Education minister gives states ultimatum to submit data By John Alechenu, Abuja Friday, 3 Sep 2010 Education Minister, Prof. Ruqquayat Ahmed-Rufai The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has given state ministries of education two weeks within which to complete and submit the 2009-2010 annual school census data. Rufa’ i gave the deadline at a [...]

Pope describes Yuguda as religious, friendly Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 . Pope Benedict XVI has described Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State as a religious and friendly leader “sincerely committed to ensuring peace among Christians and Muslims in the state.” A statement signed by Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad, the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, [...]

ABU to establish College of Medicine Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 Isa Liman, Zaria The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria will soon establish a College of Medicine in order to give more people the opportunity of studying medicine as a way of increasing the number of medical doctors. The Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dr Sani [...]

Adamawa spends N700m on scholarships Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00 Ibrahim Muhammad, Yola The ailing educational sector, the Adamawa State government has spent  over N700 million on bursaries to students of the state’s tertiary institutions within the past three years, the director, Students Affairs of the Adamawa State Scholarship Trust Fund, Alhaji Shuaibu Zumo, has [...]

Okotie greets Muslims at Ramadan, urges peaceful co-existence By Alvan Ewuzie Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Rev. Chris Okotie Presidential hopeful, Rev. Chris Okotie, has urged Muslims to use the period of Ramadan to reflect on Islam’s message of peace and promote peaceful co-existence and religious tolerance across the nation. Okotie, who is making a record [...]