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Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said that Nigeria could have been on the right path but for past constitutional amendment proposals that were botched. He said that present challenges of insecurity and poor state of the economy could have been successfully navigated by the solutions...The Advocate
Share The Federal Government has commenced implementation of the new enhanced salary structure for its teachers as approved recently by President Muhammadu Buhari. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, who made this known during the weekend, said the ministry is working in collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation and National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission on the computation of the approved allowances for the federal teachers. Echono listed some of the allowances, which have now increased the remuneration of teachers to...
FCTA moves to resolve multiple taxation FCTA moves to resolve multiple taxation Share The Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Department of reform coordination and service improvement, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, on Sunday, said the administration had begun moves to end multiple taxations in Abuja and ensure a smooth business environment for entrepreneurship to thrive. Ahmadu, who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja, said a high-profile meeting between the FCTA and major stakeholders to resolve all the lingering tax collection problems in the territory would be held on Monda...
NGO supports indigent students with scholarship NGO supports indigent students with scholarship Share In a bid to encourage education among indigents in the country, a non-governmental organisation, Akande Tunde Movement (ATM) has awarded a scholarship to indigent students. The organisation which was founded by a philanthropist and businessman, Dr Akande Kazeem, was aimed at giving support to the underprivileged among Nigerian students. While speaking at the event, the founder, who is also an education consultant stated that the foundation is focused on making education accessible for al...
Edo ADC guber candidate dumps party for PDP Edo ADC guber candidate dumps party for PDP Share After months of speculations and denials, the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, Mabel Oboh, on Sunday dumped the party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). Justifying her action in Benin City while speaking to newsmen, Oboh hinged her decision to join the PDP on the need to move to a platform where she would be able to contribute to the rebuilding of Nigeria and considered the PDP as having s...