Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has announced her decision to take a break from beauty pageants following her historic performance at the 2024 Miss Universe competition. Speaking after her return to Nigeria in an exclusive interview with BBC Pidgin on Tuesday, Adetshina expressed pride in her accomplishment, which she said exceeded her expectations. Adetshina emerged as the first runner-up in the global pageant held on November 16 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, marking a new milestone for Nigeria on the international stage. She is the first runner-up ever from Nigeria and West Africa. The 23-year-old, who represented Nigeria alongside…
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The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the removal of the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Dr. Bernard Odoh. The ministry also announced the dissolution of the institution’s Governing Council. The announcement was made in a statement on Wednesday signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Folashade Boriowo. The Academic Staff Union of Universities had accused the Governing Council of the institution of failing to follow due process in the appointment of Odoh and had demanded that the FME dissolve the Council over acts of illegalities. “The Federal Government has…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Wednesday approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of all state-owned tertiary institutions. The governor also approved the disengagement of the Management Staff of Edo Specialist Hospital and Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City with immediate effect. The dissolutions are contained in a Government Special Announcement” dated Nov. 20 by the Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor. “It is hereby announced for the information of the General Public that the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of all State owned Tertiary Institutions with…
The West African Examination Counci (WAEC) has banned 13 schools in Kogi for various degrees of examination malpractices in the 2023/2024 examinations. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the disclosure during a meeting with some principals and supervisors who were indicted by WAEC for the examination malpractices. The commissioner also disclosed that the council had blacklisted 14 supervisors for various degrees of malpractices in the 2023/2024 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state. According to him, Government has vowed to sanction school principals, teachers and supervisors who engaged or aided examination malpractices in the…
Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal), has commenced activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the university. The theme of the celebration is: “50 Years of Impactful Knowledge and Service to Humanity” Obi said at a press conference in Calabar on Wednesday that the anniversary was a celebration of resilience, hard work and excellence. She said that the 50th anniversary would take place between Nov. 2024 to March 2025 when the grand finale would be held. “The university council, senate, management, alumni, staff and students, all decided to celebrate this historic milestone,” she said. The vice…
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has released the names of 5,600 newly recruited primary school teachers and 80 caregivers. SUBEB Chairman, Dr Nureni Adeniran, who disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the list was duly approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde. He added the newly engaged teachers and caregivers were the first batch to be employed in the recent recruitment exercise by OYOSUBEB. According to him, the exercise was strictly based on merit and void of political, religious, ethnic or gender bias. Adeniran advised applicants to check the list by logging into the job portal via https://www.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng…
Mr Kolapo Alimi, Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, says the implementation of the N75,000 minimum wage is the commitment of the state government to workers’ welfare. Alimi in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo said that the new minimum wage was approved by Gov. Ademola Adeleke after receiving the Public Service Negotiation Committee’s report. He explained that the minimum wage negotiation was led by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Kazeem Akinleye, while the Labour team was led by the State NLC Chairman, Comrade Christopher Arapasopo. “The implementation of the new minimum wage of N75,000 for…
A charity organisation on Wednesday organised a mass wedding ceremony for about 240 grooms and brides in western Afghanistan’s Herat province. Mawlawi Abdul Sadiqi, head of the organisation said each newlywed couple’s were gifted household appliances, including carpet, blanket, and kitchen tools valued at 100,000 afghani (about 1,460 U.S. dollars). Young people may have to wait for years to have their wedding ceremonies due to unemployment, the economic crisis, the high cost of lavish dowries and expensive gifts in the poverty-stricken country. Earlier, a mass wedding event was held in northern Sari Pul province, where 100 couples got married. The…
The Federal Government has allocated more than N112 billion to ensure safety and inclusive spaces for children in the next three years. The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday to commemorate the2024 World Children’s Day with the theme “Advancing Children’s Rights for a Sustainable Future.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children and children. Annually celebrated around the globe on Nov. 20, World Children’s Day commemorates the anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoptionof the Declaration…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, on Tuesday handed seized five vehicles and hemp to Nigeria Police Force and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Base Operations Officer (BOO), FOB, Lt. Cdr Bitrus Zoaka, representing Navy Capt. Augustus Amakiri, the Commanding Officer, FOB, disclosed this at news briefing in Badagry. Zoaka said that the items were tracked in transit vehicles, loaded with suspected hemp, petroleum products and some bags of foreign parboiled rice. He said that the intention of the perpetrators was to smuggle the items to Republic of Benin and the rice to…