Real Reason HND Holders Could Become Lecturers — NBTE The National Board for Technical Education has explained why Higher National Diplomas (HND) holders could become polytechnic lecturers. He said that under the new schemes, the Instructor cadre, which represented segregation against HND holders in the past, has been abolished. This announcement was made on Wednesday during the presentation of the new Schemes of Service to polytechnic stakeholders, which were approved by Dr. Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of Service. Prof. Bugaje explained that the new schemes, effective June 7, 2024, eliminate the Instructor cadre, which previously discriminated against HND holders. The…
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Terrorists Kill Man Who Took Ransom To Them Bandits have shot dead a 27-year-old man, identified as Abba, after he delivered a N16 million ransom and three motorcycles to them for the release of nine victims they abducted in Jere town in Kaduna State. City & Crime had reported that bandits invaded some houses at Unguwar Iya in Jere on April 16, 2024, abducted nine residents and demanded N30 million. A resident, Shuaibu Hussaini, confirmed the killing of Abba while speaking through telephone with our reporter on Wednesday. He said the incident happened last Saturday after the victim, who was…
Court Rejects Disgraced Abba Kyari, Others’ Fresh Bail Application The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant bail to Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police, and four other police officers facing drug trafficking charges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other defendants charged in the case marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 are four members of the disbanded Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) – Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu. Trial judge Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the defendants had not placed sufficient materials before the court to warrant granting the request.…
Official Vehicle Of Police Affairs Ministry Stolen In Abuja A white Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number FG79-A23 has been reported stolen in Abuja. The car owned by the Nigerian government is attached to the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs. The Police Ministry is to, among others initiate, formulate and implement policies and programmes relating to policing and internal security as well as provide supervision and administrative support to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Police Academy (POLAC) and the newly established Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). It was learnt that the car was stolen around Gwarimpa in Abuja on…
BREAKING: Fresh Nationwide Strike Looms Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fresh Nationwide Strike Looms Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago- Iwoye,on Wednesday, embarked on a peaceful rally to sensitise parents, students and other stakeholders on the impending nationwide strike to press home their demands from the federal government. The union members armed with placards with various inscriptions said the rally was in line with the directive of its national body. “Nigerians, ASUU has sacrificed more than enough for the survival of the university system,” “FG stop playing politics with our educational…
Real Reason Why Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Out-of-court Settlement The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, indicated his interest in exploring an out-of-court settlement in the alleged terrorism charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, told Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja upon resumed trial in the matter. Ejimakor told the court that he had discussed the matter with the lawyer of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, on the last adjourned date. But Awomolo said though Ejimakor had a discussion…
DNA Test Confirmed MKO Abiola Had 55 Children Abdul Mumuni, one of the sons of MKO Abiola, has revealed that his late father gave birth to only 55 children. Mumuni, in an interview with ‘Mic On Podcast’, said DNA tests confirmed only 55 as his father’s biological offspring, despite the narrative that Abiola had 40 wives and 103 children. According to him, his father was paying school fees for 103 people but not all the children were his. “DNA tests confirmed only 55 as his biological offspring. “You know the Abiola family, we are not that much. People think we…
EXPOSED: Private Jet Tinubu Flew To South Africa Is Owned By Chagoury President Bola Tinubu departed Lagos for South Africa to attend the inauguration of the country’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa in a private jet belonging to his Lebanese ally, Gilbert Chagoury. The Nigerian President arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, on Tuesday evening. Video and pictures released by the South African presidential media team showed Tinubu disembarked from a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft. However, it was gathered that the private jet marked 9H-GRC is owned by Chagoury Group, a conglomerate owned…
Russia, North Korea Sign Mutual Military Deal To Assist Each Other If Attacked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and North Korean president, Kim Jong Un, have finalised a strategic partnership, committing to mutual aid in case of attack during a summit in Pyongyang on Wednesday. This marks Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years, coinciding with heightened tensions with the West. The summit highlighted concerns over an arms agreement where North Korea supplies crucial munitions to Moscow for its Ukrainian conflict, in exchange for economic aid and technological transfers that could bolster Kim’s nuclear capabilities. Associated Press (AP) reports…
Akpabio Reveals List Of Students Selected For Loan Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Akpabio List Of Students Selected For Loan More than 30,000 students of Nigerian tertiary institutions have been selected to benefit from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) introduced by President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stated. Akpabio who said this on Tuesday in a statement during his visit to the Nigeria Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja, stated that the Student Loan bill was one of the most significant pieces of legislation passed by the tenth Assembly. He explained that the…