Mike Okorie A High Court of Abakaliki Judicial Division, Ebonyi State, has ordered Eco Bank PLC, the Executive Chairman, Maize Growers, Processors & Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), Ebonyi State Office, Mr. Ebere Oji Odii, the Ohaozara LGA Coordinator of MAGPAMAN, Mrs. Patience Nwabueze, and the Maize Growers, Processors &…
Author: Editor
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given all tertiary institutions in the country one month to disclose all admissions conducted outside its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) prior to 2017. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor for JAMB, who disclosed this at a press briefing in…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that media reports alleging deliberate omission of the names of a group of Nigerian lecturers studying under the sponsorship of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) programme, from the bailout approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for stranded TETFund…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has urged university administrative staff to acquire relevant computer software for the virtual learning environment as ICT literacy was no longer sufficient. Maiyaki stated this while delivering a lecture at the maiden Miva Open University Public Lecture…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted a letter of recognition for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, to the state governor, Mr. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, presented the letter to AbdulRazaq, who was represented at the event by…
Kenneth Ademola Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province of the Catholic Church has lashed out officials of the government of the Nigerian federation who had been threatening to forcefully stop the legitimate right of Nigerians to protest against bad governance. The Bishops said that protests become necessary when leaders turn…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has expressed readiness to establish a “learn to work” scheme in Nigerian campuses in collaboration with industry partners to provide outsourcing employment opportunities for Nigerian students while studying in schools. The scheme which will link qualified students with industries globally, could guarantee…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged university administrators cross Nigeria to take proactive steps to safeguard property of their schools during the nationwide protest against bad governance. It also urged students to stay in campus and avoid putting themselves in harm’s way during the protest. These were…
Chidimma Uchegbu Arc. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has underscored the pivotal role of education and entrepreneurship in Africa’s path to greatness. Speaking at the 9th Africa Leadership Magazine Summit in London, Echono emphasised that integrating education with entrepreneurial skills is essential for unlocking…
James OKORO For Nigerians to enjoy lower air travel tickets, the federal government must step in to save the aviation sector by moderating the over 20 taxes paid on every ticket purchased by travellers as well as reign in the astronomical rise in the foreign exchange regime, says Professor Obiora…