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Oct

2024

FGN Announces Introduction Of 15 Skill Acquisition Into Primary/Secondary Schools Curriculum

Breaking News….. The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the introduction of 15 skill acquisition into the curriculum of Primary and Junior Secondary schools in Nigeria. Students will be able to choose one out of the 15 Skills and obtain both theoritical and practical knowledge of it before promotion to another class. The Student will choose a particular skill out of the 15 and have the knowledge from Primary 1 to J SS 3 (9 years) starting from 2025 academic year. Teachers will be trained, retrained and employed in both public and private schools all over the Country. The 15…

Oct

2024

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Tinubu Sometimes Move Around At Night To See How Nigerians Are Suffering – Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, News Flash

Tinubu Sometimes Moves Around At Night To See How Nigerians Are Suffering — Senator Orji Kalu The senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Kalu has claimed that President Bola Tinubu used to move around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja to monitor the sufferings Nigerians are currently facing. The lawmaker and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress disclosed this on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. “The president himself knows that Nigerians are suffering and hungry. He is a street person; he knows the street very well,” Senator Kalu said. He continued: “The president some nights…

Oct

2024

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FG’s Weapons Used By Terrorists, Bandits – Ribadu

Crime, News Flash, Security

FG’s Weapons Used By Terrorists, Båndits – NSA Ribadu The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government. Ribadu made this statement on Thursday during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja. He explained that corrupt elements within the security agencies allowed these weapons to end up in the hands of non-state actors. The NSA condemned security personnel who facilitate the distribution of weapons…

Oct

2024

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JAMB Makes U-Turn, To Admit Candidates Who Will Turn 16-Year-Old Next Year For 2024/2025 Admissions

Education, FGN, News Flash

JAMB Makes U-turn, To Allow 16-Year-Old Next Year Students For 2024/2025 Admissions The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that tertiary institutions in Nigeria can admit students who will turn 16 years old by August 31, 2025, for the 2024/2025 academic session. This flexibility, as outlined in a circular issued on Thursday, permits institutions to enrol qualified candidates who meet all other admission criteria, regardless of their age at the time of application. The Board explained that the decision was made to ensure fairness, particularly as some institutions are expected to conclude their 2024/2025 admissions as late as…

Oct

2024

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Governor Sanwoolu Approves N85,000 As Minimum Wage In Lagos State

Economy, Labour, News Flash

Governor Sanwoolu Approves N85,000 As Minimum Wage In Lagos State Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwoolu has approved N85,000 as minimum wage for civil servants in the state. This is in line with the federal government’s approval of N70,000 as minimum wage in Nigeria. Governor Sanwoolu made this announcement on Channels TV this night in an interview session. “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today. “It’s not a competition, so I’m not…

Oct

2024

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Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere Asks Abia Mayors To Choose The Only Available Option To Resign.

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

IT'S TIME UP FOR NDI ABIA MAYORS. We read with fascination and the same time consternation of what seemed a rebuttal by 'ndi Abia Mayors' yesterday distancing themselves from their supposed plots to betray Dr. Alex Otti and the New Abia government. In their press release yesterday, 16th of October, they claimed to be working for Dr. Alex Otti with all their hearts and good intentions. And that the vision of Dr. Alex Otti in bringing them in as development partners has been well served going by development paradigms around our 17 LGAs and accusing who they described as political…

Oct

2024

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Our Students And Community Are Interested In Listening To Dr. Alex Otti’s Achievements As A Governor In Nigeria – Harvard

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

Harvard saw the politically motivated bitterness, tantrums, anger and hate contained in the letter written to them by our friend Eke Ako against Governor Alex Otti, and they politely and bluntly said to him: "This is an academic institution not a space for discussing politics. We usually bring top notch scholars, policy makers, and statesmen and women to campus. Our students and our community are interested in listening to Dr Otti’s achievements as a governor in Nigeria. They want to learn about the social and economic development going on in his state. This is the reason why we support his…

Oct

2024

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Restoration Of Echocardiography Service At ABIA Specialist Hospital

Abia State, Good Governance, Health, News Flash

Restoration of Echocardiography services at Abia Specialist Hospital . Our Echocardiography machine is fully functional courtesy of the intervention by our Governor, Dr Alex Otti (OFR).Echocardiography is a process of visualizing the valves, pumping action, walls and movement of the heart and is the definitive imaging modality of choice to diagnose heart diseases. What makes our machine spectacular is that it utilizes both adults and paediatric probes, hence adults and children can use it. Let's utilize it and inform our MDA.We have a Cardiologist and he performs Echo only on Thursdays for now. So we do booking of cases. We…

Oct

2024

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“EFCC Unconstitutionally Established, Unlawful Organization’ – Olisa Agbakoba Writes National Assembly

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash

“EFCC Unconstitutionally Established, Unlawful Organisation” – Agbakoba Writes National Assembly Popular lawyer Olisa Agbakoba has written to both chambers of the National Assembly, pointing out that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was “unconstitutionally established.” This comes as the Senior Advocate of Nigeria highlighted the difficulties occasioned by constitutional hurdles in the fight against corruption. In two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated October 14, 2024, Agbakoba stated, “I very strongly believe the EFCC is unconstitutionally established. The powers under which it was established go beyond the powers of the National Assembly. The EFCC is an…

Oct

2024

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Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Increase To $39 Billion In October – Cardoso

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash

Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rose To $39 Billion In October – Cardoso Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the country’s foreign reserves rose by 12.74 percent to $39.12 billion as of October 11. Cardoso spoke on Tuesday when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on banking regulation. The CBN governor said the country’s reserves stood at $34.70 billion at the end of June. Data from the apex bank had showed that foreign reserves fell to $32.29 billion on April 15 — the lowest level in over six years. Cardoso said the nation’s foreign exchange…