Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Prof. Adamu Usman, the chairman of the governing board of the Universal Basic Education Council, has charged that state governments have abdicated their duty to provide money for basic education in their jurisdictions to the council. Usman claims that because states don't pay their matching contributions and don't use the money properly, they don't seem passionate about sponsoring basic education. The Federal Government established UBEC as an interventionist organisation to help states fulfil their fundamental duty of providing world-class, uniform, high-quality basic education throughout Nigeria. A middle-aged woman named Mama Dada burned herself on fire because she couldn't repay a loan from LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited. Since then, we've learned that the microfinance institution mentioned in the article wasn't LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited.

Minister of state for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called on residents of the FCT to maintain peace and unity during the forthcoming area councils' lections, irrepespective of political or religious affiliation.However, Aliyu who made this call when she flagged-off campaign of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Gwagwalada area concil, apppealed to all APC faithful to ensure they come out en-mass to vote massively for the party's chairmanship candidate Alhaji Abubakar Giri, in the February 12, 2022 council election. The minister of state, while presenting the party's flags to both the chairmanship cadidates Alhaji Abubakar Giri, in te february 12, 2022 council election.

Operators of National Mail Route Delivery Service (NMRDS) Have appealed to the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to pay their members for services rendered before engaging a Chinese company, Speedaf Logistics Nigeria Limited, in mail delivery services in the country. The spokesperson for the operators, Senator Usman Liman, told LEADERSHIP in Abuja yesterday, that Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) owes the operators over N200 million for it's services to the agency in the last eight months.Moreover, last week, the minister of communications and digital economy, professor Isa pantami had launched 27 Courier Service vehicles, to make Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) and its partners, Speedaf Express, compete favourably in the industry.

Mr. Augustine Onwuamaegbu, national president of Person with Disability Initiative Nigeria, has described how he was adopted and tortured by alleged kidnappers on the Abuja-Kaduna motorway. The incident happened last week as he oversaw a group of volunteers distributing free working sticks, hearing aids, and other supplies to people with disabilities between the villages of Akilbu and Rijana along the Abuja-Kaduna road. Onwuamaegbu claimed that after being kidnapped and abused for two days by assailants sent by their political masters from Abuja, the assailants left him in a defenceless state in a bush before being rescued by some good Samaritans.

According to Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), poverty. The lack of social inclusion, the distance to educational institutions, the low quality of the education provided, and gender inequities all operate against women in leadership positions in Africa. The Minister made this statement at the Africa Women's Leadership Organization's 2022 Open Year Ball in Abuja, shortly after being named the organization's life patron. "Having more women in leadership positions has a significant impact on the bottom line," she asserted. Compared to men, women enter positions of leadership far less frequently.