ESM University Releases Transcripts Of OPM Scholarship Students, Press Conference Cancelled
ESM University in Benin Republic has agreed to release the transcripts of students under the OPM university scholarship program. This decision was announced by HRM King Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, founder of OPM Church, on his official Facebook page. According to HRM King Apostle Chinyere, the university management contacted him just minutes before making the announcement. The university has not only agreed...
Parents In Abia Community To Face Fines For Not Sending Children To School
In a bid to tackle the growing concern of parents neglecting their children's education, the community of Ikwuorie Ohanku Ndoki, Abia State, has introduced a new measure. As from yesterday, September 3, 2024, parents who fail to send their children to school will be required to pay a fine. This decision was reached during a meeting with local leaders,...
Parents Stage Peaceful Protest At Apostle Chibuzor’s Home After Invalidation Of Certificates From Benin Republic Varsity (Photos)
No fewer than 650 students and parents of children studying at ESM University in the neighbouring Benin Republic have staged a peaceful protest at the home of HRM King Apostle Chibuzor, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM), ABN TV reports. This is in response to a recent decision of the federal government to invalidate thousands of degree certificates issued...
1,000 Almajiri Students Get Health Insurance In Gombe
Gombe State has enrolled at least 1,000 Almajiri children in its Contributory HealthCare Management Agency under the equity programme. The initiative aims to provide these vulnerable children with access to essential healthcare services. During an event organized with support from the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor at Tsansanya, Almajiri, and Islamiyya schools, the state’s deputy governor, Dr Manassah...
Read-Athon: Nigerian Man Sets World Record After Reading Out Loud For 215 Hours
The Guinness World Records (GWR) has announced 27-year-old Nigerian Samson Ajao as the new record holder for the world’s longest marathon reading aloud, clocking in at 215 hours – just one hour short of nine full days. Ajao, from Osogbo in Osun State, beat the previous record of 124 hours set in 2022 by Rysbai Isakov (Kyrgyzstan). To achieve this record,...
FG, ASUU Schedule Follow-up Meeting For September 6
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have scheduled a follow-up meeting for September 6, 2024. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known at the end of a meeting with the union leadership on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education. Following resolutions reached at the union’s national executive council meeting held at the...
“WAEC/NECO 18-Year Age Limit Absurd” – Atiku
Mr. Atiku Abubakar has criticized the 18-year-old age limit on NECO/WAEC implemented by FG as being absurd and a barrier to scholarships. Recall that the Federal Government has banned individuals below 18 from participating in the NECO and WAEC exams. This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during his appearance on Channels Television’s ‘ Sunday Politics’ program. Mamman...
No University Admission To Anyone Below 18 Years — FG
The federal government has stated that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will not offer admission to anyone below 18 years of age beginning in 2025. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman in an appearance on Channels TV’s ‘Sunday Politics’ on Sunday night. Mamman revealed that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has been...
FG Working To Avert Impending ASUU Strike – Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Education said the Federal Government was working to avert another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, held at the University of Ibadan last weekend, ASUU had given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands or lecturers would go on strike. Further speaking on Wednesday...
Court Upholds HND In Pharmaceutical Technology
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court upholds HND in Pharmaceutical Technology by the NBTE and the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu ordered the NBTE and PCN to halt the implementation of their decision until the determination of the suit filed against them by six aggrieved Nigerians. The judge said that since the NBTE and PCN have become...
