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The President in Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Dr. Ike Neliaku FNIPR, has approved the forthcoming Nigeria Public Relations Week, NPRW Abeokuta 2024 as a Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MPCD) certified event. By this, NIPR members attending the Week are eligible at the end to earn valuable points in the quest for professional upgrade in all membership cadres. The Chairman of the Public Relations Sub-Committee of NPRW Abeokuta 2024, Mr. Akin Okudero FNIPR, urged members to take full advantage of this unique opportunity, citing it as an additional reason to register for the Week. NPRW Abeokuta 2024…
Respites came the way of eight inmates who had been languishing in the custodial center without trial when the Chief Judge of Niger State Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik ordered for their freedom. They were ordered to be release during the Chief Judge special court session to decongest the Custodial center as part of her Constitutional mandate to the old Minna Medium Security Custodial center. The eight Inmates, according to Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik are ordered to be released for lack of diligence Prosecution by the legal unit of the Niger State Police Command. The inmates have been languishing in the…
The Legal unit of the Niger State Police Command came under heavy attack from the chief Judge of Niger State Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik as a result of their refusal to forward Case files of suspects to the Ministry of Justice for Legal advice. The chief Judge took a swipe against the legal department of the state police command for taking delight in incarcerating inmates in Custodial centers without trial in court. Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik described the unwholesome attitude of the Investigating police officers (IPO) and the head of the legal department for refusing to transform the case files…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the student loans amendment bill into law at the State House on Wednesday, April 3. This was announced in a post by Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun. The executive bill titled “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023 and Enact the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2004 to Establish the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as a body corporate to receive, manage and invest funds to provide loans to Nigerians for higher education, vocational training and skills acquisition and…
The Stakeholders of the People Democratic Party PDP in Niger state have begun vigorous moves for National Chairmanship of the party to be seeded in the state. Report revealed that Former Governor of Niger state Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu may be set against Kauran Lapai and Former Governorship Aspirant in the state Alhaji Sidi Abdullahi Bomi Gulu as they both set to contest for the national chairman of PDP in the next convention. The report also affirmed that supporters of both candidates have started canvassing to get home support ahead of the national convention of the party when the track…
President Bola Tinubu sends his deepest condolences to the family of Comrade Ali Chiroma over the passing of the elder statesman. Comrade Chiroma was former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and had held various positions within the trade union hierarchy. The President sympathizes with the Chiroma family, the organized labour community, and everyone impacted by this painful loss. Recalling the endeavours of the former labour leader at a trying time in the life of the nation, President Tinubu affirms that Comrade Chiroma stood up for the independence of the NLC and doggedly defended the downtrodden when it mattered…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the increase of electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, NERC’s Vice Chairman, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers pay N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66. Analystsnews reports that the customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. Oseni said these customers represent 15 percent of the 12 million electricity customers in the country. He added that the commission had also downgraded some customers on the Band A to B and…
This is to inform all undergraduates, especially parents, guardians and the general public that the Management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai at its 3rd Executive Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 2nd April, 2024 has directed the reopening of undergraduate students registration portal for 2023/2024 academic session. As a result, all Returning and Newly admitted students are advised by this notice to ensure payments of their registration fees latest, Tuesday,16th April, 2024. The reopening follows series of appeal from Students Union Government (SUG), National Association of Niger State Students (NANIS) parents and the general public.
President Bola Tinubu warmly congratulates His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, the Awujale of Ijebuland, on the 64th anniversary of his coronation. The President joins the great people of Ijebuland, Ogun State, and Nigerians in totality to celebrate the Royal Father and one of the longest reigning monarchs in Nigeria. President Tinubu extols the revered monarch as a fine personification of integrity, wisdom, and authenticity, as well as a prolific repository of Ijebuland’s and Nigeria’s cherished history. The President thanks the Royal Father, whom he describes as a “close confidant,” for his prayers, support, and wise counsel. President…
The National Executive Members of Kagara Old Students Association Kagosa is seeking the support of the community and assistance from stakeholders for the reopening of Government Science College Kagara. It could be recalled that since the unfortunate incidence of the kidnap of staff and students of the government science college Kagara, in February 2021 the school has remained closed and the school taken over by the military as a camp. It is over three years since the incidence and closure of the school, with total collapse of teaching and learning activities in the school leading to further decay of the…