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Governors take kidnapping, killings concern to Buhari Alao Abiodun With insecurity boiling over in the country, North’s governors cried out on Thursday and took their concern to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. On Wednesday, bandits killed an estimated 83 people in multiple attacks in three local government areas of Zamfara State. On Presidential order, a Special Military Operation was launched at 8:30 am yesterday from Mare Local Government to rid Zamfara of the “frequent and horrifying” activities of bandits, according to a statement by Presidenti...

BREAKING: Boko Haram recaptures Borno LGA, scores feared dead On By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Suspected members of Boko Haram on Tuesday evening invaded Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar local government area of troubled Borno state and wreaked havoc without confrontation. This time around, the armed insurgents razed down the Divisional Police Command, schools, shops and residential houses as they hoist their flags in strategic locations. Last Sunday, a group of insurgents invaded Damasak and killed three soldiers, while 6 innocent civilians were killed by an airstrike while participating in...

In her opening remark at the event,the  Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,, Sadiya Umar Farouq, expressed joy that,”This third meeting is representative of the extent of work that the National Steering Committee has done thus far, as we have finally reached the stage where programme implementation can commence.” “We believe that your participation and contribution will be invaluable to the success of the Alternate School Programme,”the minister told the new members. Farouq recalled that:”The National Steering Committee, at its inaugural me...

Share The Federal Government has revealed that a road map is being developed on Alternate School Programme as part of concerted effort to reduce the menace of out-of-school children in the country estimated to be over 10.2 million. The National Steering Committee on the programme held its inaugural meeting in Abuja to map out strategies and an action plan to address the challenges of out-of-school children in Nigeria and to rapidly reduce the number by providing them with quality basic education and skills in special settings not addressed in the conventional school system. In her opening rem...

Steering committee rolls out roadmap on alternate school programme for out-of-school children Steering committee rolls out roadmap on alternate school programme for out-of-school children Share The National Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme held its inaugural meeting, on Monday, as part of ongoing efforts aimed at addressing challenges facing out-of-school children in Nigeria. Members of the committee who met in Abuja mapped out strategies and action plan to address the challenges of out-of-school children in Nigeria and to rapidly reduce the number by providing them with qual...