By Steve Oche An Abuja-based civil rights group, Worried Nigerians (WN) has called on the Federal Government, particularly the authorities of the Federal Ministry of Health, to rein in its staff identified to be frustrating peaceful service delivery at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and its School of Post Basic Nursing,…
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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi state said it has uncovered a plot to abduct its governorship candidate, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, and frame him with trump-up charges with the aim of clamping him into detention and possibly liquidate him. This is contained in a statement signed by the…
Chidimma UCHEGBU Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has appealed for more Tertiary Education Trust Funds (TETFund) intervention projects at Yusuf Maitama Sule University and Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil. The governor, who made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it is determined to bridge the digital skills gap between industries and academies. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono said this in Abuja on Monday at the 2023 train-the-trainer ICT Capacity Workshop for Beneficiary Institutions in North Central Zone. The workshop…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Monday, donated a 30-seater brand new Toyota Coaster bus to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to ease their movement. Presenting the bus, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono said it is also designing interventions to address students’…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC), has called on African universities to recognize the value of forging partnerships with institutions worldwide to address constraints and provide students with skills needed for employment. Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, gave the advice on Friday, in Abuja at…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Federal Government has directed heads of tertiary education institutions to deploy the new NECO e-verification platform for the verification of results of admission-seeking candidates that sat for the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination. Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. David Andrew Adejo,…
By Noel Biodum Saliu The attention of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has been drawn to the publication of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with respect to its concerns over the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards. The said publication contains some misinformation that must be corrected in the…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The outgone Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, has formally handed over to the most senior officer in the commission, Mr. Chris Maiyaki. At the handover ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Rasheed said he had secured necessary approval from President Bola Tinubu to…
Michael Aminu, Lagos The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has quashed the conviction of former Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Barr. Calistus Nwabueze Obi. Delivering judgment on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Appeal filed by Barr. Obi in suit Nos.CA/LAC/CV/917/2019, CA/LAC/CV/917A/2019, and…