The Acting President of the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE), Felix Olu, says the new Act establishing the Chartered Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers of Nigeria (CIEEEN) will address the issue of quackery in the profession. The CIEEEN bill was passed by the Senate in June 2022 and was subsequently signed into law by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The President stated this Saturday in Abuja while speaking at the NIEEE 13th fellowship conferment ceremony. He explained that the CIEEEN is an organisation that will register anyone who wants to practice electrical /electronic engineering in Nigeria. Olu…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it has set 140 and above as the cut off mark for 2022/23 admissions into universities in the country. The examination body also approved 100 as cut off mark into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and awards on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede Oloyede explained that the points were the minimum, but that does not mean that institutions must comply with it.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed financial Institutions to obtain the social media handle, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, residential addresses, among others from their customers. The apex bank disclosed this in its newly released titled, ‘‘Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations, 2023’’ document. The latest directive forms part of its new customer due diligence regulations aimed at further deepening the identification process in the banking system. It said, “To provide additional customer due diligence measures for financial institutions under the regulatory purview of the Central Bank of Nigeria to further their compliance with relevant provisions of…
The minority caucus in the Senate has warned that any attempt by forces inside and outside the Senate to divide the minority parties and foist a pliant and compromised leadership on them. The Minority caucus gave the warning in a statement issued saturday and jointly signed by Senators Mohammed Adamu Aliero, Seriake Dickson,Aminu Tambuwal, Abdul Ningi, Abba Moro, Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi, Sumaila Kawu, Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah. It said; “It has come to the notice of the Minority Political Parties in the Senate of an attempt by forces inside and outside the Senate to divide the minority parties and foist a…
The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS), Maj-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers to command, instructional and staff appointments across the formations and units. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Saturday said the shake up was part of an effort to reposition the Army for operational efficiency and functional administration. He said those affected in the recent redeployment included some Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the army headquarters, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers, amongst others. Nwachukwu noted that…
President Bola Tinubu has described the country’s financial system under the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, as “rotten.” The President’s comments was coming two weeks after Emefiele was suspended from office to give room for the ongoing investigation of his office. Consequently, Emefiele was arrested and is currently detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) as operatives combed his Lagos residence, where they reportedly recovered some vital documents and bags of money. Speaking on Friday while addressing Nigerians residents in Paris, France, Tinubu decried the difficulty in the flow of forex in and…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says over 2,630 farmers have benefited from the implementation of the World Bank assisted FCT Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (FCT CARES) Project. The Acting Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Mallam Ishaq Sadeeq disclosed this friday in Abuja during the flag-off of the capacity training and disbursement of Agro-inputs to 4th batch of farmers that are participating in the programme in Gwagwalada. He said: “FCTA has demonstrated commitment to the success of the project, which has so far empowered a total of about 2,630 beneficiaries from 41 farmers community Associations of the…
An aviation expert has alleged that over N500 million has been budgeted by some airlines to run a huge media campaign with the sole purpose of killing the Nigeria Air project and tarnishing the integrity of the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The expert who pleaded anonymity noted that there had been an orchestrated grand plan by some airline operators to run a campaign of calumny against Sirika over his tenacity to float the national carrier, Nigeria Air. Recall the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) led by the founder of Azman Airline, Dr. Abdulmunaf Yunusa, and the Chairman/CEO…
Muhammadu Buhari Meteorological Institute of Science and Technology, (MBMIST) has been accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to offer National Diploma programmes in Meteorology and Climate Change Science. This accreditation was contained in a letter signed by the Director, Monotechnic Programme Department, Mr Sama’ila Tanko, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of (NBTE) Prof. Idris M. Baguje. “With reference to the accreditation visitation carried out by the Board to your institution from 10th to 13th May, 2023, I am directed to inform you that the National Board For Technical Education has granted accreditation to the underlisted programmes…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will commence the review of 2023 elections in July. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement issued Thursday revealed that the review would involve the Commission’s officials at National and State levels as well as stakeholders with a view to learning lessons and charting the way forward. He added that the commission has been holding these review meetings after every general election since 2011. The National Commissioner added that the review would commence with a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on 4th…