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A group, the Federal University of Agriculture Support Committee, has raised a total of N232.562 million for the take-off of the newly established Federal University of Bassambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Delivering a keynote address at the fundraising ceremony in Yenagoa, the chairman of the Federal University …

  By Douglas Odoh   The quest for credible leadership in Nigeria has intensified as 2027 inches closer. Although there were fears over the preparedness of Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to wrestle power from the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) with the crisis rocking the …

  By Tunde Uchegbuo   Education has the power to reshape societies and foster a more informed citizenry. It empowers individuals with knowledge and critical thinking skills that drive social mobility and reduce inequality. The chairperson of the Global Education Monitoring Report Advisory Board, Jutta Urpilainen, highlighted the transformative power …

A Corps member, Brown Ofeome Ebubechukwu (BY/24B/2451), has renovated a four class room block and staff office at Community Primary School Swali in Yenagoa Local Government area of Bayelsa State. According to the Corps members, the project initially began as a campaign against cultism in select primary and secondary schools. …

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has urged universities to embrace technology in order to produce innovators for Nigeria. Governor Diri also challenged policy makers and education managers to develop and update curriculum at all stages of learning to meet realities of the digital age. He called on universities …

  Stakeholders Engage On SGBV In Rivers State …Call For Government Commitment, Concerted Actions by All Stakeholders on sexual and gender-based violence have called for more commitment from the Rivers State government and concerted effort from all, towards effectively addressing the menace which is reportedly on the rise in the …

…Calls for Arrest of Troublemakers A group, the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum for Peace & Development has sent a letter to President Bola Tinubu and all service Chiefs over the alleged attempt by some groups of aggrieved former militant leaders to provoke security infraction in the region …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on employers of corps members to provide financial support for transportation and accommodation, or to pick up corps members from orientation camps, as a means of enhancing their welfare and service delivery. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General OO Nafiu, through the Deputy Director, …

The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has warned those allegedly spreading lies and slander against one of the most respected leaders in the Niger Delta region, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, and Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL). …

Suspects in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro have narrated how they committed the crime. Eight of the suspects, which included six males and two females, were on Thursday paraded by security agencies led by the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Idu, and the State Director of the …