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No fewer than two million students, who graduate from the nation’s tertiary institutions annually are said to worsen unemployment level in the country. Dr. Osita Aniemeka, the Programme Director, South East Entrepreneurship Development Centre, SEEDC, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, stated this weekend in Owerri, during the flag-off of skills acquisition scheme jointly powered by Iwuanyanwu Foundation, CBN and SEEDC. “About 1.8 million students graduate annually from the nation’s tertiary institutions and this worsens the unemployment situation in the country,” Dr. Aniemeka said. While urging the trainees to fully utilise the programme, the Programme Director however debunked the belief in…

More than 200 persons from Izombe and the adjoining communities in Oguta local government area of Imo State heaved a sigh of relief weekend, following their successful eye surgeries carried out free of charge by a team of medical specialists sponsored by Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc. Similarly, over 700 persons that had their eyes tested for varying defects, smiled home with corrective glasses. Addressing the patients, , Dr. Chioma Nwachukwu, the Company’s General Manager, External Affairs and Communications described the exercise as “the maiden edition of Seplat’s Eye Can See and Safe Motherhood programmes in our Eastern Assets Operations…

No fewer than 7000 fresh students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka have been exposed to leadership and entrepreneurship skills as part of their academic programme in the institution. Professor Stanley Udedi, Dean Students Affairs in the university, organised the training in which some captains of industry, as well as the director of Chike Okoli Center for Entrepreneurial studies in the university, Professor Ngozi Anyikwa delivered lectures to the students According to Udedi, the students needed the skill early in their studies so that they would have become fully prepared for self employment by the time they graduate, assuring that they would study…

The people of Mbiabam in Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State were on Monday thrown into mourning when a vulcanizer killed his wife in cold blood. Vanguard gathered that the man simply identified as Nkere Uta allegedly slaughtered the wife, Bella with a machete at about 8 am in the community which is about 15 minutes’ drive to Uyo, the State capital. Pandemonium broke out as local residents ran helter-skelter to the scene of the incident to catch a glimpse of the gory act while sympathizers were seen wailing and lamenting about the ugly episode. An elderly woman, who simply identified…

Akanimo Sampson Farmers in Nigeria and other developing countries of the world will soon benefit from cutting-edge digital technologies for agricultural development, food security and nutrition. This follows an agreement entered into between Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), an agency of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies to leverage the use of cutting-edge digital technologies. The agreement signed this Monday by José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director General, and Trinidad Jiménez, Telefonica’s Global Director of Public Affairs Strategy is aimed at preparing and strengthening farmers in the face of extreme weather events related…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says the era of promoting sycophancy and mediocrity is over, vowing to protect the people of the state in line with the oath of office he swore to always tell the truth. Ortom regretted that those who had the responsibility to stop the killings of innocent citizens by suspected Fulani herdsmen have refused to live up to their responsibility and decided to insult him for condemning the atrocity. Speaking to newsmen weekend, Governor Ortom said though some people had planned to attack him, he had decided to offer himself like a sacrificial lamb to…

After the attacks of Dr. Chris Ekiyor, their former president and other Ijaws by suspected herdsmen, Ijaw youths under the umbrella body of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, have decided to meet in a couple of days to take a stand on the attack. Ekiyor was reportedly attacked last Thursday by suspected herdsmen who shot at his car and others on the East-West Road, injuring six passengers including a serving member of the NYSC who was shot on the left side of his chest and both arms. The youths warned that the Ijaw nation will have no option than to…

The federal government is alleged to have reneged payment of the first tranche amounting to N70 billion to Akwa Ibom government on the repairs of federal roads in the state. Mr. Ephraim Inyang-Eyen, state Commissioner for Works while fielding questions from reporters in Uyo, weekend, said the Federal Government gave approvals for the work and pledged after verification to pay the money to the state government. Inyang-eyen said the state government had expended N140 billion to construct and rehabilitate federal roads in the state in the last two and a half years of Governor Udom Emmanuel administration. He bemoaned the…

The Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has refused to bend the civil service rule to suit the whims of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF and the Senate over pressure to recall five sacked directors allegedly entangled in irregular appointments. Sharon O. Ikeazor, the Executive Secretary of the agency has shunned all entreaties and directives to recall the disengaged directors. The affected directors are Godson Ukpevo, who until his disengagement was in charge of Civil Service Pension Department; Uloma Uruakpa (Customs, Immigrations and Prisons Pension Department); Taiwo Ogundipe (Parastatals Pension Department); Atiku Saleh (Police…

Akwa Ibom government has donated N200 million for the renovation of Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa in Abak local government area of the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel made the donation at the 2017 West African Social Activity (WASA) held in the barracks on Saturday and thanked the Nigerian Army for its contributions in providing the security of lives and property in the state. Emmanuel said the soldiers that were toiling day and night to keep peace in the country deserved a better place to stay with their families, adding, “we have enjoyed a whole lot of cooperation in terms of security.…