The federal government is set to employ 47,000 people in its drive to construct roads across the country, an official has said. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made this disclosure at a stakeholder’s meeting organised by Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, on Thursday in Abuja. Fashola noted that to implement the plan, the government would collaborate with the National Assembly. The former Lagos State governor, who explained how vocational and technical education had significantly contributed to the development of Singapore, Canada and South Africa , amongst others, said Nigeria must shape its…

Amidst growing concerns on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, the President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Thursday, disclosed that the President would go on another medical vacation. She however said the ailing Nigerian leader would not do so by being hounded by anyone. Onochie disclosed this on her Twitter handle, @Laurestar, while reacting to statements by individuals and groups on the matter. She said Buhari, who returned to the country on March 10 after a 49-day medical sojourn in the United Kingdom, would embark on the medical vacation only on his doctor’s appointment. “President Buhari…