Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja A member of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, has said that Nigeria’s defence industry has the capacity to drive economic growth if managed well . Senator Nwoko said this in Abuja at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) 60th Anniversary and…
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CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of the 2024/2025 admission list for Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) across the 115 Federal Unity Colleges. The announcement followed the successful conduct of the Common Entrance Examination into the colleges. The ministry said it was “delighted to release…
Chidimma UCHEGBU The Dedence Headquarters has denied claims that the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, was misusing soldiers. The claim was contained in a viral video showing Matawalle handing cash to some soldiers. Those behind the video claimed that the Minister was now directly sharing money to soldiers…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU THE Federal Government has vowed a crackdown on schools with substandard building across the country, urging stakeholders including the State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) to ensure quality in the delivery of school building projects. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, spoke on Monday, during the training…
CHIDIMMA UCHEGBU The Federal Government says it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another contractor. Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, disclosed that the construction work of the smart school in…
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 &…
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…