Day: February 28, 2024

By NewsBits The Alumni Association of Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State led by their national president Nze Henry Chukwukadibia, on Sunday, 25th February 2024, presented Founders’ Award to the former Governor of old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo as one of the founders of the institution. Nze Chukwukadibia said the award is in recognition of Nwobodo’s “outstanding leadership, commitment to service and passion for education exhibited as the Governor of old Anambra State in establishing schools and institutions of higher learning most especially College of Arts, Science and Technology Oko which…

By NewsBits Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Power Limited and Former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji has narrated how the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, remained ever supportive of the dream project, especially during the very challenging times. Nnaji, a renowned scientist and inventor made the remarks, at the Commissioning of the Aba Integrated Power Project at Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State on Monday. He recalled how, as the then Chairman of Southeast Governor’s Forum, Obi would always check on the…

By NewsBits Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding, saying the call for the slashing of their salary by 50 per cent is not the solution to the current problem. The deputy speaker spoke when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on…

By NewsBits The National Examinations Council, (NECO), has disclosed that two supervisors were blacklisted, one each in Oyo and Lagos states for poor supervision, inability to control the candidates, as well as for aiding and abetting. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi announced this while releasing the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, held at NECO headquarters in Minna today. Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi further explained that 8,518 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice as against 11,419 in 2022 which shows…

By Tony Adibe A former Director General, Voice of Nigeria (VON) and foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has lauded President Bola Tinubu for enlisting Southeast in the renewed electricity roadmap of infrastructural development. Mr. Okechukwu was commenting on the Southeast Business Roundtable for Light up Nigeria project held in Enugu on Monday by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) for its partners. The event, chaired by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, was the launch of the initiative to ensure dedicated power…