MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION REMAINS ESSENTIAL FOR SECURING NIGERIA’S FUTURE, AS THE NATION’S YOUTH ARE ITS GREATEST ASSET.- PETER OBI (PHOTO).

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 meaningful investment in education remains essential for securing Nigeria’s future, as the nation’s youth are its greatest asset.- Peter Obi  Peter Obi joined the celebration of 140 years of Catholicism in Eastern Nigeria, participating in a school tour led by Archbishop Valerian Okeke alongside the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, and the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Peter Ryan. The delegation visited Christ the King College (CKC), Queen of the Rosary College (QRC), St. Charles College, and inspected ongoing development at Shanahan University, all in Onitsha. Archbishop Crotty addressed and blessed the students at each stop, while Archbishop Okeke reflected on the history of mission schools—highlighting their decline after government takeover and their revival after being returned to the Church in Anambra State.  Obi noted that within a year of this restoration, Anambra moved from last place to first in national education rankings, with students achievin...

LAGOS BUS-TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



LAGOS BUS-TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT

 


A nine-member committee set up by the Lagos State Government in the aftermath of the Bus-Train collision of Thursday, 9th March 2023, has submitted its report. 

 

Findings of the report showed that the accident had six fatalities from a total of 102 passengers involved, with 85 passengers on board the Staff Bus, while 17 were on the train. 

 

The Committee as part of its recommendations advised: Death benefits from the Group Life Insurance for families of the deceased, provision of employment to one employable child of the deceased and a concessionary scholarship to one of the deceased's biological children. 

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Injured accident victims were also recommended in the report to be paid full insurance claims as compensation while any staff victim with a permanent disability is also to be compensated in line with the Group Life Insurance Policy of the State, among other benefits. 

 

The committee, which consists of Permanent Secretaries from relevant Ministries of the State Public Service, was set up to identify the families of the deceased and their dependents, as well as the injured officers, and to determine appropriate compensation packages for each affected family and staff of the State Government.

 

A final decision on the committee's recommendations will be taken by the State Executive Council and further directives communicated by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola.

 

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