Education/Health

UNIPORT denies charging N649,400 clearance fees for final-year students CHIGOZIE AMADI The University of Port Harcourt has refuted claims that it charges a clearance fee of N649,400 for final-year students.   The university described a report by an...

FG revokes Kebbi, Bayelsa smart schools’ contracts CHIGOZIE AMADI The Federal Government says it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it...

FG plans 11,000 Almajiris enrolment in FCT schools CHIGOZIE AMADI Over 11,000 out-of-school children in the Federal Capital Territory will be enrolled in schools by September 2024, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said on Tuesday. Recall...

**** Nigeria’s cost of production compared to many countries is too high CHIGOZIE AMADI The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) is seeking support from Aradel Holdings to improve Nigeria’s oil production and bridge the gap...

FG Targets Optimal Health Outcomes Through Research Innovations CHIGOZIE AMADI The federal government yesterday, launched what it described as strategic health research development aimed at achieving optimal health outcomes for all its citizens. Speaking at the National...

Infant Mortality in Nigeria: Rotary Club of Ikeja-Alausa Steps Up Campaign CHIGOZIE AMADI Rotary Club of Ikeja-Alausa has successfully carried out awareness programmes in three strategic health institutions under its catchment area in Lagos, aimed at...

.Names Muntaqa Sadiq national coordinator CHIGOZIE AMADI President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. The move,...

CMD: Ziks Varsity Teaching Hospital Contributing to Healthcare Devt in Nigeria CHIGOZIE AMADI The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Prof. Joseph  Ugboaja, has said that the institution is doing...

.UniAbuja ASUU calls off 82-day-old strike CHIGOZIE AMADI The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged President Bola Tinubu to take immediate and decisive action to address the precarious state of the country’s economy.   The student also...

Candidates protest FG’s directive on JAMB to peg university admission age @ 18 CHIGOZIE AMADI The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has vowed to enforce a law mandating the admission age for entry into tertiary...