The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new National Health Policy aimed at promoting the health of Nigerians to accelerate socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, which …
Read More »National Policy on Education in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects for Teaching and Learning
National Policy on Education in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects for Teaching and Learning of Indiginous Languages in Nigerian Secondary Schools There are approximately 7000 languages in existence (UNESCO, 2003), Nigeria has two broad groups of languages – indigenous and exogenous languages. Exogenous languages are those that are foreign such as, …
Read More »Lagos employees lament high cost of living, want N56,000 minimum wage
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Lagos State council has asked the state government to increase workers’ minimum wage to N56,000 to meet the high cost of living in the state. The Chairman of the congress, Francis Ogunremi, said this yesterday at the May Day celebration tagged “Labour Relations …
Read More »Corruption: Bauchi govt to introduce whistle-blowing policy
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State said the state government would introduce whistleblowing in the state to fight corruption in its local government councils. Abubkar made this known when he addressed workers at May Day celebration in Bauchi on Monday. He described corruption at the local government level as “endemic”, …
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