Al-Makura to build 160-bed hospital in Lafia
By Abbas Aminu Bamalli, with agency report
The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura yesterday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 160 bed...
Shettima visits Bama, doles out N300m to victims
From Mustapha Isa Kwaru, Maiduguri
Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima on Sunday visited Bama to assess the recent carnage in the town that claimed...
Jonathan congratulates Shagari at 89, commiserates with Kano Emir over Tafida’s death
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Nigeria’s first democratically-elected Executive President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari on the occasion of his 89th birthday.
A statement...
World Bank delays resettlement project following forced evictions
By Hassan Haruna Ginsau
The World Bank together with the Lagos state government has failed to live up to the promise of resettling 9,000 people...
Nigeria cannot meet vision 20:2020 -NBTE chair
From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Nigeria’s aim of achieving its goal of being among the 20 most developed economies in the world by the year 2020,...
