A lady, Blessing Ekawu, recently got married. Her groom works outside the shores of Nigeria, thus the need for her to travel and join him, in preparation for starting a new home. In August, she filed an application with the Nigeria…
As the dry season sets in and clearing the bushes that serve as hideouts to bandits terrorising communities in parts of the North commenced, many of the assailants have begun peace moves with local communities to avert counteroffensive against them,…
A request to reopen Madobai Primary School was submitted in mid-November to authorities in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. It is one of the over two dozen primary schools forced to shut their doors to students following attacks by…
The vast land of Niger State in North Central Nigeria is aiding the state’s drive towards industrialization. A new industrial hub is springing up in the state as the Hydropolis Free Zone Development Company (HFZDC), Amfani, break the ground for…
A long way from home, some girls and women looked for greener pastures in local entertainment houses, popularly known as Gidan Gala. However, their hopes were dashed when their expectations turned into nightmares leaving many with deep scars of regrets.…
Hidden and arbitrary charges are now the norm with Nigerian banks, which is giving them a not-so-pleasant reputation. These endless charges have almost become a necessary evil as customers now live with them; having been left without options. Bank customers…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is a federal government agency saddled with the responsibility to reform programmes aimed at providing greater access to and ensuring the quality of basic education throughout the country. Fundamentally too, the agency also ensures…
The private school proprietorship trend is on the rise in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on the heels of parents’ and guardians’ preference for private schools. Findings by Daily Trust show that the craving for private schools in the territory is fuelled…
With the authorities and security agents still battling to find the right solution to the riddle of banditry ravaging some states in northern Nigeria, civilians serving as mediators and those providing information against the bandits find themselves on a tight…
Tragedy struck on Saturday when terrorists loyal to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed a brigadier general and some soldiers in Borno State during a confrontation with Nigerian troops, who battled to avert an attack by the terrorists. The…
