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25Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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We employed long and short term planning for health development –UATH

By Gami Tadanyigbe The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) Prof. Bissallah Ekele, said the Hospital has employed both long and short term planning strategies in doing its best to promote the activities of the teaching hospital for the development of health sector in the country. Ekele made the call in an interview with newsmen on Thursday, at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada. The Teaching Hospitals Information Unit reports that the theme for the AGM is “Sustaining Medical Practice in a Distressed Economy: The Role of MDCAN.” The AGM also had its sub themes as “Mentorship in medical practice, bringing the gap” ...

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25Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Edo: Soldier Shot Dead During Robbery Attack On Van Conveying Money

A soldier was killed in a robbery attack in Benin on Wednesday, the police confirmed on Thursday. Spokesman of the police in Edo, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, told newsmen that the robbery took place at the First Eastern Circular and Akpakpaba Roads intersection in the Edo capital. She said the soldier was shot dead by suspected armed robbers who attacked the patrol van conveying the soldier and two of his colleagues. The patrol van itself was escorting another van loaded with “Ghana-Must-Go’’ bags presumably loaded with cash. Ms Nwabuzor said investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack was ongoing. “Edo State Police Command can confirm that a soldier was killed in Benin on Wednesday. A good Nigerian reported the incident at the police station covering that neig...

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25Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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ACCI-BEST Centre graduates 13 trainees on office administration

By Ikenna Uwadileke The BEST Centre of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Thursday in Abuja graduated 11 students on office administrator. The event took place at the 3rd quarter EXCO meeting of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA). Dr Tinuke Temitope, Director of ACCI-BEST Centre said that the training provided the graduating students with necessary knowledge to fit into the working environment as administrators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Office Administration Training project is a SEQUA supported project in collaboration with the ACCI. According to Temitope, the one year dual vocational training in office administration was in line with the developed national occupational stan...

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25Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Umahi Unhappy With Julius Berger’s Pace On Abuja-Kaduna Road

The minister of works, David Umahi, has again given the assurance that the reconstruction work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway will be completed by the first quarter of 2024. But Mr Umahi said he was unhappy witht the pace of the project. Mr Umahi said this while inspecting the project on Thursday to assess the progress made by the contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. The minister frowned at the slow pace of work on the road was awarded in 2017. Mr Umahi noted that insecurity and poor funding were major challenges affecting its timely completion. ”Work on the 375.9km dual-carriage Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road is in three phases, with phase three (Zaria-Kano) at 100 per cent completion. The phase two (Kaduna-Zaria) was at 60 percent completion and Phase one (Abuja-Kaduna) wa...

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25Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PCC holds Systemic and Proactive Investigation into Agricultural Transformation Agenda in Osun State

By Gami Tadanyigbe  The Federal Commissioners and Relevant Officers of the Public Complaints Commission were in Osun State for Proactive Investigation and relevant stakeholders were invited for public hearing.  The systematic and proactive investigation was conducted by the Federal Commissioners and relevant officers of the Public Complaints Commission to assess the implementation of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda in Osun State.  The investigation aimed to identify challenges, gaps, and opportunities within the agricultural sector and subsequently recommend strategies for enhancing agricultural development and transformation in the state. The Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) represents a crucial initiative for economic growth and food security.&n...

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24Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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GLUCOZIL: NAFDAC Approves Ambrose Alli University’s Herbal Medicine For Diabetes

The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has certified the use of GLUCOZIL for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. GLUCOZIL, a herbal drug, is produced by Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma. NAFDAC’s approval of the drug for public use was announced in a statement on Thursday by Mike Aladenika, AAU spokesman. “Its bid to reclaim its enviable position among the comity of institutions, grounded in research and higher learning, has received the approval of NAFDAC, as well as the rights of production and patents of GLUCOZIL,” said the statement. Jonathan Emeka Emordi, head of the university’s pharmacology department, and sub-dean of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, who produced the drug, said, “GLUCOZIL is a natural product that is pre...

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24Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Renewed Hope’: Group Tells Tinubu’s Ministers Not To Disappoint Nigerians

The Natives, a pro-Nigerian democracy group, has charged President Bola Tinubu’s ministers to either deliver on his ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda or resign. Smart Edward, leader of the group, gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja at a news conference. Mr Edward said the ministers could not afford to fail Nigerians because all eyes are on them. He noted that Mr Tinubu had demonstrated good leadership by appointing them. “We are total and firm believers in the Renewed Hope administration, so we will give you the ministers support. We will be at your doors, keep you on your toes, and meet you in the field,” stated Mr Edward. “We will monitor and evaluate your progress and will not be afraid to spot you out or call for you to be booted out. This time around, Nigerians must win.” The Nativ...

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24Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Amaltech CEO, advises President Tinubu to invest in semiconductors, chips 

By Gami Tadanyigbe  Mr. Shehu Tijjani Abdullahi, The Chief Executive Officer of Amaltech Technologies, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invest in semiconductor technology and chips poduction, to help foster economic growth and development in Nigeria. Abdullahi, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said it is important to harness the potentials of semiconductor technology, adding that it will propel economic diversification and expand the country's industrial horizons. He said President Tinubu needs to prioritize investments in semiconductor technology and chips production to fuel economic diversification, especially given the country's reliance on oil revenues. According to him, the semiconductor technology stands a...

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23Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Housing reforms will be our priority -Dangiwa

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Ahmed Dangiwa, has said he and his state counterpart, will champion land and institutional reforms to create enabling environment for housing delivery and job creation. Dangiwa said this during an interactive session with heads of agencies and directors in the ministry on Tuesday, said they were committed to delivering President Bola Tinubu's vision in the housing sector. He was in the company of the Minister of State Alhaji Abdullahi Gwarzo According to him there are numerous challenges in the sector but they determined to turn them into opportunities whereby jobs will be created and inclusive growth will be enhanced. "We are facing numerous challenges, but with challenges come opportunities for gro...

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Emefiele’s Arraignment For N6.9 Billion Procurement Fraud Stalled Again

The arraignment of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele and two others before the FCT High Court failed to hold on Wednesday. Though the court sat to hear other cases, no reason was given for the failure of the arraignment of the embattled CBN governor and his co-defendants. Mr Emeifele is charged by the federal government alongside Sa’adatu Yaro and a company, April 1616 Investment Ltd, on a 20-count charge bordering on procurement fraud, conferment of advantage and conspiracy, among others. The arraignment was initially scheduled for August 17 but was stalled due to the absence of the second defendant, Ms Yaro. When the matter was called before Justice Hamza Muazu, a vacation judge, the prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, who is the Direct...

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Implementation Of New Varsity Curriculum To Commence September-NUC

The National Universities Commission (NUC) says implementing the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. Speaking at the stakeholders’ colloquium on CCMAS in Abuja on Wednesday, the acting executive secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, said the document would reposition Nigerian universities to be among the best-rated in Africa. Mr Maiyaki said CCMAS would make up 70 per cent of the curriculum while the university decides what to include in the remaining 30 per cent. ”The development of the CCMAS went through a painstaking process by bringing experts from our universities, comprising professors, regulatory bodies, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and all stakeholders,” he said. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, encouraged un...

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23Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Newphase Gospel club donates food, toiletries to orphanage

NewPhase Gospel Club, an arm of Newphase Full Gospel Church, has donated food items and toiletries to orphans in Mararaba, Nasarawa state, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the donation of the assorted items to Zion Gate Orphanage and Charity Home at the weekend, Senior Pastor of the Church, Matthew Agada said the initiative was in line with the understanding of God's plan and purpose for humanity, which emphasize love as enshrined in the Bible. He explained that Christians should live by example, especially by showing love to those who thought they have no hope. "Serving God is love, the Bible says He sent His only begotten Son, by reason of love into this world. And Christ came expressed that love with His whole life, the Bible say He went about doing good, it is...

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23Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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IGP To Nigerians: Stop Taking Complaints Against Police To Social Media

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday in Ibadan urged Nigerians to stop taking complaints against police officers to social media. Mr Egbetokun advised stakeholders meeting at the headquarters of the Oyo Police Command, stating that “There are a lot of falsehoods going on on the social media.” The stakeholders’ meeting was attended by representatives of traditional and religious leaders and the leadership of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). There were also in attendance leaders of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Igbo and Hausa communities. The IGP said Nigerians should feel free to report any complaint against police officers to the commissioners of police or any other senior officer that would ensure justice is do...

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22Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Organisation trains FCT teachers to implement peace, character education in schools

Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO supporting the work of the United Nations in peace education, has trained teachers in the FCT to implement peace and character education in schools. Rev. George Ogurie, Sub-Regional Director, UPF West Africa, said this at the Teachers Training Workshop on Peace and Character Education for Pilot Schools in the FCT. Ogurie said the workshop, organised by UPF in collaboration with FCT Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB), would run from Aug. 22 to 31. ``The aim of this event is to train teachers in pilot schools within the FCT on peace and character education. ``There are 20 schools that have been selected to run a pilot programme on peace and character education. ``They will be trained in the use of UPF Peace and Character Educat...

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22Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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President Tinubu committed to empowering MSMEs – Shettima

Vice President, Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is committed to empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the development of the nation’s economy. Mr Olusola Abiola, Director Information Office of the Vice President, in a statement on Tuesday, said Shettima stated this in an interview with newsmen during his tour of exhibition stands at the ongoing BRICS Trade Fair in South Africa. The BRICS, is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a group of five major emerging and developing economies. He noted that empowerment of the MSMEs was key to empowering the youth and women towards contributing to the nation’s economic development. ” President Bola Tinubu is a very compassionate leader and in the coming months, there will be cha...

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Schools Closed In India Amid Rising Cases Of Eye Flu

Authorities in India’s northeastern state of Nagaland have closed schools in the state until Aug. 26 following an increase in the cases of conjunctivitis (eye flu) among school children. According to the local government officials on Tuesday, cases of conjunctivitis have been reported in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, Niuland, and Mon districts. “The deputy commissioners of these districts have decided to temporarily suspend physical classes in order to break one of the cycles of transmission. “Also to prevent the exponential surge of eye flu cases not only among students but also among teachers and parents,” an official said. The authorities have asked the school administration in these districts to consider implementing online classes to ensure that students can continue their educa...

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Nigerian Army Rescues Another Chibok Girl In Borno

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it had rescued another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. Ms Nkeki was abducted alongside over 200 students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The theatre commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi said this during the handover of the girl to the Borno ministry of women affairs, on Monday in Maiduguri. He said that Ms Nkeki, with serial number 55 on the list of the abducted Chibok girls, was rescued by troops of the 81 Task Force Battalion on Aug. 14 in Dikwa. “While in captivity, she was forcefully married to one Adam, a Boko Haram terrorist fighter. “Since her rescue, she has undergone thorough medical examination in our medical facility. ...

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21Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, It will Go down – Wike

Newly sworn-in Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike on Monday had threatened to pull down houses that is distortimg the Abuja master plan. In his first media briefing as minister, he pledged to restore the Abuja master plan. "If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down”, he said "Those who taken the green areas to build, parks to do restaurant, sorry , we won't accept that " he added Wike said land allottees who have been given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would also lose their lands to give way to those ready to build. " All of you who the FG has given C of O and has refused to develop the place, will lose it" "All of you land speculators who bought land for N20,000 and waiting to sell at N2b, we are ...

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21Aug By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NIFADY urges Tinubu to appoint former APC presidential aspirant, Felix minister of youths

By Awayi Kuje Nigeria Forum for the Advancement and Development of Youth ( NIFADY), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint and deploy former presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress ( APC), Dr Nicolas Felix as Minister of Youth.The National Coordinator of NIFADY, Mr Suleiman Angbashim made the call while adressing newsmen in Lafia on Monday.The coordinator hailed Tinubu for the redeployment of Abubakar Momoh as Minister of Youth to the ministry of Niger Delta.Angbashim thanked Tinubu for assembling his cabinet within the required 60 days in office, and assured him of the organisation’s support to succeed.He urged President Tinubu to appoint Felix as minister of youth to enable him contribute positively to the development of the country.” The organisation appeal to H...

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Tinubu Swears In New Ministers

President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated his cabinet with 45 ministers at the State House Banquet attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House Representatives Tajudeen Abass. Also at the ceremony was Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Kwara Governor Abdulaziz Abdulrahman. The ministers were sworn in nine batches, with the first batch comprising the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State Gas in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, and Minister of Education, Tahir Maman. The s...

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