The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has secured the National Board for Technical Education accreditation to commence eight new academic programmes. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Polytechnic’s Director, Information, Public Relations and Protocol, Rabi’u Wada. According to him, the feat has allowed the institution to achieve a remarkable 100 per cent…
By Yetunde Oke The Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, Oyo State has taken action against Agidigbo 88.7 FM, for broadcasting a false allegation against one of its Rev. Father, accused of impregnating one Kate Odjegba. The Archdiocese made this known in a statement signed by the Chancellor, Archdiocese of Ibadan, Very Rev. Anthony Omolade and made…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Stakeholders have been urged to consistently devise innovative initiatives that will safeguard the health and welfare of women and children. The Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Information aid Orientation, Mr. Rotimi Babalola, gave the charge while declaring open a three-day MOI/UNICEF Content Creation and Message Development Workshop for IEC materials, held…
The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, has called on the Heads of State-owned tertiary institutions to strengthen their collaboration with the government in order to advance the education sector. Hon. Olayiwola made the appeal during a courtesy visit by the Heads of the ten State-owned tertiary institutions to his…
U.S. President Donald Trump had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for his first multi-day foreign trip since he returned to the White House earlier this year. Trump was received at King Khalid International Airport by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seen as Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler. Riyadh is the first leg of Trump’s Gulf tour,…
Ogun State Government says plans are underway to transform the tourism landscape in the state into a world-class tourism hub. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Sesan Fagbayi, who stated this during an inspection tour to Olumo Rock Tourist Complex, said the renovation was part of a plan to transform the tourism sector…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that corps members make significant contributions to their host communities throughout their service year. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the assurance, Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 orientation course held in Bauchi. He was represented…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has engaged top IT experts and educational assessment professionals to investigate alleged technical glitches that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday, some candidates blamed alleged technical glitches for the mass failure recorded in this year’s UTME. In the results released…
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has called for bold economic reforms and the establishment of State Police to address the country’s growing security and socioeconomic challenges and concerns. The Conference Chairman, Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin, made the call at the inaugural National Policy Dialogue on the Legislative Agenda of the House of…
The British High Commission in Nigeria says it will engage with relevant partners in the federal government once implementation details of the UK’s new immigration reforms are made available. This is coming after the release of a White Paper by the UK government on Monday, outlining sweeping changes to the immigration system. According to the…