The Enugu State Government has reiterated its commitment to reposition all technical and special colleges in the state to lead in scientific innovation in the country.
The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, gave the assurance on Sunday during the finale of Annual Inter-House Sports Competition of Government Technical College (GTC), Enugu.
A don, Prof. Christian Madu, has expressed worry over policy inconsistency on environmental issues affecting the country.
Madu, who is a Professor of Environment Management and Control with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Monday.
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Ebonyi State Electoral Commission has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the local government elections held on Saturday
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Barely 48 hours after prominent Nollywood Actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN) Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel were kidnapped in Enugu, their Colleagues have expressed disappointment in the country's security system.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, said that thugs did not cart away its voter enrollment machines in Surulere as reported in some sections of the media.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some online media on Friday reported that thugs invaded INEC Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre, situated at St. Bridget Catholic Church Ijesha, in Surulere, and catered away INEC enrollment machines.
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Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has tasked physicians on preparedness for medical challenges and health emergencies.
The West Africa College of Physicians ( WACP), on Tuesday, appealed to the government to put necessary tools in place for its trained medical professionals to deliver efficient healthcare services.
Prof. Jeremiah Madaki, Vice President of WACP (Nigeria), made the appeal during a press briefing on the three-day 46th WACP General and Scientific meeting in Enugu.
....Advocates U3PS As Payment Platform For Varsity Workers
By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
Members of Senior Staff of Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Branch have said that any attempt by the Federal Government of Nigeria to introduce salary discrimination and disparity in the University system would be highly resisted.
By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
Following the over 5-months industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and National Association of Technologists (NAAT), over federal government’s inability to respect the 2009 agreement as well as its failure to meet union’s demands, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Anambra State Council last Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest in solidarity with ASUU and other university Unions.
The new Commissioner for Transport in Enugu State, Dr Peter Omeje, has pledged to reposition transport sector to push economic and human development within the state.
Omeje, who assumed office barely a week, gave the assurance while declaring open a one-day Transport Stakeholders Forum held in Enugu on Tuesday.
