Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi
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The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, the acting Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra over alleged poor projects execution. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the Committee made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The invitation followed the committee’s earlier visit to UNIZIK…
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The galloping inflation and the forex volatility that have kept costs high have continued to drag the country’s economic activities down as the July 2024 composite purchasing managers index (PMI) stood at 49.7 points indicating contraction in economic activities for the thirteenth straight month. This is contained in the July PMI report of the Central…
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A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of Network of Abuja Left Groups, has called for the immediate sack of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over his handling of the #Endbadgovernance protests. They also called on President Bola Tinubu to dismiss the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and Director General Department…
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The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch has trained legal practitioners and journalists on networking to promote transparency, accountability and good governance at the sub-national level. Speaking during the training on Wednesday in Zaria, Dr Umar Yakubu, Executive Director of the Center, said the training was an outcome of the Supreme Court judgment on…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman for Rivers State and Southern Nigeria, Musa Saidu, has expressed deep concern over the alleged continued marginalization of Northerners in Rivers State by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. In an interview with The Guardian in Port Harcourt, Saidu alleged that since Fubara took office, Northerners have not benefited from his government,…
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The Police Command in Delta says it has neutralized a member of a kidnap syndicate and recovered the gang’s weapons. READ ALSO:South Africa police arrest man with 27 bags of poached abalone The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen in Warri on Wednesday. Edafe said the deceased was neutralized by the…
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With 5.9 percent of out-of-school children in Ondo State, the state government and the State House of Assembly have vowed to ensure that the
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The Federal Government has warned that any attempt by political thugs to disrupt the September 21 Edo state governorship election would be met with stiff resistance. The Government warned that those planning to disrupt the elections should not mistake the current administration's commitment to peace for weakness. National Security Adviser NSA, Nuhu Ribadu gave…
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has withdrew the controversial Counter Subversion Bill aiming to tackle perceived threats to national security. The bill sponsored by Abbas had scaled through the first reading and proceeded to the second in the lower chamber. While the contents of the bill went viral on social media, many Nigerians condemned…
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Gov. Siminalaye Fubara of Rivers has advised journalists to distinguish themselves in a grossly infiltrated social media era by pushing out only factual and verifiable stories. The governor gave the advice on Wednesday in Port Harcourt at the 2024 Press Week of the Rivers Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Represented by Mr…