The Federal government, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Sterling Bank and other stakeholders have promised to partner EDULEAD Development initiative to solve problem of out-of-school children and other educational challenges. The stakeholders made the commitment at the launch of Education DreamGap Project, initiated by EDULEAD Development initiative on Tuesday in Abuja. EDULEAD Development initiative is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) that promotes quality education, sustainable agriculture, good governance and a healthy environment. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, while unveiling the project, assured EDULEAD of Federal Government’s readiness to work with it in ensuring…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the commencement of process for the appointment of new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. This is contained in a circular by Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF) and issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. According to her, the new permanent secretaries will fill vacancies of retired and those retiring in 2021 from Ekiti, Enugu, Katsina, Lagos and Nasarawa States. She explained that only officers in the mainstream Federal Civil Service, who had attained the position of substantive Director on Grade Level 17 on or before Jan. 1, 2019, are…
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) network, a United States Government initiative for African youth, has called for more integration of youths in economic plans and policies of Nigeria. YALI African Regional Ambassador, Abah Ikwue, said this at a youth development concert held at the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri on Tuesday. Ikwue, a lecturer in the Department of English and Literature of the college identified youths as being at the heart of global economy. According to him, statistics from the United Nations indicates that youths will take over global economy in a few decades, hence the need to…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has sacked Dr Igbiks Tamuno, the state Commissioner for Environment. Wike announced the sack in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Adviser on media, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. The governor directed the sacked commissioner to submit all government documents and property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment. NAN
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will continue to abide by relevant laws and constitution provisions on registration of political parties in the country. Mr Aminu Idris, INEC Head, Election and Party Monitoring Department, said this at a policy roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. The roundtable was organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) with support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Idris, represented by Mr Shehu Wahab, an INEC official, said that party registration had requirements and INEC would continue to act based on those requirements. Asked if…
The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Lagos ended their 2021 African Nations Cup (AFCON) qualifying campaign in style by walloping the Crocodiles of Lesotho 3-0. The match played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium had goals from Victor Osimhen, Oghenekaro Etebo and substitute Paul Onuachu. Osimhen opened scores in the 23rd minute of play before going on to provide an assist for Etebo, while Onuachu gave another good account of himself with yet another goal. The match was played in front of an ecstatic but few spectators as required by the competition’s owners, the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The result…
The Bayelsa Government and Microsoft Corporation have partnered to train 12,000 teachers and 90,000 pupils on e-learning as part of the state’s vision for digital advancement in education. Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah, stated this at a two-day virtual education transformation workshop, which commenced on Tuesday in Yenagoa. The workshop was jointly organised by the state government and Microsoft for directors and heads of agencies in the Ministry of Education. According to him, the initiative is necessitated by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis which disrupted global systems and caused a sharp paradigm shift toward e-learning with digital tools. Emelah…
Dr Mukhtar Aminu-Kano, the Director-General, Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), has raised alarm that Nigeria has lost about 97 per cent of wildlife and forest resources to poaching. Aminu-Kano raised the alarm in an interview on the sideline of a workshop on combating illegal wildlife trade in vultures on Tuesday in Kano. The workshop, themed “Regional Common Action Plan on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade in Northern Nigeria”, was designed to create awareness on the menace in the region. Aminu-Kano said the rate of illegal wildlife trade was alarming in Nigeria due to security challenges in parts of the country. He decried…
At least 113 container ships have passed through the Suez Canal that was blocked by a massive cargo container, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Tuesday. Rabie said in a televised press conference that “113 out of the 422 ships that have crowded the canal since March 23 have crossed the international busiest navigation course.” Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said that “the incident of the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal has reaffirmed the importance of the canal.” “The crisis was big,” the president said during his visit to the Maritime Training and Simulation Centre…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to identify and crush heads of bandits, kidnappers and their local collaborators to restore confidence in the society The president gave the order when he met the security chiefs at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president gave the order when he met the security chiefs at the state House, Abuja, on Tuesday. Monguno, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, quoted the president as warning that his administration would not accept a situation where the security agencies…