Abia varsity fires HoD, worker for sex-for-marks, admission fraud
The Abia State University, Uturu, has sacked a senior lecturer, Dr Michael Ukaegbu, for an offence bordering on sex-for-marks. The communiqué, signed by the Registrar, Acho Elendu, also disclosed that the council ratified the dismissal of another lecturer, Mr Leonard Chukwuma, over admission fraud and racketeering. A senior management worker of the university told PUNCH Metro that the school management had been tracking the two lecturers. The source said a disciplinary committee was set up to look into the allegations against them, adding that reports were sent to the council with appropriate recommendations, which were ratified. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
December 28, 2021 07:08 UTC
Disagreement between Amosun govt, Dangote caused loss of $16bn refinery to Lagos —Abiodun
OGUN State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said the breakdown of discussion between Dangote and the immediate past administration in the state led to the loss of a $16 billion Dangote refinery to Lagos State. He, however, said his administration is working towards ensuring that the state takes advantage of its oil rich deposit and becomes an oil producing state. “I worked as chairman of Olokola Free Trade Zone that was meant to have the Dangote refinery sited in Ogun Waterside. However, discussion broke down between Dangote and the then administration, which led to the loss of that project to Lagos State; a $16 billion project was lost to another state. CLAIM 1: A Twitter user claims UNICEF said any efforts to block children from accessing pornography might infringe their human rights.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 28, 2021 05:13 UTC
Nigerians abroad move to establish ‘Diaspora Village’ at home | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe (NIDOE), Italy chapter has said it is planning to build a multi-million dollar ‘Diaspora Village’ in Nigeria as part of efforts to encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. Chairman of the chapter, George Omo-Iduhon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday the body would not slack in its responsibilities of attracting foreign investments into Nigeria to build the economy. He said: “We are proposing to build a multi-million dollar Diaspora Village in Nigeria, to be located in Lagos. “We want to do more for our country, so we thought it wise to establish a Diaspora Village where we can have land to farm and also have our housing estate. “Our end goal and the necessity for the project are to restore the confidence of Nigerians in Diaspora to come back and build Nigeria’s economy,” he added.
Source:The Guardian
December 28, 2021 04:14 UTC
‘1.2 million youths to benefit from government-supported project’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Over 1.2 million Nigerian youths are to benefit from The August Project (TAP) supported by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goal ( OOSAP-SDGs) aimed at addressing forced labour and modern day slavery. The TAP project is a cognitive re-orientation initiative aimed at improving the lives of Nigerian youths to directly address forced labour and modern day slavery, irregular migration/human trafficking and brain drain in the country. The Global Director, TAP Project SDGs Mission Abdulsalam Ladigbolu, while speaking at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Sagamu, Ogun State, said the project would address four thematic areas, including intellectual leadership, economy, digital technology and capacity building. The project, according to him, would help to achieve the United Nations mandate on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4, 8 and 9) that is quality education, decent work and economic growth. Orelope-Adefulire said the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Training Centre was the first of its kind with workshops for metal fabrication, automobile, woodwork, leather work for automobile, block molding, tailoring, and the ICT where the TAP beneficiaries will also make use for their TAP Project training.
Source:The Guardian
December 28, 2021 04:04 UTC
For God’s sake, Nigeria is not a ‘Banana Republic’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Again this young female officer is said to have violated military rules and regulations. An official of the Kwara State NYSC Camp was alleged to have ordered her detention in the detention facility in Ilorin pending further investigations. (2) The provisions of the 1999 constitution as amended, particularly Chapter 4, guarantees right to personal liberty, right to fair hearing, right to dignity, right to movement etc. So also is the idea of throwing a young military officer into detention simply because she accepted marriage proposal which is approved by God and laws of the land. We hereby demand an apology for the young military officer for the undue embarrassment caused her and her prospective suitor.
Source:The Guardian
December 28, 2021 03:54 UTC
Removing petrol subsidy: Need for cautious handling
If yes, what should be the framework or basis for ending the petrol subsidy regime and allowing market forces to determine the price of petrol per litre? For me, there is a strong case for the eventual deregulation of petrol price and hence eliminating the subsidy in it. I found this strange that a local new refinery was being discouraged by numerous hurdles to crude oil access while the NNPC is exporting crude oil. Very importantly too, for one key consideration, the government should be wary of deregulating petrol price that is influenced by imported petrol prices before the Dangote refinery comes on stream. Overall, the quest by the government to do away with the current regime of petrol subsidy, though understandable, needs to be handled cautiously.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 28, 2021 03:47 UTC
Abia varsity sacks lecturer in sex-for-grades scandal
Abia State University, Uturu, has sacked a senior lecturer, one Michael Ukaegbu, over sex-for-grades scandal. The communique signed by the university Registrar, Acho Elendu also disclosed that the Council also ratified the dismissal of another, Mr Leonard Chukwuma for admission fraud and racketeering. A senior management staff of the university told The PUNCH that ABSU management and security have been tracking the lecturer. The source said later, a disciplinary committee was set up, which sent their report to the Council with appreciate recommendation, which the Council ratified. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
December 27, 2021 22:19 UTC
24 hours after, Next Cash and Carry supermarket still on fire
24 hours after a massive fire engulfed Next Cash and Carry Supermarket in the Jabi area of the Federal Capital Territory, firefighters are still struggling to completely put out the fire. This as security operatives have denied journalists access to the premises of the razed Supermarket. They also said the inferno was caused by an electrical surge which started from the administrative section of the supermarket. The employees of the supermarket, however, accused personnel of the fire service of getting to the scene late. Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it had arrested four suspects who attempted to steal from the supermarket on Sunday.
Source:Punch
December 27, 2021 21:25 UTC
NIDOE to establish ‘Diaspora Village’ in Nigeria | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe (NIDOE), Italy Chapter, says it is planning to build a multi-million dollar ‘Diaspora Village’ in Nigeria as part of efforts to encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. According to him, the body will not slack in its responsibilities of attracting foreign investments into Nigeria to build the economy. “We are proposing to build a multi-million dollar Diaspora Village in Nigeria, to be located in Lagos. “We want to do more for our country, so we thought it wise to establish a Diaspora Village where we can have land to farm and also have our housing estate. “Our end goal and the necessity for the project is to restore the confidence of Nigerians in Diaspora to come back and build Nigeria’s economy,” Omo-Iduhon said.
Source:The Guardian
December 27, 2021 15:14 UTC
The blood of business – 3
However, systems and structures must be subject to an overall vision and crafted to serve people before people can be expected to give their loyalty. Systems don’t run themselves. Leaders who forget this will lose good people due to rigidity of a structure that may have lost its relevance. Leaders who are only good at managing structures don’t build people. Treat people well and they will in turn see to it that your business never suffers economic anemia.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 27, 2021 11:42 UTC
Heavy snow causes travel chaos in Japan
Heavy snow caused traffic jams, flight cancellations and disruption to train services in central Japan on Monday, with record drifts recorded in some areas. No injuries or deaths due to the freezing weather have yet been confirmed, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said. “A strong winter pressure pattern is causing heavy snow, mainly along the Sea of Japan side of the country from northern to western Japan, with some areas experiencing record snowfall,” Matsuno said. Nearly 200 passengers were snowed in overnight on a local train line in the region, NHK said. Around 130 domestic flights were cancelled on Sunday due to the snow, Jiji Press said, with NHK reporting some 50 cancellations on Monday.
Source:The Guardian
December 27, 2021 09:56 UTC
Indigo proves mettle at SERAS 2021
Full-service Public Relations and Event Management Consultancy firm, Integrated Indigo Limited, has emerged the Best Sustainability-promoting PR/Communications Agency at this year’s edition of the Social Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAS). According to the local organising committee of the award, Integrated Indigo Limited won the PR/ Communications Agency, Promoting Sustainability category in acknowledgment of its vast contribution and role in promoting the activities of its clients in different areas of sustainability. The founder, SERAS, Dr. Ken Egbas, stated that the award was well-deserved, considering the agency’s passion and commitment in promoting excellence through several sustainability initiatives embarked upon by its clients. Viral Voice Note On WhatsApp Billing FalseClaim: A viral WhatsApp voice note, purportedly made by the director and CEO of WhatsApp, claims users will have to start paying for WhatsApp services. Verdict: The viral WhatsApp voice note claim is a hoax.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
December 27, 2021 07:13 UTC
Ogoniland demands special attention in 2022 fiscal year | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has demanded that the Federal Government give special budgetary attention for the 2022 fiscal year to address developmental challenges facing oil-polluted Ogoniland in Rivers State. MOSOP-USA, in the demands on FG, also called for equal opportunities for Ogoni people in employment and sundry federal opportunities, lamenting that they have been neglected for too long, despite Ogoniland’s significant contribution to national growth over the years. “But in contrast, we have more than enough federal investments in Ogoniland capable of eliminating poverty and unemployment. The statement added: “If Ogoni is still considered part of Nigeria, MOSOP-USA, in collaboration with all Ogonis in diaspora, hereby call for full implementation of the above demands, as a matter of urgency from the Federal Government of Nigeria, or let Ogoni go. “Kindly be informed that FG’s refusal to implement these demands as of right, that are already being enjoyed by other ethnic groups in Nigeria, amounts to the declaration that Ogoni is not part of Nigeria,” MOSOP added.
Source:The Guardian
December 27, 2021 04:40 UTC
Insurer pays N7.5 billion claims | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
For the insurance industry to contribute significantly to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), there is a need for operators to pay claims promptly. Managing Director, African Alliance Insurance Plc, Joyce Ojemudia, who spoke to The Guardian, stated this. She said the company had paid ₦475 million claims to policyholders this month, ahead of yuletide. According to her, the company paid genuine claims as due, adding that this had become more important as the year rolls to an end with many uncertainties that might affect the festivities. “For us, we have promised we will be with them for life, this is our ongoing fulfilment of that mantra,” she said.
Source:The Guardian
December 27, 2021 02:42 UTC
Group seeks unity among people living with disabilities – Punch Newspapers
A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Disability Issues, has called on people living with disabilities to work together in unity in order to achieve their purpose. The convener of CDI, Mr Kehinde Oshilaja, said this in a statement on Sunday, during the event organised by the NGO in Ebute-Meta. He said, “Let us cooperate and unite in love with ourselves, because it is through such unity that all members of this centre can achieve our desire and real purpose. Presently, we have a great work ahead, and we need to be united towards it. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Source:Punch
December 27, 2021 01:10 UTC