Female Secondary School Student Caught With Local Gun In Cross River (Photos)
A secondary school student has been caught in possession of a local gun in school which she allegedly planned to use in shooting her teacher. It was gathered that the yet-to-be-named girl, a student of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa in Cross River State, was asked by a teacher to cut her coloured hair and she was angered by this. ...
Prof. Ibe Urges Students To Add Skills To Their Academic Programmes
Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has advised students of higher institutions in Nigeria to prioritize the acquisition of additional entrepreneurial skills while undertaking their academic programme. According to Prof Ibe, human capital development especially among youths remains the fastest way of industrializing the nation through the establishment of many small and medium scale enterprises He gave this charge...
Gov. Zulum Approves N13.9m Payment, SUV For Yoruba Doctor Who Remained In Borno Hospital Despite Boko Haram Attacks
Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the payment of N13.9 million and car gift to a 65-year old medical doctor from Ogun State, who lived within the General Hospital in Monguno and continued to offer healthcare services to patients even when the town was faced with the most severe threats by Boko Haram. The doctor, Dr. Isa...
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...
Gregory University Fixes Date For 9th Matriculation Ceremony
A leading private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu, Abia state has fixed Saturday 13 February 2021 for the traditional oath of matriculation on a total number of 306 newly admitted students of the 2020/2021 batch. This is according to an official press statement signed by the acting Registrar of the university, Rosemary Igboekwe. The statement partly read, "Sequel to successful...
Economic Boost: We Must Pay Attention To Technical Education — Ikpeazu
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said the economy of South East will boost greatly if adequate attention is paid to technical education. The Governor also said as a strong advocate of technical education, his administration would support any move towards setting up a technical university in the region. He said this when he received the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Alex...
It’ll Cost JAMB N100m To Prosecute 200 Suspected Exam Fraudsters — Oloyede
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ish-aq Oloyede, on Tuesday said the board would expend about N100m on the prosecution of 200 of the over 400 persons involved in impersonation in the 2020 UTME. Oloyede also alerted Nigerians to the merchants of malpractices in the centres of its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in some Northern parts of the country. According...
Gregory University Uturu: The Emerging Hub Of Entrepreneurial Education
In the words of Nelson Mandela, Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. It will not be far from the truth to say that this wise saying inspired the vision of Gregory University Uturu. Motivated by the desire to change the world one student at a time, a renowned Human Capital Expert and...
FEC Approves 20 Private Universities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the session, said the approved universities will get their provisional licenses from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which they will use for the next three years while monitoring...
We’ll Apply Principle Of No Work, No Pay If… – Ikpeazu Warns Teachers
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration will not hesitate to apply the principle of no work, no pay if conversation with the striking teachers in the state fails. The Governor who spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Channels TV breakfast shows Sunrise Daily monitored by ABN TV expressed surprise that the teachers embarked on strike despite...
