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8Apr By Mohammed MohammedNo Comments

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WMO Commends for NiMet for Implementing Host Country Agreement

The World Meteorological Organisation, (WMO) has acknowledged the immense contribution, leadership and support of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) towards the growth and progress of WMO and its activities both nationally and regionally, even as the global body commended the Director General (DG/CEO) of the agency, Prof. Mansur Matazu, for demonstrating sterling leadership capacity moving the agency forward. In a letter of commendation, the Director, WMO Regional Office for Africa, Dr. Amos Makarau stated that WMO is impressed with the Federal Government and NiMet for the implementation of the host country agreement signed between NiMet and WMO. He further called on Nigeria to continually show its leadership role in the African continent. Makaru, said: “May Nigeria conti...

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6Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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UniAbuja signs MoU with Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission

The University of Abuja, FCT, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission as part of efforts to advance the use and development of nuclear energy and to enhance research and atomic physics studies. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah during the signing of the MoU at the University, said students of the institution will soon take degrees to PhD level in nuclear energy for the development of the country. According to him, the University is committed to the development of national goals in science and technology as well as making man power readily available for industrial development. He described the development as a new dawn for Nigeria in addressing her energy challenges through the development of the ne...

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5Apr By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments

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AUST Gets NUC’s Approval to Run Undergraduate Programmes in 2021/2022 Session

The African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, has been given approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run undergraduate programs with effect from 2021/2022 academic session.   In a letter addressed to Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, who is the Acting President of AUST, dated March 15, 2022 with reference number: NUC/ AP/P34/Vol.11/58 and signed by Dr. N.B. Saliu, NUC Director of Academic Planning for the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed. In the letter NUC approved eight (8) new undergraduate programmes for the university, following a resource verification exercise conducted by the Commission in January this year.  The programs approved are as follows: Accounting (B. Sc), Business Administration (B. Sc), Computer Sci...

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29Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Abuja Airport Communities Decry Non-compensation, Neglect

Four indigenous chiefdoms Amac in the Federal Capital Territory , FCT, comprising Tungan kwaso, Tungan Madaki, Kukudabma, Anguwan kano, on Tuesday, raised alarm over non compensation for the Abuja Airport 2nd Runway and alleged marginalisation by the Federal Government, especially in the area of basic infrastructure. According to them, despite their support to successive governments, the authorities have not deemd it fit to guarantee their rights to adequate compensation, clean and potable water, access to basic healthcare and education as well as the sustainable exploitation of their environment. The communities spoke through Serah Tukurah the Executive Director (GEI initiative), in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). It could be recalled that last week the Feder...

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24Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Gomo, PDI unveils “Say No to Self Medication in Kuje

PreDiagnosis International (PDI), an NGO, and the Gomo of Kuje Alhaji Tanko Jibrin in partnership with WAKA ABOUT Grassroot Media has unveiled "Say No to Self Medication" campaign and free medical diagnosis in Kuje Area Council, FCT, to help improve accesibility healthcare at the grassroot.  Speaking during the occasion the project coordinator Dr John Iguve revealed that the goal of the organisation is to rescue Five Million Nigerians who are either suffering or at risk of developing lifestyle diseases especially Diabetes and Hypertension.   Furthermore Dr John said the PreDiagnosis International is an innovative solution ensuring affordable diagnostic healthcare services through shared user access, while also driving the embrace of predictive medicine. H...

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24Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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SA to FCT Minister, Launches scholarship scheme, sponsors 36 students for Exams.

The special assistant to Hon. Minister of FCT on Youth Matters, Commandant Amb. Isaac David, Garkuwan Matasan Arewa, the Jagaban of FCT, Sarkin Samarin Abuja and the Shashatau of Zuba, has launched an educational scholarship scheme at Vocational and Technical Training school, Kuje Area Council.  This program is aimed at empowering the less privileged children who are finding it difficult to further their education.  About 36 Students were selected across the ten Political wards in Kuje to sit for May/June NABTEB Examination. The special assistant to Hon Minister addressed the beneficiaries by encouraging them not to lose hope in life but to take this precious opportunity seriously and concentrate on their studies and make sure they come out with flying colors at the end of t...

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21Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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The SPARK of kindness that is impacting communities through FirstBank staff initiatives

Have you seen the videos on this link: https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/home/impact/crs-week/? Piece of advice: Please hold your handkerchief or make sure there is a good supply of tissue paper while you view. The initiative that inspired the efforts and results seen in the videos is not a strange one but it has a way of surprisingly leaving people teary-eyed. Viewers tear up as they get to see the positive difference it has made in the lives of ordinary people in communities across Nigeria.   Many people across the country are familiar with SPARK – Start Performing Acts of Random Kindness – an initiative by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, West Africa’s premier banking institution with its impact woven into the fabric of society. SPARK was initiated to spread the messa...

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19Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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AIGBEFOH picks NBA Chairmanship nomination form, promises improved welfare

EBOSETALE DAVID AIGBEFOH ESQ, The Vice Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Gwagwalada Branch, FCT, has picked a nomination form to contest for the position of the Chairmanship position in the association. Aigbefoh, while briefing news men moments after picking the form in Gwagwalada, reiterated his determination to reposition the association a stronger branch and viable in operations. The NBA Vice Chairman assured of a needed members oriented leadership and assuring of of his well articulated positive agendas for the association. According to him, he will ensure that the branch gains the much needed respect of the host society which comprises Kuje, Abaji, Kwali and Gwagwalada Area Council respectively. "The new NBA is coming to change the tide of things and the welfare of...

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18Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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SEWGCI commends commissioner for paying JAMB scholarship to Okehi LGA students

Support for Ebira Women and Girl Child Initiative (SEWGCI) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has commended the Honourable Commissioner For Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs, Barrister Salami Momodu Ozigi for paying JAMB fee of SSS 3 Students in Public Secondary Schools across Okehi Local Government Area. Hajia Aminat Daniya Hamza, the President and Founder of the foundation made the commendation in a press statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. The SEWGCI President while commending the Commissioner for his kind gesture, said the payment will go a long way to cushion the hardship faced by some students in Okehi Local Government Area. However, she advised the beneficiaries to study hard and come out with good grades after the examinations, while thanking the t...

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18Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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NNPP Presidential candidate tasks youths on leadership

A Presidential candidate under the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) Mr Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has called on youths to come out for leadership positions for the development of democracy in the country. Joseph who made the call during a press conference in Abuja, said the country can fix its electricity problems and other challenges through a sincere, dedicated, vibrant and young leader who has the nation at heart. According to him, old people have failed the nation, adding that it was time for the youths to take the batton and finish the race to save the country from total collapse. He called on all citizens to stop selling their birthrights for peanuts and flush out money bags in politics to have a rebirth of a new country for economic development of the country. "It is so ...

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10Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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Management Edge Limited was honoured by the Nigeria Computer Society, Kaduna State Chapter. 

The award was in recognition of the company's effort towards the development of Information Technology and support for Kaduna State Chapter.  The award was presented last week at Management Edge headquarters in Abuja by Mrs. Magret David FNCS, the Immediate past Chairperson of the Chapter on behalf of the Chapter Chairman.   Presenting the award on behalf of the Chapter Chairman, Mrs. David said the chapter appreciates the company's effort in supporting and encouraging the Chapter's leadership in their activities. She requests for more collaboration and hopes the recognition will encourage Management Edge to support the chapter always.  In response, the Lead Consultant/CEO of Management, Mr. Ayodeji Rex ABITOGUN thanked the chapter's leadership for the recognition and pledge...

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8Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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International Women’s Day: SEWGCI tasks FG on policies to checkmate child trafficking, violence against women

Support for Ebira Women and Girl Child Initiative (SEWGCI) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called on the Federal Government to enact adequate policies that would checkmate child trafficking and end violence against women in the country. Hajia Aminat Daniya Hamza, the President and Founder of the foundation made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the International Women’s Day Celebration. NAN reports that the United Nations theme for 2022 International Women’s Day celebration is titled #Break The Bias# Hajia Aminat maintained that setting up policies and strategies that were inclusive, accessible and affordable for women and girls in the country would encourage capacity building across sectors. She said women contributed...

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6Mar By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments

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CBA Foundation Takes Intervention Among Underprivileged Widows to Next Level, Launches Social Enterprise Initiative

If indications from two separate but related events that were held last December are anything to go by, then one of Nigeria’s most vulnerable groups may be on the verge of experiencing better times. The events, hosted in two separate states/regions and separated by a 20-day interval, held at a time when self-splurging by many young Nigerians was at octane levels, and saw young men and women behind an NGO that caters to the welfare of underprivileged widows and their vulnerable children, passionately putting the widows’ needs above their wants. The NGO, CBA Foundation, its dedicated and passionate staff, supporters and donors came out in their numbers on two dedicated days in December to give widows in selected communities in Lagos and Anambra a treat during the festive season. The Lago...

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4Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PTIC tasks FCT farmers on organic farming

PTIC International Company Ltd, in partnership with Neolife, has called on farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to harp on organic farming for better yield and productivity during harvest. The Chief Executive Officer of PTIC, Mr Jude Chukwuedo, who made the call during a two-day Agric workshop for farmers at Nuku ward in Abaji Area Council, FCT said the benefits of organic farming were enormous. Often I suffer from migraine, used to be constantly saved by another means, but then it stopped helping. I saw the Tramadol advertisement, I decided to try it, now this is my salvation. Only a little muffled. More information on https://www.tonysbodyshop.com/tramashop/ it acts quickly enough for 15 minutes, and for some time I forget about the pain. True, with muscle and female per...

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1Mar By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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PTIC tasks FCT Farmers on organic farming

PTIC International Company Ltd., an NGO has called on farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to harp on organic farming for better yield and productivity during harvest. The company Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jude Chukwuedo, who made the call during a two-day Agric workshop for farmers in Abaji Area Council, FCT said the benefits of organic farming were enormous. He said the essence of the workshop was to sensitise the grassroots farmers to educate them on effects of using chemicals to grow their crops and the benefits of using organics instead of chemicals. According to him, organic farming practices have attracted increased recognition over the years as a viable method of sustainable farming, adding that Nigeria was yet to develop its potential in terms of certified or...

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27Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Youth group drums support for Osinbajo in FCT

The #Nigerian Youths Decide 2023: a vibrant youth group in Nigeria, has stressed the need for the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run for the 2023 Presidential election to ensure credibility and good governance in the country. The group who stormed Paseli in Kuje Area Council, FCT, to drum support for Osinbajo, said having been on the saddle as deputy to President Muhammadu Buhari, he has the firm knowledge of what Nigerians need and will deliver. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a preliminary voting exercise was held among some Presidential nominees where the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo emerged the required candidate. Mal. Yusuf Nuhu, the Chairman of the group during the rally in Kuje, said that members of the group cut across all tribes and religion together with ...

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25Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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UniAbuja VC tasks graduating students on research, hard work

Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), has called on graduating students of the institution to be hardworking and come up with cutting-edge ideas for self-reliance after school. Na’Allah made the call at the university on Friday, at the combined 25th and 26th convocation ceremony of 8, 769 students of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 23 students received first-class degrees, 1,052 students were awarded with second-class upper degrees, while 3061 students got second class lower degrees and 324 received third-class degrees. NAN also reports that 267 students received doctorate degrees, 2, 372 students graduated with Masters in Sciences, Engineering and Agriculture, while 214 students were awarded postgraduate...

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19Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Digital Training: Commission tasks participants to enhance better life with skills

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrant and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has called on Persons of Concern to improve their lives with skills they ACQUIRED on digital training. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission has built the capacity of 200 Persons of Concern on various skills to enhance a better life for them and their families. The Federal Commissioner of NCFRMI, Hajiya Imaan Sulauman-Ibrahim, gave the charge on Friday in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the 4-day capacity development on digital skills and marketing. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said the country has resolved to move from analogue to digital ways of doing things, adding that is why the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy was established. “So, I want to advise our partic...

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19Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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Area council workers down tools over non release of allocation

Workers in the six Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  under the umbrella of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has embarked on an indefinite strike action over non-release of December 2021 allocations by FCTA.  Comrade Ibrahim Kabi, the FCT NULGE President, while addressing journalists in kuje, said that strike action had become imperative to enable them press home their demands.  Kabi said at the end of their meeting on Wednesday, it was agreed that the FCT Internalaly Generated Revenue (IGS), be fully released and December 2021 allocation from FAAC to the Area Councils held by the FCT Administration released. According to him, the rights and functions of the Area Councils as conferred under the fourth sched...

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19Feb By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments

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UniAbuja inducts 53 vet doctors

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, FCT, has inducted over 53 young veterinary doctors into veterinary medicine practice to help enhance the development of the sector. Prof. Olorunfemi Cornelius Jegede, Dean of the faculty in his address during the 8th Oath-taking and Induction ceremony in Gwagwalada, called on the graduands to be good ambassadors of the profession and adhere to the ethics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the Induction is titled :Post Graduation Realities, Opportunities and Challenges of The Young Veterinarian. Prof. Jegede said that the veterinary medicine practice provides immense employment opportunities that cut across different federal and state government agencies, organizations as well as private practice. ...

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