The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in the country. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The minister explained that the program was meant to empower girls, and teachers and the provision for additional schools in the country....

The Oyo State Government, on Monday, evacuated 359 illegal structures and shanties shielding its public primary and secondary school premises within Ibadan, the state capital. The eviction notices were issued to owners of the illegal shops, shanties, and structures through the principals and heads of the affected schools. The State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, who monitored the exercise, reiterated the government’s commitment to bring sanity to school premises in the state. “We...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it Will deploy 46,084 staff for the fo the conduct of Nov.11 off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman disclosed this at the commission’s regular quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), in Abuja on Friday. Yakubu also said that 137,934 party agents would man 130,093 polling units from 18 political parties  and 7,841 collation agents would also be on the...