Month: November 2023

Rice price skyrockets as local production declines
Rice consumption in the country has been on a steady rise, beyond the reach of local supply, leading to a supply gap of about two…

Microsoft to hire OpenAI’s Sam Altman, says CEO
Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, on Monday announced the hiring of OpenAI’s Sam Altman and other members of his team, days after the co-founder of…

Starlink installation, maintenance capable of creating jobs -Minister
Thousands of jobs can be created through initiatives like a certified installer/maintenance programme for Starlink and collaborating with hardware startups to produce repeater boxes locally,…

Appeal court sacks PDP’s Mutfwang as Plateau governor
Delivering judgment on Sunday, a three-member panel of the court led by Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu held that Manasseh was not validly sponsored by the Peoples Democratic…

Police probe killing of Kwara Poly student
A female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State, Miss Toyin Bamidele, has been allegedly hacked to death by yet-to-be-identified people. The Higher…

Aviation accidents: FG summons NSIB, NCAA, NAMA, others
To arrest the recent spate of aviation accidents in the country, the Federal Government has summoned to a meeting the heads of relevant agencies such as…

Govt shortlists 18 for perm sec appointments
18 top directors in the Federal Civil Service have been shortlisted for the next stage in the recruitment of permanent secretaries, following an ICT assessment….

Shettima unveils UNIMAID’s N1bn entrepreneurship centre
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday, launched the Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The N1…

Tinubu seeks support for varsities
President Bola Tinubu has called on stakeholders to join hands with the government in assisting universities in the country. The President noted that the education…

Lieutenant Colonel Emerges As First Army Professor At NDA
A Lieutenant Colonel, Abubakar-Surajo Imam, has emerged as the first Officer to be conferred with a professor from among the serving personnel of the Nigerian…