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Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) Programme under its Project T-MAX Initiative in Enugu State The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Education Interventions, Mr Fela Bank-Olemoh, said the project was aimed at training 15, 000 persons across seven pilot states in their chosen fields. Bank-Olemoh mentioned the states to include Enugu, Ogun, Edo, Kaduna Nassarawa, Gombe, Lagos, adding that the beneficiaries would be trained in technical and vocational skills in order to be self-reliant. He said that the skills would fall under Information and Communication Technology (ICT),…
Former Defence Adviser, Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations and Chief of Policy and plans (Army), Imo State-born Major General Jack Ogunewe (Rtd) has decried killings in the State and called on the perpetrators to halt. In a statement released by his media office in Abuja, the retired general said insecurity scares away investors. “Insecurity leads to loss of jobs, loss of businesses and loss of lives. “It does no good to the state and it stunts it’s economy and retards it’s progress. “Owerri is the entertainment hub of the Igbo race and the South-East right from the days…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the 2023 general election campaigns, workers within the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, have drummed up support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi; the Anambra Central Senatorial Candidate, Senator Victor Umeh; and other candidates vying for various elective positions under the LP platform in Anambra State. The workers described the LP candidates as the most qualified and experienced to tackle the mirage of problems currently confronting all parts of the country. Prof. Chike Okoye, of Poetry and Postcolonial Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, who spoke to journalists shortly after meeting…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Some stakeholders have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to consider reactivating the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) in Anambra state. The call was made yesterday at the unveiling of the abridged Igbo and Pidgin versions of the Anambra State Disability Rights Law in Awka, the state capital. The stakeholders tasked the state government to make the Commission more operational by engaging some members of the commission on full-time basis instead of the part-time arrangement instituted by the immediate past administration in the state. Former Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, in 2021 inaugurated the disability commission to cater for the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University Uturu, Professor Onyemachi Ogbulu, has cautioned students of the university not to allow themselves to be used as political thugs in the forthcoming general elections. The VC who gave the advice Wednesday during an interactive session with the Students Union Government, Students Representatives Council, Faculty and Departmental Presidents, Hostel Governors and the Management of the institution, urged the students not to allow politicians ruin their future. “This is a sensitive season. Don’t allow politicians to use and dump you; elections will come and go and life continues. Don’t be used as…
Our Reporter, Abuja Chelsea has once again pulled the trigger as Thomas Tuchel has been sacked as the club’s manager a few weeks into the new season. The club confirmed they have “parted company” with the German after defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday night. According to a club statement: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal Government Tuesday formally took over the ownership of King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State, pursuant to a presidential promise by President Muhammadu Buhari in May this year. In a ceremony held in the conference room of the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja Tuesday evening, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to that effect was signed. Speaking at the ceremony, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr. David Umahi, said the idea of the university was borne out of the desire to save the lives of the people, serve them well and stem medical tourism. “Apart…
By Owei Lakemfa The world evolved at various stages of development but conflict and conquest were not usually very far. Great empires rose, but habitually at the expense of the conquered. They also fell, usually due to internal contradictions. But when two nations, Portugal and Spain, rose with the backing of the Catholic Church; it was the beginning of global power. They conquered and ruled many countries to the extent that the sun never set or rose at the same time in territories ruled or colonised by Spain. Then, a far smaller country, Britain rose, attacking in one form or another,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Methodist Church women, in Abia State, Tuesday embarked on spiritual cleansing and to seek divine intervention for total liberation of the state from satanic bondage. The women decked in their uniform expressed worry over the condition of the state which according to them is miserable. They marched to strategic locations in Umuahia the state capital where they made prayers and sought God’s mercy. The women encircled the historic Abia Tower at the City centre located at No1 Aba Road where they made some declaration and later blew the trumpet signaling triumph. They asked for forgiveness and prayed God…
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, will, on Thursday, September 8, deliver the 2022 edition of TheNiche Annual Lecture. The lecture, an annual intellectual fiesta, which is aimed at proffering solutions to some of Nigeria’s most daunting problems is organized by TheNiche newspapers, an online media platform. The lecture will hold at the Agip Recital Hall of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Fashola, former Governor of Lagos State and a learned silk, will speak on the theme, “2023 elections and the future of Nigeria’s democracy” while Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, veteran First Republic politician,…