Day: August 20, 2020
WADA MAIDA: Mentorship As A Mantra
By Garba Shehu In his life, the late Malam Wada Maida was synonymous with brilliance, humility, patience, kindness and courage. His thoughts, ideals, views on journalism and in life motivated many of us who came close to him and will continue to inspire us. Here are my remarks as the tributes flow in praise of […]
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Nigeria has to go digital to compete globally – Governor Badaru
The Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar says Nigeria must go digital in all its activities to compete with other countries at the global level. A signed statement by Auwal D Sankara, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, said Governor Badaru made the statement at the Virtual Commissioning of Digital Capacity […]
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I Hate Trains, I Hate Bridges, I Hate Rice, I Hate Tallest Building East Of The Niger.
By Femi Adesina Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro: “Why are some people allergic to good news about Nigeria? You are angry about the test-run of Lagos-Ibadan rail, you are angry […]
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Nigeria stands by ECOWAS decision on return to constitutional order in Mali – Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in calling for immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, and a return to Constitutional order in the country. Speaking at a virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Session on the Situation in Mali, the President noted that removal of the Malian leader […]
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BAUCHI: Governor Bala partners COREN on infrastructural development.
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state today recieved National officials of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) for a crucial discussion at the Council Chamber, Government House Bauchi. The Governor who welcomed the visitors to the state, assured them of continued partnership to improve and strengthen government’s capacity on infrastructural […]
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