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Jun

2024

ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FGN Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects

ASUU Threatens Strike, Says FG Has Turned Universities To Constituency Projects The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed concerns over the establishment of more universities without adequate funding for the existing ones. Chairperson of the ASUU chapter at the Federal University Gashua branch in Yobe State, Dr Melemi Abatcha, stated this at a press conference in Damatiru, the state capital on Thursday. He said that politicians have treaded universities, especially at the state level, as personal initiatives and constituency projects. Abatcha also emphasized on ASUU’s ongoing concerns regarding insufficient funding for universities and the challenges faced by academic…

Jun

2024

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FG Unveils Mobile Courts To Curb Bullying, S3xual Assault In Schools

FGN, Education, Judiciary, News Flash

FG Unveils Mobile Courts To Curb Büllying, S3xual Assãult In Schools The federal government has unveiled mobile courts and new guidelines for hotels and schools to ensure speedy access to justice for cases of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and bullying. NAN reports that Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the women affairs minister, was at an Abuja partnership meeting with the stakeholders involved. The stakeholders include representatives from the ministries of health and education, medical facilities, hotel owners, NGOs, and CSOs. Mobile courts are easily moved from one place to another to adjudicate disputes and administer justice. Kennedy-Ohanenye noted the alarming cases of sexual…

Jun

2024

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Gov Otti Reiterates Commitment To Make ABIA State University A World -Class Institution, As Visitation Panel Submit Report

Abia State, Education, Good Governance, News Flash

GOVERNOR OTTI REITERATES COMMITMENT TO MAKE ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY A WORLD-CLASS INSTITUTION, AS VISITATION PANEL SUBMITS REPORT The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr Alex Otti, OFR, has reiterated his commitment to rebuild Abia State University (ABSU) and make her a world-class citadel of higher learning. It would be recalled that Governor Otti had earlier in the year, set up a visitation panel with terms of reference on 12 identified areas of interest that the panel should focus on. During the inauguration, Governor Otti emphasized that “the Panel's purpose was not to unnecessarily indict individuals but to closely examine the…

Jun

2024

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Becoming The Best: Being Remarks Of Gov Otti During The Submission Of The Report Of ABIA State University Visitation Panel

Abia State, Education, Good Governance, News Flash

Becoming the Best Being the Text of a Brief Remark by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, on Thursday, June 20, 2024 during the Submission of the Report of the Full Visitation Panel to Abia State University Uturu Protocols Let me begin on a note of gratitude to the Chairman and members of the Full Visitation Panel to Abia State University Uturu for the timely completion of their assignment at our State University. When we inaugurated this Panel on February 13 this year, we identified 12 specific areas of very critical interest that we wanted the eminent professors and professionals from…

Jun

2024

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Wike, Sim, Orokpo, Arome And Lessons On Mentorship – By Charles Awuzie

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, People Reorientation, Politics

Wike, Sim, Orokpo, Arome and lessons on mentorship by Charles Awuzie…. I have decided to bundle religion with politics in this post believing that my followers have now mentally evolved to such an extent that they are no longer sentimentally attached to their political or religious sects but to logic, truth and a desire to grow. If you are a mentor, father, leader or teacher to someone, please read this post. And if someone has helped you in your journey in life, also read this post. First of all, I want to thank Brothers Arome and Orokpo for the maturity…

Jun

2024

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South East University Set For Take Off In Arochukwu, ABIA State

Education, Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

South East University Set For Take Off In Arochukwu, Abia State. The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex C. Otti yesterday received a delegation of the 'South East University' led by Dr. Venatius Ogueze, who is in the State to inform the Governor that plans have been concluded for the University to take off in Abia State. According to Dr. Venatius Ogueze who is the leader of the delegation, the idea behind the South East University is to have a University of the South East Region as can be seen in other regions of the country. He explained that they were…

Jun

2024

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400-Level University Student Fakes Kidnap, Demands N50Million Ransom From Parent

Crime, Education, News Flash

400-Level University Student Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N50Million Ransom From Parent The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Nelson Eserada, a 400-level student of Banking & Finance of the Delta State University, Abraka for arranging his own abduction. The suspect had demanded a ransom of fifty million naira (N50,000,000) in bitcoin, according to the police. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe made this known in a statement on Thursday, noting that the suspect’s father had already paid a sum of N5 million through a bitcoin account belonging to his son’s accomplice, Jerry Lawrence. Edafe said…

Jun

2024

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Police Arrest Three For Falsification Of JAMB Admission Letters

Education, Crime, News Flash

Police Arrest Three For Falsification Of JAMB Admission Letters The police have arrested three members of a syndicate that specializes in falsification of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admission letters. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the three suspects were arrested in connection with the case of Conspiracy, Computer Related Forgery and System Interference contrary to sections 8, 13 and 27 of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015 as amended. The arrested suspects are Effa Leonard Mpama, Ibang Ernest Jerome and Eshiet Odotukana Benson, all male of ages 34, 38…

Jun

2024

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Why We Shut Down Batch B Registration Portal – NYSC

Education, FGN, News Flash

Why We Shut Down Batch B Registration Portal – NYSC The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has shut down the registration portal for Batch B prospective corps members, citing a glitch that occurred on Saturday, June 8. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the portal was closed after reaching the maximum number of registrations required for the incoming batch. Megwa apologized to prospective corps members who could not register before the portal was shut down, assuring them that the portal will reopen for Batch B Stream II on…

Jun

2024

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Tinubu’s Minister Entangled In Certificate Forgery Scandal

Crime, Education, News Flash

Tinubu’s Minister Entangled In Certificate Forgery Scandal A recent investigation has revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s minister, Geoffrey Nnaji, possesses a fraudulent national service certificate, with the State Security Service (SSS) implicated in a shocking cover-up of the forgery, according to POLITICS NIGERIA. Geoffrey Nnaji was confirmed as minister from Enugu State on August 7, 2023, alongside 44 other cabinet members, following their nomination by the Senate on July 7. He was subsequently appointed to head the newly established Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. The recent report exposed that the State Security Service (SSS) allegedly helped in concealing…