Day: November 4, 2019

Northern Governors Sabotaged President Jonathan’s Good Plan For Almajiris – Ex UBEC Chieftain

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Universal Basic Education (UBEC) former Executive Secretary, Prof. Ahmed Modibbo, has disclosed that northern governors frustrated the integration of the almajiri school with western education, planed by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The former UBEC chief stated this at lecture with the theme, ‘Before the ban on the almajiri system of education in Nigeria, which was organized by the Centre for Historical Documentation and Research of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State at the weekend. Recall that the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in an attempt to keep almajiris…

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Tennis: Nadal Back To Number Despite Djokovic’s Win In Paris

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According to latest reports on AFP, Rafael Nadal’s return to the world number one position for the eighth time in his career has been confirmed with the release of the ATP ranking released on Monday. The Spaniard, the report stated leapfrogs Novak Djokovic even though the Serb sealed his fifth Paris Masters title on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Canadian Denis Shapovalov. Nadal, whose last stint at the top ended a year ago precisely on November 4, 2018, withdrew from his semi-final against Shapovalov in Paris with an…

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Arik: Hadi Sirika Is Dead Wrong, Should Accept AMCON’s Suggestion – Nwogwugwu

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Respected journalist and columnist with Thisday newspapers, Ijeoma Nwogwugwu has challenged the position of Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, following his stance on setting up a new national carrier rather than toe the line of the suggestion made by Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru, Managing Director/CEO, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The AMCON boss wants the government to jettison the minister’s idea and leverage the assets of Arik for that purpose. In an era when the government is over burdened with developing critical assets across the country without…

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