STAKEHOLDERS at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma have raised the alerm over the selection process adopted by the Governing Council, headed by Chief Dan Orbih. In a letter signed by Comrade, Asotie Momodu On behalf of concerned staff and students…
MISS Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has expressed her pride after securing second place in the Miss Universe competition, where she was also crowned Miss Africa and Oceania. ‘I’m so proud of myself, and I just made history,’ said Adetshina following the event…
THE Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced the suspension of their nationwide indefinite strike over withheld salaries. The unions disclosed that the suspension will take effect on…
TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria Ltd has distributed 251 rechargeable solar reading lamps to students of host communities in Rivers who are preparing for Secondary School Certificate Examination. The gesture is expected to assist their reading time in situations of power shortage.…
THE Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR Ojaja II, on Monday, at the Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife. Addressing the gathering largely made of academic and professional scholars as well as traditional rulers, Ooni Ogunwusi described the Ojaja University…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Jim Ovia, (CFR) as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The appointment was announced on Friday April 26, 2024. Ovia, a businessman, is the founder and chairman of…
THE Federal Industrial Research Institute, Oshodi (FIIRO), has trained youths on beans flour production and preservation, to discourage the use of chemicals in beans preservation. The Federal Industrial Research Institute Northwest Zonal Coordinator, Mr Badamasi Mukhtar-Abdulhadi, unveiled the training on…
A US-backed project plans to help invest about $60 million in West Africa’s cashew nut industry as part of a goal to boost local processing. The target was announced by the Prosper Cashew project at an event in Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire, the…
THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has received N189 billion as Education Tax collection (EDT) in 2021. Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, announced this at its 2021 Education Development Tax (EDT) forum on Tuesday in Jos. The…
IN a ceremony held recently on the premises of the National Vocational Training Institute’s Headquarters at East Legon, near Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of the first ultramodern Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academy in…
