…Use local examples to explain its concepts in order to demystify it A Professor of Mathematics with the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Prof Joseph Kayode has enumerated strategies that could be used to enhance the study of mathematics among students at all levels of the country’s education system. He gave the advice while delivering the 141st Inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology Akure on Tuesday 21st of December 2021. Kayode said “considering the importance of mathematics to the study of any course and practice of any profession, it is expedient to put structures in place that…
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The Police Service Commission, PSC, has directed a Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkarim Dauda to immediately tender his letter of retirement and refund two years salaries for breach of illegal extension of tenure. This decision was taken at the Commission’s 13th plenary meeting held in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday. CP Dauda who was a one time Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan and also worked briefly with President Muhammadu Buhari, was due for retirement from the Force after attaining the mandatory 35 years in service but refused. He is to refund salaries thatbhe collected from January…
Nigerian government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to the tune of N621 billion to fund the construction of critical road infrastructure across the country. The Tax Credit MoU was signed in Abuja on Tuesday, by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on behalf of the federal government; the General Manager International Energy Relations, Garba Hadejia, who represented the Group Managing Director of NNPC and the Executive Secretary, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammed Manni to actualise the Executive Order 007. Fashola said that the executive order 007 was a…
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed door with Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the governor said he updated the president on security development in Kaduna state where about 40 villagers were killed by terrorists three days ago. The governor, who was accompanied by the State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, stated that he asked for the intervention of the President for more deployment of security forces and comprehensive operations. According to him, the security agencies have been overstretched as they…
As the 2023 round of fresh elections draw closer, the main focus in Kaduna state has been the the growing agitations for a complete paradigm shift of power from the old to a fresh set of young leaders. Motivated by this urgency for a major review of the prevailing leadership selection process, a huge gathering of women groups in Zaria on Wednesday said it has gone far into the search for replacements to the current set of leaders they elected, who abscond after every electoral victory and only resurface during another election. “Among the younger elements being considered by us…
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors-General; six Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and the elevation of seventeen Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Tuesday. “The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty four Assistant Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police; forty nine Chief Superintendents of Police to the rank of Assistant Commissioners. “It also endorsed…
The coordinators of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory of the Buhari Support Organizations, BSO, has challenged the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Mohammed Abubakar to summon an emergency meeting of the organisation to explain alleged embezzlement of campaign funds. The coordinators formally wrote to the Minister who is also the chairman of the organization to “urgently convene a stakeholders’ meeting to respond to the allegations making the rounds on social media, accusing him of diverting hundreds of millions of Naira from the purse of the irganization which was originally pooled together to support the campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari…
By Justina Auta Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Sani Abacha, Hamza Al-Mustapha has advocated a stronger synergy between Nigeria and other border nations to address insecurity affecting the country. He made this call on Tuesday at the first National Launch of Kick Peace Nigeria organised by International Association of World Peace Advocates in Abuja. According to him, the insecurity affecting the nation was worrisome, adding that unless the causes were identified, using the military and force was not enough to curtail the situation. He also, stressed the need for stakeholders, especially the government and the media engage in…
Sokoto police command have confirmed the arrest of suspects in possession of illegal firearms at Kwanawa in Dange/Shuni local government area of the state. Earlier, sources in the community confirmed the arrest of the suspects who were found with five AK47 riffles during a police special operation patrol. According to the the sources, the weapons were discovered in the residents of some of the suspects while others were also discovered in a nearby cemetery where the suspects buried the AK47 riffles. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar confirmed that the police arrested the suspects in raid led by…
A South African court on Tuesday, granted former president Jacob Zuma leave, to appeal a ruling that he returned to prison after being released in September on medical parole. He was however, given permission to spend Christmas at home. Zuma, 79, was sentenced in June to 15 months in prison for contempt of court, after ignoring instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. He handed himself in to begin his sentence on July 7, triggering some of the worst violence South Africa had seen in years. Anger from supporters snowballed into broader outrage over hardship and inequalities that persisted for…