Saddiq Ismaila Kaita
8 Jan
Forty-three professors at the University of Abuja have asked President Bola Tinubu to dissolve the Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita-led governing council of the university, citing alleged manipulation of the selection process for the university’s vice chancellor.
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The Ogun Assembly has called on the state government to consider the immediate revival and operational take-off of the Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia. In a plenary in Abeokuta on Thursday, Mr Bisi Oyedele (APC-Ipokia/Idiroko), noted the polytechnic’s revival remained a matter of justice, accountability and responsible governance. Oyedele said the restoration of the polytechnic, in…
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The Bukuma community in Rivers has decried the alleged refusal of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations Limited’s (NNPCL) to implement a 2021 court judgement on cluster issue. The Paramount Ruler of Bukuma, King Precious Elekima, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Thursday. NAN reports the…
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The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has inaugurated a 500-capacity lecture theatre and a college building for the College of Health Science to ensure a conducive learning and work environment. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Aisha Maikudi during the event on Thursday in Abuja, said that the project would help to improve productive and effective learning atmosphere…
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The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said that the committee was tasked with the responsibility of…
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The Federal and State Governments have invested 834,597,246.25 dollars since the inception of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme in 2021. The Permanent Secretary, Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Emeka Obi, made this known in his opening remarks at the Stakeholders Consultative on NG-CARES Programme 2.0, held on Thursday in…
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The Nigerian Army has denied the allegation by one of its wounded soldiers, Lance Cpl. Itodo David, that he had been abandoned at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (NARHK) Kaduna. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the rebuttal in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the army received the…
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Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration is working to expand its tax net to include residents who have not been paying taxes. Mbah, represented by his Deputy, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai, stated this at the 51st Annual General Meeting of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture (ECCIMA) on Thursday in…
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A 14-year-old teenager suspected of having extreme far-right views was arrested Thursday in Brussels for allegedly planning to carry out a "terrorist" attack against a mosque, officials said. The suspect "who is said to be a member of the far-right movement, was planning to commit an attack on a mosque on Friday", Belgian prosecutors said…
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Georgia's right-wing government said Thursday it hoped to "reset" relations with the United States now Donald Trump was in power, after the previous US administration imposed sanctions on the ex-Soviet country for democratic backsliding. The Caucasus nation has been rocked by turmoil since last October, when the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in parliamentary…
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Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo's eastern provincial capital after capturing a string of towns. The Mi-24s -- rarely used because of the M23 and Rwanda anti-aircraft defences -- fly low over the…