The Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has offered five scholarships to the first five students in each of the five newly-accredited departments. The new courses are Petroleum Engineering, Welding and Fabrication, Oceanography, Cooperative Economics and Maritime Technology. The Rector, Lukman Agbabiaka, disclosed the scholarship offer at the weekend while taking journalists on a tour of facilities at the main campus at Ekowe. “Ekowe Polytechnic is the only institution with accredited new courses in Petroleum Engineering, Welding and Fabrication, Oceanography, Cooperative Economics and Maritime Technology taken from the backdrop of our environment as…
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The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Alao, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop parading himself as a saint. The monarch’s statement comes days after Obasanjo declared on Friday that most Nigerian political leaders of this dispensation were not morally upright and should be behind bars. This was as the deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives,Philip Agbese, said Obasanjo lied on the claim that National Assembly members fixed their own salaries and were being bribed by the executive. The ex-President insisted that the country would not progress towards achieving its goals unless leaders and citizens…
Caverton Marine Limited, a leading Nigerian provider of marine logistics services, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with ExploMar (Suzhou) Energy Technology Co. Ltd. of China. This partnership marks a significant step towards sustainable transportation in Nigeria, as Caverton Marine integrates electric outboard engines from ExploMar into the recently launched passenger ferries aptly named OMIBUS. ExplorMar Charging Unit The OMIBUS, built by Caverton Marine in its facilities in Lagos, Nigeria, were recently commissioned by the Lagos State government, and are set to revolutionize water transportation in the region. By equipping these ferries with ExploMar’s advanced electric outboard systems, Caverton Marine…
Over 200 women in Makoko, a settlement located on the coast of mainland Lagos, have benefited from the health drive of a non-governmental organisation, Sustainable Development Goals for Her Initiative, in partnership with Total Health Trust and Alternative Bank’s Food Bank project. The outreach took place in the community on Thursday and featured health talk, diagnosis and preventive healthcare for women and children to assess their needs. Founder of SDGforHer, Hannah Ayilaran-Omon, said the organisation had impacted over 1,500 women and children in the last 10 months. “We have spoken to leaders and locals and a lot of them say…
The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has intensified as the party’s South-East Zone has lodged a formal complaint against Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court with the National Judicial Council. The APC accuses Justice Ezeugwu of issuing an ex parte order without proper notification, restraining Enugu State Chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, and 10 other party officials from functioning in their official capacities. In a statement released on Sunday, the National Vice Chairman of the APC South-East Zone, Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, revealed that the party was not a party to the suit (E/548M/2024:…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, will today present the ceremonial beaded crown to the former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja. The event, scheduled for the Olubadan Palace at Oke Aremo in Ibadan, will see Otun Olubadan joining fellow kingmakers as a beaded-crown-wearing monarch in Ibadan. The PUNCH reports that Ladoja had publicly announced to accept the crown at a live radio programme in Ibadan. Since the penultimate Sunday when Ladoja consented to accept the crown, his Bodija private residence has become a Mecca of sorts, with streams of visitors…
No fewer than 62,000 Primary Six pupils, on Saturday, sat the 2024 common entrance (placement) examinations into public junior secondary schools across the 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara State. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this in Ilorin. Modibbo-Kawu, alongside a team from the ministry, monitored the exercise in some centres in Ilorin, Oke-Ero and Ekiti Local Government Areas of the state. A statement by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Peter Amogbonjaye, made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, quoted the commissioner as applauding the hitch-free exercise. She noted that centres visited during the…
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, on Sunday, visited the family of the slain humanitarian worker, Chris Terfa-Ikpu, and called for the immediate arrest of the killers. Terfa-Ikpu was, on Friday evening, assassinated by gunmen who traced him to his office complex located on Nyesom Wike Road, Makurdi. The governor, who was accompanied on the visit by top government functionaries, expressed sorrow at the loss and extended his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased. In a statement on Sunday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kula Tersoo, said, “The governor recalled the deceased’s significant…
The people of the Iwo constituency of Osun State have threatened to recall the lawmaker representing them in the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Rabiu Atanda, for alleged poor representation. The threat was issued in an open letter signed by Ayo-Akano Ayokunmi, on behalf of the Iwoland Indigenes Council. However, the lawmaker rebuffed the poor representation claim, saying he had been in office for only three months, which, he said, was too short to judge him. The Iwoland Indigenes Council, in the open letter obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, claimed that Atanda had been inactive in the House of…
Nigeria’s 36 states received N39.62bn as ecological fund allocations from June 2023 to June 2024, data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee published by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. The ecological fund is a crucial part of Nigeria’s federal revenue allocation, specifically designated to address various environmental challenges nationwide, including erosion, desertification, flooding, oil spills, and drought. Established in 1981, the fund is drawn from the Federation Account at a rate of two per cent, with the primary objective of assisting all tiers of government in tackling ecological problems. The fund’s disbursement process is managed by the Ecological Fund…