The Enugu State House of Assembly has urged the state government to ban all reckless celebrations during students’ graduation and signing-out ceremonies. The motion moved by Anthony Okechukwu Mbah, member representing Nkanu East Constituency and supported by the lawmakers condemned the car riding shows, alcohol abuse, and all other forms of reckless activities associated with final year students’ last examination day. Concerned that such celebrations have left serious bodily injuries to some students, the last straw...

The Nigerian government spends N8 billion annually to import vaccines from the USA and Europe. The General Secretary/Registrar of the West Africa Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS), Dr. Godswill Okara, disclosed this at the 4th induction/oath-taking ceremony of the 2023/2024 qualified graduates of Medical Laboratory Science at Edo State University, Uzairue, in Etsako West Local Government Area. Okara, who was the guest speaker at the event, stated that medical laboratory scientists in Nigeria...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) chapter, has appealed to  President Bola Tinubu, demanding immediate action to curb what they describe as the unlawful actions of the University’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe. In a statement issued to the press, Comrade Kingsley Ubaoji, Chairperson of ASUU NAU, called for urgent intervention to stop the Pro-Chancellor from further disregarding due process in the appointment of principal officers.  According...

…Prof. Kingsley Moghalu appointed the inaugural President The President of Rwanda, His Excellency, Paul Kagame, and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, have partnered with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and the Master Card Foundation, to establish the African School of Governance in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Members of the Governing Board of the African School of Governance, according to a statement...

No fewer than 403 candidates from the Northwest zone have so far been screened for both masters and PhD candidates by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) for its In-Country Scholarship Scheme. The screening is being conducted at the College of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna. The programme aims to develop local capacity in the oil and gas industry by providing scholarships in fields like Engineering, Computing, Geo Sciences, Environmental Studies and Management. Saratu Abdullahi Idris,...