Benue State University Set To Introduce Faculty Of Agriculture
The Benue state Governor has approved for Benue State University to establish a Faculty of Agriculture to support the Center for Food Tech and Research. This was disclosed on Friday in Makurdi by the Vice Chancellor of BSU, Prof. Joe Iorapuu, during the 10th anniversary of BSU-CEFTER. BSU-CEFTER is a project funded by the World Bank to address post-harvest management issues...
NECO Examiners Threaten Protest Over Unpaid Entitlements
Examiners hired by the National Examination Council to grade the 2024 students' exams have threatened to stage a nationwide protest for failure to be paid for their work. It was learned that the examiners have started mobilizing their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the NECO Chief Registrar at the National Headquarters in Minna by...
Abia Govt. To Prosecute Parents For Not Sending Children To School
Abia State government says it is now an offence for parents in the state not to send their children and wards to school starting from January 1, 2025. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu disclosed this at the Government House, Umuahia, on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor...
Abia Govt. Declares Free Education, Compulsory For All Children
Abia State government has announced free and compulsory education for all children in the state irrespective of their state of origin. The free education, which will commence by January 2025, will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools. This move builds upon the foundation laid by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, who introduced free education...
NUC Defends Sen. Nwoye, Says Appeal For Admission Of Constituents Not Wrong
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has defended the senator representing Anambra North senatorial district, Tony Nwoye, for appealing to the University of Abuja to give admission to five members of his zone in the state. Recall that social media was abuzz weekend with criticisms of the senator’s action, especially as candidates with very high scores in the Joint Admission and...
President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Council, VC, Registrar
President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the new Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar, from office. The sacked council, led by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included five other members: Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, and...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
PCRC Provides Food Products To Widows Of Ex-Police Officers
The Abia State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has donated food items and other household materials to over 100 widows of deceased police officers in Abia State. State President of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs. Esther Uma Orji, made the presentation on behalf of the Zone 9 PCRC led by Dr. Collins Obi at the office of the Acting...
Edo State Govt Declares Over 200 Vehicles Missing
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a day after the group was inaugurated. Okungbowa...
Osifo Honours UNIBEN Best Graduating Students With N1 Million
UNIBEN Best Graduating Students get N1 million Prize The Osasere Osifo Prize for Academic Excellence has honoured six (6) best graduating students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in the just-concluded 50th and 51st combined Convocation Ceremonies of the institution with N1 million. The awardees include Ifeanyi Desmond Sorokwu, the overall best graduating student for the 2021/2022 academic session from...
