The Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has concluded plans to mark its 30th graduation anniversary on Friday, July 1, in the school. AMACOG 92, an association of 1992 graduates of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, said the visit would allow the old students to support the Department of Mass Communication of their alma mater in key areas. A statement by the Chairman, AMACOG 92, Mr. Adekunle Adeshina, on Thursday, stated that the members planned to unveil a television studio which the old students had renovated and in which modern equipment had been installed.…
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Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the South-East say they will no longer guarantee the supply of products at the approved pump prices. The marketers spoke in separate interviews in Awka on Thursday. They said that they could not sustain the availability of the petroleum products, when they exhaust their current stock. Premium motor spirit in most outlets in Awka now sells for between N180 and N195 per litre. Also, Automotive Gas Oil sells for between N850 and N900 per litre. A marketer, Mr Emeka Nnoli, said that they were sacrificing a lot to…
The Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), says it will support 30,000 indigent Nigerians within the commission’s operation areas with palliatives to develop their businesses. Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director, HYPPADEC disclosed this on Thursday in Minna while inaugurating a three-day Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on Youth Transformation Programme (YTP). Yelwa said that the trainers would in turn train 6,000 youths on various skills within the six states of Benue, Plateau, Kwara Kogi, Niger and Kebbi where HYPPADEC was operating. “In addition to the 6,000 youths that we are going to train under the YTP, anytime from the end of…
By Justina Auta The Ultimate Health HMO, an NGO, on Thursday, called for more women enrollment into the National Health Insurance to improve their wellbeing and reduce maternal mortality. The organisation’s newly appointed Board Chairman, Mrs Angela Ajala, made the call on the sideline of a meeting with management and other board members in Abuja. Ajala said that the new health insurance law stipulates that every Nigerian should be enrolled, hence the need for women and vulnerable people to urgently key into it for their health benefits. She added that “the president was very emphatic that funds be set aside…
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has released the 2022 results of the National Common Entrance Examination to the 104 unity colleges across the country. The examination took place in Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo, and had a total of 71,738 pupils; 34,030 males and 37,708 females. Represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, David Adejo, the minister said one Ajidapa Mariam, an indigene of Sokoto, got the highest scores of 201, while Idara Obot from Akwa Ibom came second with 200. He said that 15 candidates across several states scored one, the lowest score in the examination. “This…
A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcom Omoirhobo has explained why he appeared to attend court proceedings at the Supreme Court in Abuja on Thursday in full traditional attire of an “Olokun priest”. According to the lawyer, he dressed to court in that manner to exercise his fundamental human rights following the judgment of the Supreme Court that allowed all Nigerians to express their way of worship and the use of hijab in schools and public places. ASHENEWS recalls that the Supreme Court last Friday, ruled in favour of Lagos female Muslim students to wear hijab to schools in the state.…
Algeria, Niger and Nigeria held talks this week on the revival of a decades-old project to pipe gas across the Sahara, a potential opportunity for Europe to diversify its gas sources. Niger’s oil ministry said in a statement, following a two-day meeting in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. According to the statement, the three countries have set up a task force for the project and designated an entity to update the feasibility study. The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline is an estimated 13 billion U.S. dollars project that could send up to 30 billion cubic metres a year of supplies to Europe. The idea…
A human rights activist and social media influencer, Reno Omokri has said that all presidential candidates of political parties, including that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu must subject themselves to drug test ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Omokri in series of tweets through his official Twitter handle @reroomokri was reacting to Bloomberg’s allegation that Tinubu is linked to a drug case in the United States. Bloomberg, in its article titled “Graft Allegations Dog Nigeria’s Main Presidential Hopefuls”, had targeted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Tinubu. According to the article, Tinubu, then…
UK firm TEXEM has urged Nigerian organisations to use available opportunities to embrace data-driven decision-making. The company asserted that such a strategy would give room for better performance and sustainable success. A statement by TEXEM’s Director, Special Projects, Caroline Lucas on its website expressed the need for the organisations to understand the importance of utilising data after the COVID-19 era. It said such a strategy would bring about the effective and efficient achievement of organisational goals. “Executives should develop strategies to drive effective and efficient achievement of goals using big data and machine learning,” the statement announced. It said any…
Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Ogun state have arrested persons suspected to be connected to the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, at Iwalu-wa, in Owo. Its commander, Adetunji Adeleye disclosed this to journalists after parading 71 suspected perpetrators of different crimes in Akure on Thursday. According to him, the suspects were already helping security agents to track down the “real perpetrators. “We have recovered the last vehicle they (terrorists) used for that operation before they jumped into the bush and we made some arrest. We pursued them to that point and we are still pursuing them. We would get…