Under My Presidency, WAEC, JAMB, NECO Will Be Free For Nigerian Children — Kwankwaso
Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has vowed make West African Examination Council, (WAEC), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Examination Council (NECO) free for all Nigerian children. Kwankwaso stated this on while presenting his manifesto in Abuja on Tuesday. The NNPP candidate pledged that he would ensure that all entry examinations into tertiary...
Students Go Haywire, Strip Policeman In Edo
Hundreds of students of Idogbo Secondary School, Idogbo in Ikpoba-Okha council of Edo State went on rampage yesterday, destroying the institution’s property, vandalising the principal’s office and setting a section of the school ablaze. Our reporter gathered in Benin that the students resorted to violence when one of them had an altercation with one of the policemen drafted to the...
NIPR-FCT, Drawbridge Communication Sign MoU To Expand PR Ecosystem
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), FCT Chapter on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a public relations consultancy firm, Drawbridge Communication Management Ltd, aimed at enlarging the public relations ecosystem in the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring states. At the signing ceremony in Abuja, the NIPR-FCT Chapter Chairman, Stanley Ogadigo said among other things, that the...
Beg Philanthropists, Donor Agencies For Additional Funding, FG Tells Universities
The federal government Thursday urged governing councils of universities to seek support of philanthropic organisations and individuals for additional funding of projects. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the advice in Abuja yesterday while inaugurating the governing councils for the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike; Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi and...
Hon. Obi Aguocha, Ad-hoc C’tee Member Investigating Ms. Mmesoma’s Alleged Forgery Assures Transparency
Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Obi Aguocha has been selected as a member of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee to investigate the alleged manipulation of United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2023 result by Ms. Mmesoma Ejikeme. Ms. Ejikeme had claimed he scored 362 to emerge the highest scorer in the entrance...
Umahi Says He Has Spent N80bn On King David University Of Medical Sciences, Begs FG For Take Off Fund
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Wednesday, disclosed that over N80 billion has been expended on the establishment of King David University of Medical Sciences located in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The goverrnor,speaking during a courtesy visit to the...
COVID-19: It Is Suicidal To Reopen Universities Now – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday, warned the Federal Government that attempts to reopen tertiary institutions without taking concrete steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 would be suicidal. ASUU raised the alarm that the federal government should be ready for any possible negative consequences following its plan to reopen tertiary institutions. The Lagos Zone of ASUU said...
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,...
After COVID-19 Disruption In Education System, Strike Needless, NANS Tells FG, ASUU (Video)
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS Abia State Axis has called on the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to reach a compromise to ensure that the ongoing one month warning strike by ASUU is quickly brought to an end to enable the students go back to school, noting that the COVID-19 disruption in educational...
Gov. Ikpeazu Announces Date For Resumption Of Schools In Abia
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has announced date for the resumption of all public and private Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools in Abia for the second term of the 2020/2021 Academic Session. A release signed by Secretary to the State Government and made available to ABN TV on Friday says the resumption date is Monday, 1st March 2021. He further...
