National Universities Commission Approves 43 Academic Programmes For FUK

The Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run all 43 academic programmes presented for accreditation during the October/November 2023 accreditation exercise. The approval was contained in a document by NUC with reference number NUC/ES/412/VOL.14/327 addressed to the vice chancellor, Prof. Umaru A. Pate with the caption, “Result of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities. A statement signed by the varsity’s PRO,...

UK University Prioritizes Nigerian Applicants Ahead of September Intake

A United Kingdom University, Online Business School Coventry, has developed a teaching and learning model to attract Nigerian working-class students interested in advanced degrees abroad. The university which offers short courses and higher degrees in a broad range of professional courses including accounting, business management, information technology, health and social care, hotel and hospitality, human resource management, and a variety of other courses, offers a complete hybrid education at a comparatively more affordable cost. This...

Be Decisive, Understand Risks, NAF Chief Urges JC 97 Graduands

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar has urged graduands of Junior Course (JC) 97 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State, on the 3 essentials of junior command leadership which include being decisive, understanding risks and focusing on the desired end-state. According to the CAS, as junior commanders, being indecisive was not an option, just as decisive leaders sometimes make bad decisions. Abubakar, however, noted...

Stool Tussle: Police Ban Eid-el-Kabir Durbar Activities In Kano

To ensure peace and harmony in and around Kano State following the leadership tussle that engulfed the former government Emirate Council, the Police in the state have banned all activities associated with Durbar during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir. There had been a crisis over the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019 by the state Assembly, leading to the dethronement of the five emirs installed in 2020 by former-governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The Assembly replaced the...

World Bank Approves $2.25b Loan to Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

The World Bank has approved a US$2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to bolster economic stability and support vulnerable populations within the country. The loan will be used to provide immediate financial and technical support for Nigeria’s urgent economic stabilisation efforts and to enhance the country’s non-oil revenue generation and safeguard oil revenues. According to Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, “Nigeria’s concerted efforts to implement far-reaching macro-fiscal reforms place...

Farmers/Herders Clash: Gov Ododo Inaugurates Conflict Prevention Committee In Kogi State 

A 17-member Conflict Prevention and Resolution Committee has been inaugurated by Governor, Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo to ensure peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Lokoja on Thursday at an event organized by the Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, Kogi L-PRES, Governor Ododo charged them to check, regulate, and monitor the movement of herdsmen and their livestock along the stock routes to prevent farmer-herder clashes. The committee’s...

Over 4.7 million Pupils Learn Sitting On Bare floors

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has declared a State of Emergency in the Education sector, accusing the immediate past administration in the State of neglecting the sector. The governor made the declaration in Kano, alleging that the past administration sold some public schools and converted others to private shops. He expressed concern over the rising number of out-of-school children, with nearly a million youngsters currently denied access to educational opportunities. Gov. Yusuf said...

Nigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

  Buharin Yadi, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising northern Nigeria in the last decade, has met his bitter end at the hands of security forces. The troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl Punch rained down fire on the kingpin known as Buhari Alhaji Halidu, alias Buharin Yadi, and dozens of his cohorts, abruptly terminating their ignominious spell of terror. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this...

Nigerian Military Arrests Suspects in Connection with Killing of Soldiers in Abia

Two weeks after the killing of five Nigerian soldiers in Obingwa LGA of Abia State, the military has arrested scores of suspects in connection with the attack. The suspects, who are currently being interrogated, are believed to have played various roles in the ambush that resulted in the death of the soldiers. According to Defence Headquarters spokesperson Maj.-General Edward Buba, the arrests were made in a series of raids conducted by a combined team of...

Nigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases, With 30 Deaths In Six Months – NCDC

As the rainy season intensifies, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a report indicating that there are increasing cases of cholera across the country. Cholera is a food and water-borne disease, caused by the ingestion of the organism Vibrio cholerae in contaminated water and food. NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide Idris in a statement said: “From the 1st of January to the 11th of June 2024, a total of 1,141 suspected...

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