Month: March 2021

Caleb Varsity gets NUC’s Approval for four Part-Time Courses + LIST

Deborah Apase

  The National Universities Commission (NUC), the agency supervising university education in the country, has approved four part-time courses for Caleb University, Imota, Lagos. The four academic programmes to be offered at the undergraduate level effective from the 2020/2021 academic session were B.Sc. Economics; B.Sc. Political Science; B.Sc. International Relations and B.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies. The university said the approval of the courses were contained in a circular from the National Universities Commission dated March 22, signed by the Director; Academic Planning of NUC, Dr. N. B. Saliu, and…

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Nigerian Doctors set to begin indefinite Strike over unpaid Salary, Others

Precious Ibekwe

  Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to begin an indefinite strike from April 1. The industrial action is sequel to expiration of the 60-day ultimatum to Nigerian Government to pay the salary arrears of house officers across the country and review hazard allowance, among other demands. While decrying the paltry N5, 000 hazard allowance paid to its members, the association also noted since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, it has lost 17 doctors, whose families and loved ones were yet…

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Nigerian Businessman, Charles Ihenetu, Jailed over N16m Oil Scam + PHOTOS

Gbenga Adeoti

  A Special Offences Court sitting at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, Lagos State, has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Charles Ihenetu, to 15 years imprisonment. This follows the arraignment of Ihenetu before Justice Mojisola Dada by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The convict was arraigned on May 16, 2018, along with his company, V-Choice International Company Nigeria Limited, on three amended charges bordering on conspiracy to obtain by false pretence and obtaining money by false pretence. According to the anti-graft agency, the offences are contrary to…

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Boko Haram bombs Powerline towers, plunges Maiduguri into fresh darkness

Aliyu Aliyu

  Details have emerged on how Boko Haram, again, plunged the hitherto commercial capital of Northeast Nigeria, Maiduguri and environs into fresh darkness barely four days after electricity supply was restored to the region. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, which gave the details in a statement to Platforms Africa, said that the insurgents have again vandalised two towers on the Damaturu-Maidugiri 330kiloVolt Transmission Line. The procurement and installation of the transmission line have earlier gulped several millions of Naira. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in the…

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Crisis as tanker drivers threaten strike, fuel supply disruption

Efe Wellington

  Here is the full account of tanker drivers union’s reason it’s withdrawing members from Nigeria’s roads     Nigeria’s fuel tanker drivers at the weekend threatened to cause a fresh fuel supply crisis with another industrial action if the Government fails to enforce the compulsory installation of Safety Valves in all Petroleum trucks to protect the inflammable contents of the trucks from spilling over in a situation of road mishaps. Rising under the auspices of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural…

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LASPOTECH admits over 2,000 as Rector harps on Dress Code, Discipline

Precious Ibekwe

  Dr Oluremi Olaleye,  Rector, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, on Saturday charged students of the institution to abide by its dress code and other rules and regulations in their best interest. Olaleye, the 11th Rector of LASPOTECH, gave the charge at the  matriculation ceremony of the various schools of part-time studies of the institutions More than 2,000 students were formally  admitted  into part-time studies  in the institution, at the event. “It is important to inform you that the institution is guided by rules and regulations; as  students, it is in …

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Polaris Bank Webinar: Experts reveal Winning Ways for Women Wealth Building

Tade Salako

  Three accomplished Nigerians and leading authorities in government and finance sectors: Yewande Sadiku, Osayi Alile and Teju Abisoye, have jointly enjoined Nigerian women to explore multiple investment opportunities available to build a sustainable wealth that would last generations. The trio gave the advice at a webinar organised by Polaris Bank on Tuesday in Lagos as part of activities lined up to celebrate the Women’s Month in line with the International Women’s Day celebration, with the theme: #choosetochallenge. The webinar, which held under the aegis of the Bank’s gender-based product,…

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How Nigeria Qualified for AFCON 2021, Ended Benin 8-yr home unbeaten record

Lukman Olasunkanmi

  Here is how Super Eagles secured Africa Cup of Nations’ ticket even before the kick-off of their match with Benin Republic on Saturday Nigeria’s Super Eagles have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, even before the kick-off of their match with Benin Republic on Saturday evening in Porto Novo, Benin Republic. This is the consequence of Sierra Leone being unable to secure maximum points in their Group L match with Lesotho in Maseru some minutes ago. Third-placed Sierra Leone thus have four points going into the last match…

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How to Reassign Power in the Humanitarian Sector, by Wale Osofisan, PhD

Wale Osofisan

  When we analyze leadership in the humanitarian sector, we often see images of mostly white men, a few white women, and, if one looks hard enough, one may be lucky to spot a few black and brown men and women working within western cities such as New York, London, Paris, Geneva, or Washington, DC. This is not exclusive to the aid sector. As of 2020, a review of FTSE 250 companies found that 69 percent have no ethnic diversity on their boards. These are the people who have the privilege of…

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Idowu Sobowale: A-Z of a Communication Legend’s 5th Confab, 80th Birthday

Adeola Yusuf

  Here are some details on Professor Idowu Sobowale’s ties with with Lateef Jakande, Bola Tinubu, as well as his journey of 80 years from the bedroom to the newsroom to the boardroom, and to the classroom.    Detailed information about the 5th Idowu Sobowale Conference and the line up of activities for the 80th birthday of the legend of communication in Nigeria (Professor Idowu Sobowale), has been released. The details contained in a statement issued by Professor Rotimi Olatunji, PhD, arpa, MNIPR, Chairman, Idowu Sobowale Conference Committee, and sent…

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