By Ikechukwu Ohaegbulem United Nigeria Airlines Limited will this October accept the first batch of engineering students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, for an internship in its engineering department. This is a sequel to the signing, and exchange, of the final documents and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…
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The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi has lamented the brutal murder of Rev Father John Mark Chietnum of Kafanchan Diocese who was killed by yet unidentified bandits in Kaduna state. Obi said that Fr. Chietnum’s gruesome murder is among the many needless bloodletting in our…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for 2022 admissions into Universities in Nigeria. The Board also adopted 100 as the minimum score for polytechnics and Colleges of Education for the year 2022 admissions. JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede…
…Those who assault airline staff too Mike Ajuma The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), which is the umbrella body of all airline companies operating in Nigeria, has said that henceforth, aggrieved passengers who destroy airline property or assault airline staff, will be arrested and prosecuted. It also said that such…
Governor David Umahi has disclosed that over N80b have so far been spent by the state government in the establishment of the King David University of Medical Sciences located at Uburu in Ebonyi State. Umahi, who was speaking during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust…
We, therefore, call on the Federal Government to, once again, look critically at the issues raised in the statement as they affect the scarcity and cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange so as to find ways of ameliorating the problems that are likely to cause a shutdown of this…
Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe said, he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. He, however, said that he is still part of the family of the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Abe, who stated…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), has raised the alarm over new developments that are threatening smooth operation of air transport in the country. AON said the new challenges have the capacity to cause a shutdown of the aviation sector. According to a statement made available to journalists by the…
Chidimma UCHEGBU, Abuja In a bid to end the 6-months old strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff of University Union (ASUU), the federal government on Monday in Abuja engaged with Vice-chancellors, ASUU and other stakeholders in a meeting. The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Abubakar Rasheed who disclosed…
The organizers of the African Economic Conference have issued a call for research and policy papers that focus on the event’s theme: Supporting Climate-Smart Development in Africa. This year’s conference will be held from December 9–11 in Port Louis, Mauritius. As has been the practice over the years, it will…