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Sokoto State Government says it has concluded plans to establish a new Teachers’ Institute that will function solely to train and re-train teachers in the state. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal made the disclosure when he received the report of a committee set up by the state government on the recruitment of 2,000 teachers. A statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto by Malam Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser Media, and Publicity to the Governor, said the governor reiterated that the teachers would be trained in batches by the institute. “Most of the graduates today don’t have a teaching background because that aspect of…

Renowned educationist and Dean, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, LASU, Prof. Yemi Akinkuotu, is set to deliver a lecture on Efficient Parenting and Sustainable Academic Performance” at the maiden edition of Divine Infinity College’s “Town and Gown Seminar Series” holding on Saturday, March 14, 2020. The lecture will hold at the Rehoboth Hall, Divine Infinity College, Okota, Isolo, Lagos from 12noon. Prof Yemi Akinkuotu In a statement issued by its Principal, Mrs Bunmi Olumuyiwa, Divine Infinity College said the seminar is to distinguish between the role of parents and teachers in raising a total child worthy of emulation. With…

The Zamfara State Agency for Community and Social Development Projects has disbursed over N413 million to 55 communities, youth and women groups in the state for various community development projects. The community development projects are being supported by the World Bank. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Permanent Secretary of the Agency, Alhaji Garba Muhammad presented cheques to the benefiting communities in Gusau on Friday. The presentation was done after the pre-implementation training for the members of project implementation committees from the benefiting communities. Muhammad said projects to be executed included hospitals, schools, water, electrification, afforestation, skills acquisition…

Nigeria has released a list of 35 delegates that will represent the country at the ECOWAS Parliament. The release of the list is coming as the inaugural session of the 5th Legislature of the sub-regional parliament holds in Niamey, Niger Republic, A list of delegates from the 15 member states obtained by our correspondent, showed that the majority of the former Nigerian representatives would not be present in the new legislature. Top on the list of the Nigerian representatives are Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ahmed Idris, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, Sen. Ibrahim Gobir, Sen. Smart Adeyemi, Sen. Obinna Ogba, and…

Some Niger Delta Youths Leaders have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a substantive Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, following the suspension of Prof. Charles Dokubo, without further delay. The leaders, who made the call in interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa, were reacting to the suspension of Dokubo in different. They urged the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Babagana Mungunu (Rtd.) to ensure that stakeholders from the region were included in the interim committee set up to investigate Dokubo’s tenure. They also called on the NSA to nominate at least five representatives among the Niger…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Friday donated educational materials to no fewer than 3,004 pupils from five primary schools in Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation, which included books, was made through the minister’s foundation, the Kwusike Foundation. The Director of the foundation, Mr Flavour Eze, said that the gesture was part of the ongoing move to encourage residents of the state to pursue quality education. Eze said that the action was part of programmes lined up by the foundation to empower the people and ensure that Onyeama gave back to society.…

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday acknowledged the role of women in building the home front and the nation, saying they have the capacity to solve a myriad of challenges confronting the country. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke while declaring open a three-day workshop on Protocol, Ethics and Security for members of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, said women are multi-talented and naturally equipped with capability to undertake various things at the same time and get good result. According to the Governor, “Even as we speak, this country…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced the implementation of the reforms approved by the President to strengthen the NBC’s regulatory role and make it more effective. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Lagos on Friday at a meeting with the Filmic Group, a platform for Creative Industry Practitioners comprising movie producers, theatre directors and content producers, among others. “I can confirm to you that the current NBC Management and Board have begun the actual implementation process. I am reliably informed by the Acting Director General of the NBC, who is here with us,…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says it is committed to supporting at least 100 countries to ensure that their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) were more technically robust. Lealem Dinku, Deputy Resident Representative Programme, UNDP, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja after an inception workshop on the NDC revision and implementation planning held on March 5. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NDCs are intended reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which contribute 38 per cent of total global emissions. Dinku said that the UNDP would partner…

The International Aviation College, Ilorin, says it is set to commence awarding postgraduate diploma in Aircraft maintenance engineering courses. Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf- Gobir, the Chairman, Governing Council of the college said this on Friday while receiving members of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar committee led by its Chairman, Alhaji Suleiman Alapansanpa. Yusuf-Gobir said that the programme would be in collaboration with the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, before the end of 2020. According to him, all the courses to be run by the college will be supervised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) postgraduate in aircraft maintenance licence. He also…