Day: December 16, 2020
Breaking: FG to reopen of four land borders
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this afternoon the week’s virtual FEC meeting, also said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other […]
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OPINION: Senator Abaribe and Co. Should be Developmentalists, Not Career Critics
By Engr. Haris Jibril The legendary Karl Marx was not only famous for his radical ideologies and deviation from norm but also for his inability to proffer lasting solutions to the myriad of societal deficiencies he outlined; and it seems the not so legendary Senator Abraribe and his ilk are assiduously treading this retrogressive […]
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Bauchi Poly to introduce new HND and PGD courses, assures more conducive learning environment for students
By Usman A. Koli Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi is to introduce new diploma, Higher National Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma courses in the institution to boost the level of academic performances of Bauchi indigenes. The Rector of the Polytechnic Dr. Adamu Said, dropped the hint in a telephonic interview with ATAP Campus Radio. Dr. […]
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Governor Zulum meets Chad’s President Deby, Nigerian ambassador to Chad over repatriation of Borno refugees
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Nigerian ambassador to Chad, Zannah Umar Bukar Kolo, on Wednesday met President Idriss Debby of the republic of Chad over repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees, majority from Borno, who in batches, fled killings by Boko Haram since 2014. The meeting, which held at the presidential palace in […]
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If life were to remain still (Part Two)
By Mahmood Adamu Imam As my phone rang, I aimed shockingly to grab it and see for myself who was calling in such an irregular hour. It was some minutes after 3am. My instincts told me that something was amiss. All through the night I was shivering, awaiting the terror that lingers with the […]
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So Much for Love 11
By Maryam Altine Baba Chapter eleven “Where is it?” he’d asked, searching like a lost person. “Where is what, Ali?” she asked, a bit confused. “It was in this pocket when I hanged it earlier today. Now it is gone.” He held an almost worn-out trouser as he kept searching almost frantically. Realization dawned, […]
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Refugees: Zulum crosses Lake-Chad to meet 5,000 families in Chadian community, shares 50 Million Naira Cash
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday ferried through the Nigerian side of the lake chad to meet Borno citizens taking refuge at Darsalam refugee camp in Baga sola, a boarder community in the republic of Chad. Zulum on arriving Baga Sola, was received by the Chadian Governor of Lake Province, Fadul Tijjani. […]
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