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The Commonwealth Scholarships (CSC) awards has declared a staff of National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Dr. Ikpaya David Ikpaya as the winner of the 2022 Research Impact Awards [RIA] Topical Prize, for his clean energy-related research, aimed at mitigating the effect of climate change on the environment. A statement by NASRDA Spokesman, Dr Felix Ale said, Ikpaya’s article, “Development of SHACS: Progress on Channel-1 Prototype Demonstrator”, published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, is an atmospheric CO2 monitoring instrument suitable for both space-based and terrestrial-based observations. Dr. Ikpaya is a 2017 Rutherford Fellow who bagged a…
The Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has cautioned traditional rulers in the state against hosting intruders in their territories warning that such action going forward would meet stiff resistance from his administration. The governor made this known while hosting First and Second Class traditional rulers from across the 21 Local Governments of the state to discuss issues bordering on security, particularly as the electioneering season is drawing close. “We are approaching the season of elections; you all are connected within and outside the state and have sons and daughters who are interested in contesting for elections on the platforms of…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has attempted halting corruption in the execution of projects and ensure that beneficiary institutions adhere strictly to the public procurement processes. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, stated this at a three-day capacity-building workshop on the public procurement process for the fund’s beneficiary institutions. The workshop, organised by TETFund in collaboration with the Public Procurement Bureau (BPP), was held at Amani Event Centre in Kano. Participants at the workshop included vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of tertiary institutions in Northwest and Northeast. Echono said: “The objective of this workshop,…
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the commencement of park and pay policy for motorists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA) This policy will commence on Thursday, 29 September 2022. FAAN also commemorates with the NAIA at 40, stating that all is set for the celebration of the milestones that have been achieved by one of Nigeria’s foremost Airports. According to a statement by Mrs Faithful Hope-Iva aze, the airport was commissioned on the 29th September, 1982, and has developed into a hub for the north-central region of Nigeria and beyond. “The Airport prides in…
A popular philanthropist of Igala extraction, Yakubu Murtala, has donated the sum of 10 million naira to flood victims in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi state. His gesture was contained in a social media post authored by one of his aides, Omera Opaluwa: “GOOD NEWS FOR THE IGALA PEOPLE It is not only bad news and violence news we share, we also share good news. Hon. Yakubu Murtala Ajaka Ajaka, the National Deputy Publicity Secretary of All Progressive Congress, an illustrious son of Igala Kingdom has provided succor for the good people of Ibaji in this trying time of…
Former coaches, teammates and current Super Eagles players have all stormed the social media to pen tributes to former Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi, who announced his retirement from active football on Tuesday. Mikel announced his decision to hang up his boots with a photo of his 18-year career’s biggest highlights and a lengthy statement on Instagram. Nigerian Football Federation Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen, who first coached the former Chelsea star at U-17 level, praised the 35-year-old, who had a trophy-laden career. “What a career,” Eguavoen wrote beneath Mikel’s post on Instagram. “Congratulations on your retirement, John Mikel Obi. It…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is scheduled to visit Enugu state today. Sources said his mission is to seek the support of Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the presidential campaign kicks off soon. It was reliably gathered that the PDP presidential candidate and leaders of the party are already reaching out to Governor Nyesom Wike’s allies with a view to prevailing on them to bury their differences and work for the success of the PDP during the forthcoming General Election. While in Enugu, the Presidential Candidate expected to hold a closed-door meeting with Governor…
The National Coordinator of Academic and Research Network for Scaling up nutrition in Nigeria, Prof Kola Anigo, has revealed that no fewer than 25 million Nigerians are suffering from hunger. According to Anigo, available statistics reveal Nigeria is ranked first in Africa and second in the world in the global chart of malnourished children. He stated this in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, while delivering his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 52nd annual general meeting and scientific conference of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria. Speaking on the theme of the conference, “Bridging the Malnutrition Gap:…
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has implored Nigerians to shun electoral violence, before, during and after election. He said it is only the votes of voters that will count therefore it is time wasting fighting to deprive others of their voting rights. Lalong, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof, Danladi Atu, stated this, at a church service to mark the 62nd Independence anniversary of Nigeria. He said that violent nature and posture would not count, urging Plateau citizens including all Nigerians to shun acts of negativity. According to the governor, it is only the…
In what can be described as ‘annual ritual’, parts of the Confluence City of Lokoja is presently flooded as River Niger overflow its bank. Our Correspondent who visited some of the affected areas around Old market, Kabawa and Ganaja village described the natural disaster a “pathetic reoccurrence”. As at the time of filing this report, many residents have vacated their homes in search of shelter. Khadijat Ibrahim a resident of Ganaja village who spoke to our reporter solicited for government’s support because “it is no longer funny”. According to Khadijat, “we have continued to suffer similar fate every year with…