in the Kabarole district. Nabisubi’s death comes after a doctor on Saturday died of Ebola at the same health facility. A midwife and a health assistant were probable cases because they died before they were tested, according to Aceng. The Ministry of Health said on Sunday at…
By Bayoor Gbolahan The global economic disorder birthed by China’s export – COVID-19, as the year 2019 grinded to a close, is yet to get a cure. It has disrupted world peace, many unexpectedly lost their lives and governments worldwide, individually, and collectively, have been busy innovating on how to tackle the menace that caused a global decline in trade and tightened financial situation. But as normalcy began to creep in, a ‘lunatic’ adventurist, Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader, invaded a sovereign nation, Ukraine, and put a break on all efforts made at recovery. He further plunged the world into economic…
Teachers in Enugu State on Wednesday demanded full implementation of the N30,000 national minimum wage from the state government. Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in the state, Mr Theophilus Odo, said teachers needed to be paid the minimum wage as they were facing challenges. He listed some of the challenges as the withholding of outstanding promotions; non-payment of terminal benefits to retired teachers and non-recruitment of new teachers. Speaking during activities marking the 2022 World Teachers Day, Odo saluted the courage of teachers in the face of economic challenges facing the state and the country. He said…
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reacted to a resolution said to have been passed by the Senate, following the consideration of a report by its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. The resolution was sequel to a petition relating to compensation for the acquisition of a Right of Way across some communities. NLNG in a statement on Wednesday, says it is evaluating the resolution and circumstances surrounding it. “NLNG wishes to state that it has always conducted its business responsibly and in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, including in this specific matter,” the…
The Management of the Nigeria Air Ltd., has advised the general public to ignore fake websites and links used for advertisement and recruitment by people claiming to be agents or staff of the upcoming airline. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Mr James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation. Odaudu urged the citizens to ignore such notifications or invitations as nothing of such exercise was currently going on. “The attention of the Management of Nigeria Air Ltd., has been drawn to some recruitment advertisements and announcements by certain unscrupulous elements…
A 41-year-old man, Adeola Oloyo, was on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged impersonation and stealing. The defendant appeared on a two-count charge of impersonation and fraud, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in March at Abule Egba area of the state. She alleged that the defendant impersonated the complainant, Mr Ajibola Olaleye, and sold his trucks to another person for N5.3 million. Momah said that the defendant also converted to his personal use, three trucks valued at N50…
FC Barcelona’s injury woes have worsened with defender Andreas Christensen suffering a ligament sprain in his ankle in Tuesday’s 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat to Inter Milan. Christensen was substituted in the match’s 58th minute after struggling for a few minutes with the issue, and FC Barcelona have since confirmed the left ankle injury. The club said further tests would be carried out on Wednesday to ascertain the full extent of the injury. Christensen’s injury comes ahead of tough games, taking on Celta Vigo in La Liga this weekend, before the reverse fixture with Inter Milan on Oct. 12 and the…
Semi-official Tasnim news agency on Wednesday reported that 530 people had been injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Khoy County in the northwestern Iranian Province of West Azarbaijan. According to the Iranian Seismological Centre, the quake occurred at 3:51 a.m. local time (0021 GMT).The epicenter, with a depth of 10km, was initially monitored at 38.5 degrees north latitude and 45 degrees east longitude. Head of Khoy County’s Crisis Management Centre, Salem Khoyi, was quoted by Tasnim as saying that the number of injured people was growing. West Azerbaijan Provincial Gov. Mohammad-Sadeq Motamedian was quoted by Tasnim as saying that 135…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command says one person has died and six others sustained various degree of injuries in a road crash near the Nigerian Army Barracks in Akure. Ezekiel SonAllah, the State Sector Commander made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. SonAllah said the accident, which occurred about 4:10 a.m., involved a Toyota Sienna Bus marked RBC 412 CU and a commercial Truck marked MUS 932 XX. The sector commander explained that the accident was caused by speeding, and the dead was a male. “The victims were taken to the University of…