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Oct

22

2026

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Schools In Okamu And Ohafor Benefits From Ikenna Ukwa’s Educational Materials Supply As His Promise Of N100Million Educational Trust Fund For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency Re-echoes

Education, News Flash, Politics

SCHOOLS IN OKAMU AND OHAFOR RECEIVES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FROM IKENNA UKWA The Team Ikenna Ukwa, yesterday stormed schools in Okamu and Ohafor in Ohafia LGA to distribute educational materials as part of the ongoing “Back To School" program of Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa and his wife, Lolo Jennifer E. Ukwa, under the auspices of their foundation, the Ikenna & Jenn Ukwa Foundation, in collaboration with the Ikenna Ukwa Progressive Group. The schools visited were: Collins Memorial Primary School, Okon-Aku Ohafia, Ambele Primary School, Amuma Ohafia, Eziafor Primary School, Eziafor Ohafia, and Uma Ukpai Primary School, Asaga Ohafia At Uma Ukpai…

Oct

17

2026

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Nkporo Community Appreciates Ikenna Ukwa For Back To School Programme

Education, News Flash, Politics

NKPORO COMMUNITY APPRECIATES IKENNA UKWA FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAMME The benefiting schools in Nkporo clan have expressed profound appreciation to Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa and his wife, Lolo Jennifer E. Ukwa, for the Back-to-School Programme where he distributed academic materials to pupils and students as part of his efforts to contribute meaningfully to their academic growth. The schools visited by Team Ikenna Ukwa on Thursday in Nkporo, Ohafia LGA, include: Ukwa Nkporo Primary School Agbaja Nkporo Primary School Etitiama Community School Amurie Community School Elughu Primary School and, Central Primary School, Nkporo. Speaking through his team, Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa urged…

Oct

16

2026

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Ikenna Ukwa Adds More Feather To Better Represent Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency After Graduating From School Of Politics, Policy And Governance (SPPG)

Education, National Assembly, Personality, Politics

IKENNA UKWA GRADUATES FROM SCHOOL OF POLITICS, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE (SPPG) The APC candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon. Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, was among the 2026 graduands of the prestigious School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG). SPPG is an institution established by former Minister of Education and renowned advocate of good governance, Dr. Oby Ezekwesilj, to prepare a new generation of political leaders across Africa with character, competence and capacity to deliver transformational leadership. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili disclosed that the institution has graduated more than 1,000 students across Nigeria, Senegal and Kenya since…

Oct

13

2026

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Let The Record Speak: Hon. Obi Aguocha’s Educational Interventions Make A Strong Case For Continuity

Education, National Assembly, Politics

Let the Record Speak: Hon. Obi Aguocha’s Educational Interventions Make a Strong Case for Continuity Education remains a cornerstone of societal development, and Rt. Hon. Obi Aguocha, Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has made school infrastructure, scholarships and student assistance important parts of his commitment to the people. Across the constituency, his educational interventions include the reconstruction of the burnt-down Ofeme Community Central School in Ofeme, Ohuhu, Umuahia North; construction of a new classroom block at Ibeama Primary School, Umuana Ndume; and rehabilitation of two upstairs classroom blocks at Girls Secondary School, Amazukwu,…

Sep

29

2026

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One Good Tenure Deserves Another: Educational Revival – How Rt. Hon. Obi Aguocha Rescued A Failing System

National Assembly, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education

EDUCATION REVIVAL: HOW RT.HON.OBINNA AGUOCHA RESCUED A FAILING SYSTEM For many years, the education system in Ikwuano Umuahia Federal Constituency was in a state of deep neglect. Dilapidated school buildings, poorly equipped laboratories, and the inability of students to sustain academic progression painted a bleak picture. In some communities, education had almost lost its value, as generations of students were unable to complete basic secondary schooling due to financial constraints. It is against this troubling backdrop that the intervention of Rt .Hon. Obinna Aguocha)Ogwumabiri Ibeku) stands out as both timely and transformative. Without exaggeration, the region’s education sector was on…

Sep

24

2026

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An Address By The Author At The Public Presentation Of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden Of Memory, The Politics Of Relevance- By Agbaeze Ireke Kalu Onuma, AI-KO

Abia State, Culture, Education, People & Events

An Address by the Author at the Public Presentation of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden of Memory, The Politics of RelevanceAuthor. · Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma, AI-KODate. · Tuesday, 22nd September 2026Venue. · Dover Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, NigeriaPress enter or click to view image in full size “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” – Chinua Achebe, The Paris Review (1994) “Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit – in state, in church or mosque, in party…

Sep

21

2026

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JAMB Lifts Ban On SIM Swap, Email Change For Candidates

Education, FGN, News Flash

JAMB Lifts Ban On SIM Swap, Email Change For Candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has relaxed its long-standing restriction on the swapping of candidates’ registered GSM numbers and changing of registered email addresses, offering relief to candidates who have lost access to their credentials. Under the revised policy, candidates who have lost their registered SIM cards or are unable to recover their registered email accounts can now update the details through a controlled verification process designed to protect their profiles from fraud and unauthorised persons.The new arrangement takes effect Monday, September 21, 2026, according to a statement…

Sep

06

2026

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A Fresh Case For Reducing The LLB Programme From Five To Three Years: Addressing The Bar Finals Crisis And Aligning With Global Standards – By Charles Ude, Esq

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Judiciary

A FRESH CASE FOR REDUCING THE LLB PROGRAMME FROM FIVE TO THREE YEARS: ADDRESSING THE BAR FINALS CRISIS AND ALIGNING WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS By Charles Ude, EsqLegal Practitioner and AuthorEmail: Charlesude2014@gmail.com A CONGRATULATORY AND WELCOMING MESSAGE Before I roll up my sleeves and plunge into the substance of this paper, it is fitting, indeed, it would be my great pleasure to pause and offer a resounding salute to Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election and assumption of office as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association. She is the first woman ever to be elected to that…

Aug

30

2026

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How To Apply For FG’s N10 Billion TETFund Research Grant

FGN, Education

How To Apply For FG’s N10 Billion TETFund Research Grant The Federal Government has approved N10 billion for the 2026 National Research Fund Grant Cycle of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. TETFund, in a call for concept notes, said the grant would support research projects across 30 priority thematic areas under Humanities and Social Sciences; Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation; and Cross-Cutting. The fund said the 2026 grant cycle followed the successful completion of the 2025 cycle, which resulted in the award of a little over N6.09bn to support 174 research projects. According to TETFund, accessing the 2026 NRF grant…

Aug

17

2026

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El-Rufai, KASU And The Sacking Of Lecturers: Why The Kaduna Record Does Not Prove Otti Ordered The ABSU Suspension – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education

EL-RUFAI, KASU AND THE SACKING OF LECTURERS: WHY THE KADUNA RECORD DOES NOT PROVE OTTI ORDERED THE ABSU SUSPENSION The Difference Between Evidence, Institutional Responsibility and Political Attribution The controversy surrounding the suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze by Abia State University has increasingly been dragged into a wider political argument about Governor Alex Otti. The argument being circulated in some quarters is straightforward: because Otti is Governor of Abia State and Visitor to ABSU, and because the university suspended a professor whose public comments were critical of the welfare conditions of lecturers, the suspension must therefore have been ordered by…