Senator Aniekan Bassey (SAB) of the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District has made a passionate appeal for the Federal Ministry of Education to address the long-standing issue of unpaid take-off grants for the University of Uyo, and the newly established Federal College of Education in Ididep, two sensitive educational institutions in Akwa Ibom State. He made this known on Tuesday during the budget defense session of the Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary). Senator Bassey, who highlighted the University of Uyo’s plight, including nonpayment of take-off grants since its inception, urged the Federal Ministry of Education to prioritize the…
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-as paternity fraud persists As part of measures to curb paternity fraud, a leading specialised and molecular laboratory, DNA-Harley and Rainbow Specialised Laboratories, Lagos, has called for the introduction of mandatory DNA paternity tests as part of the birth registration process in Nigeria. This recommendation follows a shocking revelation that six out of 10 Nigerian men who undergo paternity tests are not the biological fathers of their supposed children. The revelation was according to the 2024 statistics of results of all DNA paternity tests from DNA-Harley and Rainbow Specialised Laboratories. The debate surrounding paternity testing has gained attention in light…
The leadership of Senate on Tuesday expressed dismay over failure to embark on population census in the country and ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to ensure that the exercise is carried out this year. The order was given when the Chairman of the NPC, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, appeared before the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population to defend allocations to his agency in the 2025 budget. The committee, chaired by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), expressed anger over lack of head counts in the country for the past 19 years. A member of the committee, Senator…
Lagos State contingent male and female teams have emerged champions in the 2024 Secondary school Football Tournament with a cash prize of N1 million while the defending Champion Akwa Ibom got with 700 hundred thousand naira and FCT Abuja came third in the Female category, Cross River State came third with a cash prize of three hundred and fifty thousand naira in the male category. The Flag Football National Tournament Finals took place at the U.J. ESUENE STADIUM Calabar Cross River State Organized by the Nigeria America Football Association. Speaking after the competition Babajide Akeredolu President of the Nigerian American…
The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in a 3,000-capacity poultry farm in Iriebe, Obio/Akpor Local Council of Rivers State. This was as poultry farmers called on the Federal Government to reduce tariffs on imported micro-inputs and poultry production equipment while implementing a duty-free policy to lower production costs and drive growth in the poultry value chain. The outbreak was reported on January 17, 2025, and confirmed, yesterday, by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Victor Kii, in a statement. According to the statement, the affected farm has been quarantined…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said the State will give necessary support to Lekoil Nigeria Ltd in its quest to invest in the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Governor by the Management of the Company at the Government House, Uyo, January 21, 2025, the Governor said the State is prepared to support the Company, expressing hope that its investment will help in the development of the State and create employment opportunities for her youths. He informed the team that the State has an employment portal which, according to him, will assist them to access…
Fellowing the submission of the report by the Committee on the Implementation of the New Minimum Wage/Personnel Verification, headed by the Head of Service, Elder Effiong Essien, Governor Umo Eno, PhD, has authorized the commencement of the payment of the new minimum wage of 80 thousand Naira to 45 thousand duly verified public service workers, beginning at the end of this month but backdated to November last year, as he had promised. Receiving the report at Government House, Uyo, Governor Eno thanked the Committee for the great work they did and requested the Committee to extend similar work to the…
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara and leaders from Ogoniland at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to available information, Governor Fubara arrived at the meeting and was flanked by Senator Lee Maeba. Other members of the delegation include Senators Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Bennett Birabi Barry, Mpigi, and Joe Poroma, as well as Chief Victor Giadom, Chief Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, and Leedom Mitee. Also in attendance are the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abba; the Minister of…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to initiate the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision, made on his first day back in office, signals his administration’s renewed criticism of the global health body. “Oooh, that’s a big one,” Trump remarked after signing the order in the Oval Office, one of several executive actions he enacted upon his return to the White House. This marks the second time Trump has directed the US to pull out of the Geneva-based organisation, following his initial attempt during the Covid-19 pandemic. That decision was…
As a very innovative step to make Judiciary System in Lagos State to compete with those in Advanced countries, the Lagos State judiciary has digitized its processes and introduced electronic affidavits, Certified True Copy (CTC), Forms and Letters. This is as a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Akeem Aponmade, has lauded the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba for introducing such innovations. The lawyer said the developments would bring about ease of legal proceedings in the state. He therefore urged the Chief Judge to also establish a formal channel solely to receive feedback on the system from lawyers and other…