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Gov. Otti Suspends Principals Of Nursing/Midwifery Training Institutions In Abia
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The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has approved the immediate suspension of the Principals of all state-owned Nursing/Midwifery training institutions. This he said is pending investigations and directives. A statement signed by the chief press secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko, the chief executive of Abia State also directed the suspension of the Director of Nursing in the...
Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk To Fight In Historical Venue
According to a report, a modern-day gladiator match between wealthy internet executives Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg could take place at Rome's Colosseum. A few days ago, an Italian government official reportedly proposed the 2,000-year-old site as a battleground for the historic cage fight between the Twitter owner and Facebook founder. The Minister of Culture is claimed to have approached Zuckerberg...
We Met Only 4 Fairly Manageable Waste Evacuation Trucks But We Need 20 — Abia Taskforce Head
The Chairman special taskforce on emergency evacuation of refuse in Abia State, Mr Ogbonnia Okereke, has disclosed the state has only four ‘ fairly manageable' compactor trucks for evacuation of wastes. Three of the trucks were stationed in Aba while “one which usually breaks down is in Umuahia”, Ogbonnia told newsmen as a press briefing on Friday in Umuahia. Ogbonnia noted...
ASUU Rejects Curriculum Designed By NUC
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS), designed by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The Union said the curriculum is a threat to quality university education and an erosion of the powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in a press statement on Friday, said it...
Why We Withdrew Officers Attached To VIPs – Police
The Nigerian police hierarchy has disclosed why it withdrew Mobile Policemen attached to VIPs. Recall that the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun had recently ordered the withdrawal of officers attached to VIPs and companies. He also issued a directive for the setting up of a Special Intervention Squad for quick and rapid response to tackle criminality across the country. Shedding...
We Will Soon Take Action On Suspended Adamawa REC, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given more insight into the situation of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari. Recall that Ari caused controversy after he announced the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa State, while collation was ongoing. He illegally declared Senator Aisha Dahiru Binnani as the winner of the election. Following the development, President Muhammadu...
Fuel Subsidy Removal: FG Saves N400bn In Four Weeks – Operators
Operators within the downstream oil and gas sector have said the federal government has raked in N400 billion due to fuel subsidy removal in the last 30 days. On Friday, Chinedu Okonkwo, National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with DAILY POST. Recall that in a meeting with oil and gas operators in...
Bloomberg Ranks Dangote Africa’s Richest Man, Bill Gates 4th In World
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has maintained his position as Africa's richest man despite a changing Nigerian naira versus the dollar. Dangote's fortune was estimated at an astonishing $15.6 billion in the newly issued daily top billionaire rankings on Tuesday, putting him at the top of the Index's list of African billionaires. With fortunes...
Ambode Joins Sanwo-olu, Fashola, Others At A Reception For Tinubu After 4 Years
A former Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, has joined his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola, and his successor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at a reception organized by the Lagos State Government in honour of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. This is the first time they are publicly meeting in over 4 years since Governor Sanwo-Olu took over office as the governor of Lagos State. This...
Former Acting Governor Of Bayelsa, Binabo Is Dead
Former Acting Governor and one-time Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, His Excellency Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo, has passed away. Binabo died in the early hours of Thursday at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja. Confirming his death in a WhatsApp post, one of his sons, Mr Binabo Momos, wrote, “I thought you’d pull through, Dad. But God knows best.” READ...
