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  POSTED  $3m bribery: Court sentences ex-Rep Farouk Lawan to 7 years imprisonment June 22, 2021 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced the former Chairman of then-House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy probe, Mr. Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment. The Court, in judgement that was delivered by Justice Angela Otaluka, found the four-term lawmaker for Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency of Kano State, guilty of demanding an aggregate sum of $3million from Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, Chief Femi Otedola, to give his company a clean bill of health in the fuel subsidy probe the House of Reps initiated on 2012. ALSO READ:  Man bags 24-month imprisonment for hurting motorcyclist It held that the Defendant acted in breach of section 17 (1) (a), section 8(1) (a) (b) (ii), and section 23 (i) of the Corrupt practices and other Related Offences Act, 2000, and...

  Quality Assurance Training: Delta SUBEB boss stresses need for effective school evaluation June 22, 2021 Sharon Ivovi The Executive Chairman of the Delta State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon. Sunny Ogwu has stressed the need for an effective school evaluation as a panacea for improving learning outcomes and strengthening of the school system. Hon. Sunny Ogwu stated this while declaring open a 5-day training workshop for quality assurance evaluators on effective school evaluation organized by the Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on Tuesday at Asaba. The SUBEB boss who described the training as apt and timely, stated that it came at a time when there was an urgent need for an improved and sustained quality service deliver in terms of classroom practice and school management. He enjoined Quality Assurance departments both in SUBEB and the various Local Government Education Authorities to ensure that a...

    Six years after President Muhammadu Buhari  promised to establish universities of Technology in his manifesto as a candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in 2015, the ministry of education has announced the Presidential approval to establish six federal universities of Technology across Nigeria.     Permanent secretary ministry of education , Sonny Echono who announced this at a media briefing noted that president Buhari blamed the lean resources for the delay in keeping to his promises in technological advancement. Buhari   The institutions are upgrade of four existing universities  in yola, Akure,Owerri and minna with two brand new ones in jigawa and Akwa ibom   The permanent secretary also told journalists that president muhammadu Buhari is very unhappy following how covid-19 has exposed the weak health institutions and facilities and has given full support for the federal university of health services Otukpo   Meanwhile, the ...

ASUU threatens fresh strike over non-payment of members’ salaries ASUU accuses the accountant-general of disobeying President Buhari's directive. By Agency Report     June 20, 2021   The  Academic Staff Union of Universities   (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if the 13 months’ salaries of over 1,000 of its members across the country were not paid. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman, University of Jos chapter of the union, who stated this in a statement on Saturday, in Jos, added that the federal government had also withheld the check-off dues of the affected members. He accused Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of Federation (AGF), of systematically denying the lecturers their remuneration, even after government and the union had reached an agreement on non-victimisation of its members following their last strike. The chairman alleged that the affected members were being threatened to either enrol into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Informa...

Intending couple to do drug test before marriage — June 20, 2021 By   Annie Nwosu Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that couple intending to get married would have to do drug test. Speaking on Saturday at the yearly Ogidi-Ela Day cultural celebration in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi, Marwa said the agency is doing everything possible to meet up with the presidential mandate to curb the use of illicit drugs in the country. He also noted that in the nearest future, anyone seeking employment into any government industry or ministry, admission into tertiary institution; or even getting married must first have to do drug test. According to him, no parent would want their children to marry drug addicts, hence it has become necessary that would-be couple take the drug test before marriage. “Be reminded ladies and gentlemen, that, President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute in his new thrust to purge the country of illic...

  JAMB says 95% of UTME candidates met NIN requirement, to organize mop up exams  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Lagos Zonal office, has said that 95% of candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) met National Identification Number (NIN) compulsory requirement. The update follows an earlier notification by JAMB to applicants that those who fail to obtain their NIN will be unable to complete their registration and as such will not sit for the examination. According to a report by the  News Agency of Nigeria  (NAN), this disclosure was made by JAMB’s Acting Director, Mr Shittu Billiaminu on Friday in Lagos, stating that the board had consistently worked with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure all candidates who wished to write the examination got their NIN. What the JAMB Acting Director is saying Billiaminu pointed out that the board would organise a mop-up examination for candidates who had ot...

President Muhammadu Buhari has described Zambia's founding father and independence nationalist Kenneth Kaunda as "one of the greatest African and world leaders of all time who loved his country and people profoundly." Reacting to Kaunda's death at the age of 97, the President said "I have received his passing with great shock because I knew his contributions to the development of not only Zambia but also Africa at large.” According to President Buhari, “we can't forget in a hurry how Kaunda gave shelter to anti-apartheid freedom fighters from South Africa and from former Rhodesia." The Nigerian leader noted that "the late Kaunda was one of the loudest voices for the liberation of Africa from colonialism and imperialism and he did so with passion and sincerity. It is impossible to reflect on Kaunda's legacy without acknowledging his selflessness and passion for service." President Buhari extended his condolences and that of the nation to the...