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Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday inaugurated  members of the renegotiation technical committee to work with organised labour to resolve the controversial salaries crisis that has bedeviled the state for months. Inaugurating the 19-member committee at the state presidential lodge, Lafia, Al-Makura said the development is at the instance of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity,  stressing that his action was purely motivated by the need to engender good governance and collective development in the state. He added that given the current economic reality, the decision to review salaries was one taken in the best interest of the state but organized labour misinterpreted and kicked against it thereby causing an unnecessary rift between government and organized labour. “I have sworn to do things without prejudice, ill will and that oath of office is what I still hold in my heart. Every of my actions is geared towards the benefit of all....

Sokoto state government has given approval for the transfer, back home, of 39 of its citizens currently in various schools in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. In today’s exchange rate, the move will enable the government save over N500m from the policy. The government said this signals change of priorities in the payment of scholarship to study abroad. “The transfer/relocation of the students was necessitated by the need to conserve funds and apply same to more critical areas in the education sector,” the state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said this Friday in Sokoto when he received the report of the committee instituted to advise government on the issue. He added that admissions have been secured for all the students in Nigerian schools, while arrangements have been made to ensure that none of them misses a grade level upon their return home. “As at the time we sent the children to Dubai to study last year, the state government was spending over 400 million naira per ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, commending him for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs. The co-founder of Facebook had left Lagos on Thursday for Kenya. While in Lagos, no   government official was present at the interactive sessions     he had with the youths .   ‎ But Zuckerberg returned from Kenya and was ushered into the president’s office for a meeting that also attended by ministers including Adebayo Shittu, Ogbonnaya Onu, Okechukwu Enelamah and Lai Mohammed. ‎ President Buhari described Zuckerberg’s   meetings with Nigerian youths as timely “as the country was already exploring opportunities to spur development through entrepreneurship. “Nigeria has always been identified as a country with great potentials for growth, especially with our youthful population, but n...

Worried about the wrinkles, acne, blemishes, allergies or dark spots on your face? Well, you don’t need to get any chemical treatments to get rid of them. An easy and natural remedy for this Guava leaves. Here are 4 ways the amazing leaf can help beat these skin problems. Helps beat wrinkles:  Guava has very potent antioxidant properties and a study{1} found that the leaf has much more potent free radical scavenging properties than the fruit itself, making it perfect to keep wrinkles at bay. Apart from that the leaves also have compounds that help tone the skin and therefore help reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Can help get rid of acne:   As per a study published in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine{2} guava leaves have very effective antibacterial properties that are extremely effective against bacteria that cause acne. Apart from that the study also found that guava leaves also have anti-inflammatory properties that help calm the skin and reduce the ap...

‎The Federal Government  in recognition of the central role innovation and technology play in national economic growth, is set to establish technology hubs across the country. This is even as it targets to train 400,000 youths in the country in partnership with Google.‎ In partnership with several major technology companies, two super hubs would be established in Lagos and Abuja and six regional hubs in the six geo-political zones. ‎ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said this at the flag off ceremony of Google Digital Training for Youth Empowerment with the theme “Diversifying Nigerian Economy: enabling youths through digital skills training”. He said the hubs will be fully resourced with infrastructure and capacity building tools. ‎ According to the Vice President, “Each hub will be designed to produce relevant innovative technology, solutions to a wide range of business, commercial and government problems. For example, alternative energy solutions, creative technology, ...

The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Government on the modalities for the return of Nigerian stolen assets. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, signed on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja on Tuesday. Malami said that the MoU reflected the desire and willingness of both countries to continue cooperation and mutual support. Malami said that this was in the responsible and transparent return of all recovered assets. He outlined the objectives of the MoU to include the fact that the processes of returning stolen assets was a partnership recognising the interest of both countries and based on mutual understanding, confidence and trust. “That both countries recognised that they have a mutual interest in ensuring that returned assets are not at risk of being misappropriated again. “And that both countries recognised they have obligations toward their own citizens for providing such assurances. ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), during a night operation conducted  Tuesday , successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno. Director of Public Relations & Information, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, said the new camp is about 4-6km away from the BHT location attacked earlier on 20 August 2016 by NAF Mi-17 helicopter within the same vicinity in a similar night operation that led to the death of about 300 insurgents. He said the post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) mission had revealed that surviving BHTs converged at the new location. “The information was later confirmed to be true by series of follow-up Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that led to the latest strike. Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori and Kangarwa is infested with BHTs hence the need to clear the remnants of BHT in the area. “The air assault is therefore expected to further degrad...