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The River State government desist the operations of 1866 private schools which the government termed as felonious across the 23 local government areas in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Kaniyu Ebuku, make it official in a statement said the state governor, Nyesom Wike directed all illicit, schools to stop all activities with immediate effect from September 1, 2017 stressing that the plans would be strictly enforced by the Ministry of Education. He said names of affected schools had been published in a local paper and advised parents to refer to the newspaper for further information. Rivers State is replete with thousands of private schools of different levels and varying standards ranging from the absurd through the mushroom to the top notch and international standards with a high percentage of them not having the relevant government approvals. Ebuku had earlier in the week hinted of the government plan during an inspection of ongoing rehabilitation work at the G...

Federal Government has announce May 1 , 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers ’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd . ) , made this known on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Friday by the Director, Office of the Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido . He salute all Nigerian workers for their resilience , hard work and commitment to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari despite current challenges . And also urged the all Nigerians work to continue to support the President “ in his desire to fight corruption, ensure security of lives and property , and stabilise the economy through the creation of jobs and diversification of the economy . ”