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PRESS RELEASE  PROFESSOR IMUMOLEN CALLS FOR A FLEXIBLE REGULATION OF NIGERIA'S EDUCATION SECTOR At the Convocation/ Matriculation ceremony of the JPTS Institute of Management, Science & Technology which took place yesterday, President of the organisation, Professor Christopher Imumolen has called on the Nigerian authorities to reduce the stiffness surrounding the regulation of the crucial sector to allow private player inject excellence Imumolen gave this advice while lamenting the lingering industrial action of the ASUU at the Digital Bridge Institute, Cappa, Oshodi Lagos, stressing that education is the fulcrum that carries national development and human capital enhancement, and that it should not be shut down as Nigeria is currently doing. Expressing delight at the  fact that the JPTS and its partnering international institutions have weathered the storm reasonably through strategic involvement and digitalisation which has offered a lease to Nigerian youths who would ha...

RE: FAMILY OF THREE-YEAR OLD BOY WHO DIED IN LAGOS HOSPITAL DEMAND JUSTICE The attention of Lagos State Ministry of Health has been drawn to a news report in the Guardian Newspaper of Sunday, September 25, 2022 titled, ‘Family of Three-Year Old Boy who Died in Lagos Hospital Demand Justice’; wherein it was reported that a three-year old child died of negligence and misconduct at one of the Lagos State Government owned secondary care facilities, the Eti-Osa Maternal and Childcare Centre, Lekki-Ajah.   I would like to first and foremost express my heartfelt condolence to the family of the deceased and pray for the repose of the soul of the departed. The incident which occurred between Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th September, 2022 is rather unfortunate, and sad. However, for the avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to note that the management of the facility had also officially reported the incident to the Ministry while investigation into the allegation and the circumstances surroundi...

Submerged Communities In Anambra West Council Cry Out For Help. People from the coastal communities in Anambra West Council area are crying out for urgent help from government at all levels to save them from floods which have submerged their communities. They cried out for help when the team of Anambra State Emeergency Management Agency, SEMA and National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA visited the communities for on the spot assessment. The communities visited include Odeh, Igbede, Odekpe, Odomagwu, Igbokenyi among others. More photos below. 

SOLUDO CONDEMNS KILLING OF SOLDIERS IN UMUNZE, SAYS NO HIDING PLACE FOR PERPETRATORS Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has strongly condemned the killing of soldiers who were ambushed on a routine patrol at Umunze by yet to be identified gun men in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. "We condemn this wicked and cruel attack in the strongest terms. The perpetrators of this act must pay. We are not going to rest on our oars, including those people that attacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and the rest. There will be absolutely no hiding place for them". Governor Soludo vowed. "Going forward, our actions will show, as these people must surely pay for this heinous and repulsive attack", Governor Soludo further stressed. The Governor therefore urged Ndi Anambra to remain calm and law-abiding as the security agencies are on top of the situation. Christian Aburime  Press Secretary To The Governor  

PRESIDENT BUHARI INAUGURATES, SETS AGENDA FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE     President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja charged the National Council on Climate Change to formulate appropriate policies toward achieving green growth and sustainable economic development for Nigeria.   Inaugurating the Council before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, the President said it marked the commencement of the implementation of the Climate Change Act 2021 and a new chapter in the renewed response to climate change in the country.   The President also directed the Attorney General and Minister of Justice in conjunction with the Minister of Environment to initiate appropriate amendments of ''noticeable implementation challenges'' inherent in the Act.   Highlighting the losses and damages caused by the recent increasing floods in several parts of the country as well in Pakistan, Bangladesh and other parts of East and Southern Africa, the ...

MASSIVE GRATITUDE FROM A GRATEFUL HEART Indeed, like the Jamaican Reggae Icon Bob Marley sang a long time ago, "Life is one big road with a lots of signs, and when you're riding through the road don't complicate your mind..." I have travelled many a road and I have seen a lot of signs, I have Loved and been loved, I have given and I have received tremendously in return too, and for that I will forever remain grateful and thankful. For walking with me, my family and close-knit crew through this journey, I want to most Specifically thank the following for their unalloyed love, care and support. Chief Allen Onyema, the Air Peace crew, Emeka E-money, Keke Ogungbe, Dede Mabiaku, Mariam Agbaje, my father in-law and mother in-law (Alhaji Mukadas and Alhaja Samiat Ajikanle), Aunty Biodun Okunubi, Suleman Ajenifuja, Sufianu Ajenifuja, Dr Ebun Bamboye, and all the Doctors and Nurses at St Nicolas Hospital Lagos, Mr /Mrs  Dr Chidi Cadet Nwanyanwu Canada , Sowore, Ayo Animasaun, ...

Kaduna Court Sends Five  Internet Fraudsters to Jail Justices A.A Bello and Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court,  sitting in Kaduna,  have convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to different terms of imprisonment.   The convicts: Vincent Solomon, Godwin Uchechukwu, Miracle Festus, Chibueze Michael Joseph and Danjuma Samuel Enoch,  were jailed on Monday,  September 26,  2022,  after pleading guilty to one-count separate charge,  bordering on internet fraud, upon their arraignment by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC. More photos below.