Tinubu Dissolves Nnamdi Azikiwe University Council, Sacks VC and Registrar

EducationNewsNigeriaTinubu Dissolves Nnamdi Azikiwe University Council, Sacks VC and Registrar

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 20, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, and dismissed the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, and the Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The council, chaired by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin. Their removal follows allegations of illegally...

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5 Soldiers, 30 Terrorists Dead In Borno As Troops Clash With Terrorists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria5 Soldiers, 30 Terrorists Dead In Borno As Troops Clash With Terrorists

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2024

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that five soldiers were killed, ten wounded, and four declared missing during a surprise attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists targeting troops engaged in stabilization operations in Gubio Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, in a statement, however, said the troops eliminated several terrorists and recovered weapons, adding that a reinforcement team, supported by an air component, was dispatched to...

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Tinubu Re-designates Positions Of His Media Team

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Re-designates Positions Of His Media Team

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)November 20, 2024

…Says No Single Individual Spokesperson For Presidency President Bola Tinubu has re-designated his media and communications team, saying that there is no single spokesperson for the presidency. The President has in a press statement on Tuesday signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanugo, re-designated the positions of the two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery. According to the...

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Tinubu Seeks National Assembly Approval for N1.767 Trillion External Loan

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Seeks National Assembly Approval for N1.767 Trillion External Loan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 20, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking approval for a new external borrowing plan of N1.767 trillion to partly finance the N9.7 trillion deficit in the 2024 budget. The President’s request, conveyed in letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, was read during plenary sessions on Tuesday. The loan proposal, already approved by the Federal Executive Council, aligns with Sections 21(1) and 27(1) of...

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Soludo Pledges Zero-Crime in Anambra, Budgets N607bn

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo Pledges Zero-Crime in Anambra, Budgets N607bn

PilotnewsNovember 19, 2024

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has assured residents of a zero-crime situation in the state within weeks. He made this promise while presenting the 2025 appropriation budget, titled “Changing Gears 2.0,” to the Anambra State House of Assembly. The budget, valued at N606,991,849,118, represents a 48% increase from the 2024 budget. Soludo emphasized his administration’s commitment to strengthening security architecture, ensuring the state’s zero-tolerance policy for criminality is effectively implemented. He encouraged citizens to...

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Nigerian Student Enrolment in U.S. Hits 20,029, Tops Africa

EducationNewsNigeriaNigerian Student Enrolment in U.S. Hits 20,029, Tops Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 19, 2024

The enrolment of Nigerian students in higher institutions in the United States reached 20,029 for the 2023/2024 academic year, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report, released on Monday by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Institute of International Education, revealed a 13.5 per cent increase in Nigerian student enrolment compared to the previous year. This milestone cements Nigeria’s position as...

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Stakeholders Propose Ban On Street Begging

NewsNigeriaStakeholders Propose Ban On Street Begging

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Stakeholder have recommended eight-month timeline to eradicate street begging as part of efforts to reform the Almajiri and Tsangaya education systems and 12 years age limit for enrolling children into Tsangaya education systems outside their home states. Sheikh Aliyu Ahmad Abdul-Fathi, Chairman of the Borno State Arabic and Tsangaya Board, announced the resolutions after a two-day summit in Borno to address challenges in the Almajiri and Tsangaya education system. “The summit agreed to establish a...

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Obasanjo Demands Overhaul Of INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObasanjo Demands Overhaul Of INEC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a case for a comprehensive overhaul of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Obasanjo, who spoke at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University in the United States, called for sacking of Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other officials at all levels. Obasanjo said it is imperative for reforming the electoral system to restore credibility and trust, describing the 2023 general election as...

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Islamic Scholars Brainstorm On Rising Gender-Based Violence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsIslamic Scholars Brainstorm On Rising Gender-Based Violence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Northern Nigeria Islamic scholars have brainstormed on ways to reduce the increasing cases of gender-based violence in the region. The workshop organized by Development Research and Development Centre (dRPC) in collaboration with the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith, Bayero University, Kano, and supported by the Ford Foundation in A.buja was attended by leading Islamic scholars from Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa, and Zamfara states Speaking at the event, Dr. Judith-Ann Walker, Executive Director of Development...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSit-at-home: Gunmen Wreak Havoc in Anambra, four feared killed

PilotnewsNovember 18, 2024

Unknown gunmen have launched simultaneous attacks on two communities in Anambra State on Monday morning, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Between 8am and 10am, gunmen stormed Abatete town, targeting security personnel attached to the town’s President-General (PG). Three security men were shot and killed in the hail of bullets. The PG, whose identity has not been disclosed, was critically injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. “We are praying for his recovery,” said...

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