From Chuks Collins, Awka The authority of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has denied the allegations of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter, that the Pro-Chancellor, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe was trying to manipulate the process towards selecting a new Vice Chancellor to favour a particular candidate. The Special Adviser to the Vice Chancellor on Information and Public Relations, Dr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, in a reaction to the allegation stated that, “the University will always abide by the rules and regulations guiding the process. “The university will always follow the guidelines for the election of Vice Chancellor,” he added. The…
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed a helicopter crash involving a Sikorsky SK76 operated by East Wind Aviation, thegazellenews.com reports. The accident occurred at approximately 11:22 am on Thursday, 24 October, 2024 along the waterways near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean, while the helicopter was en route from Port Harcourt Military Base to the NUIMANTAN oil rig. The aircraft had eight people on board. Keyamo, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday, 24 October, 2024 via his X account, expressing deep concern over the incident. “The aircraft, with eight persons on board,…
Determined to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 unveiled a 24- hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk. The unveiling, which was done at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria , is meant to bring up digital and accelerated information transmission on internet fraud from the public and un-impeded response from the Commission. It is provided with both local and international telephone numbers through which the EFCC can be reached on…
We commend the efforts made so far by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cadoso, on the sweeping reforms he has courageously introduced in the implementation of monetary policies, which has significantly impacted on the current upward trajectory of Nigeria’s economy. We state this position with due cognizance to the latest World Bank’s edition of the Nigeria Development Update (NDU), which identified Ways and Means financing of fiscal deficit, granting of large credits at subsidized rates, banning of access to Forex for importation of over 900 products, cost of maintaining an overvalued exchange rate, and unbudgeted…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has proudly received the Golden World Award for Crisis Management from the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) during a prestigious gala held at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 15, 2024.The award recognizes the transformative leadership of the NCS’s Comptroller General, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, whose strategic use of public relations tools in the first 100 days of his tenure significantly enhanced awareness, stakeholder collaboration, and citizen adherence to customs reforms.In collaboration with Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), the NCS launched a comprehensive campaign that garnered widespread recognition and strengthened partnerships with…
The West African Examinations Council has said that the Computer-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. A statement by WAEC on Tuesday said the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had been extended to Tuesday, October 29, 2024. It said, “The examination will adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, which implies that, the objective or multiple-choice questions would be rendered on-screen and candidates would be required to give their responses on the…
The Ogun State Police Command has taken into custody 28-year-old Ogunlana Yemisi for allegedly assaulting her husband, Idowu Adebowale, 31, with a sharp object. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday. Adebowale was said to have reported to the police on Monday that his wife attacked him with a sharp object around 4:30 am on October 15 during a minor disagreement. He was said to have shown the police officers the deep cut on his genitalia which he alleged his wife inflicted on him. Odutola explained further that,…
Harrison Gwamnishu, a Nigerian activist, is fighting for justice in the terrible death of Priscilla Ocheme, a 24-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in Lugbe, Abuja. Priscilla’s family contacted the activist to demand justice, alleging that a guy acquaintance known on Instagram as @Iamomoba killed her after inviting her over. Eyes Of Lagos reports that the family voiced their displeasure with the way the matter was handled by the authorities, especially the police’s decision to free the main suspect before an autopsy could be performed. The family claimed that Priscilla’s body is still in the mortuary and…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. The minister disclosed at Katampe during the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the access road to the newly flag-off judges’ quarters He lamented that the number of persons who stay on the road is alarming which poses a threat to security in the metropolis. He then issued an October 27, 2024 ultimatum to the concerned parties to vacate the streets. Wike had on Monday, 21 October, 2024, recalled how he revoked the Certificate of Occupancy…
The Nigerian Senate has vowed to address challenges confronting steel development, saying that there was a need to also call for stakeholders’ conferences to look into those challenges, given that the steel sector is critical to the socio-economic development of the nation. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Steel Development, Patrick Ndubueze, stated this during the Committee’s oversight visit to the Minister of Steel Development in Abuja, on Monday, 21 October, 2024. The lawmaker said, the Ministry of Steel Development remains a vital agency of the government that galvanizes the industry in line with the vision of steel development…