Day: February 17, 2021

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. This was just as the Upper Chamber condemned in very strong terms, Wednesday’s abduction of students and teachers of Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State, by bandits. These were resolutions reached by the Senate following consideration of a motion, “Abduction of Students and Teachers of Government Science School Kagara: Need for urgent action.” Earlier, sponsor of the motion, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), while…

Read More

A large number of students, whose exact figure, is yet unknown, have been abducted by armed bandits at Government Science College (GSC) kagara, in Niger State. The bandits in military uniforms, PRNigeria learnt, stormed the school premises which a close 1000 students on Tuesday night, overpowered the security guard, before whisking away the students. However, some students escaped after the raid. A headcount is being conducted at the school in the wee hours of Wednesday to ascertain the actual number of missing students. But PRNigeria also gathered that security agencies…

Read More

As the Dangote Academy prepares to admit yet another set of student engineers, it can be revealed that the company has in the recent past injected over N10billion into the Nigeria’s educational sector. The breakdown seen by this reporter shows that aside government, the Dangote Group is the second largest contributor to education in Nigeria. It is also the country’s largest private sector employer. A document seen by newsmen shows that about one thousand engineering graduates have been admitted into the Academy, and subsequently employed into the various subsidiaries of…

Read More