The Federal government had inaugurated the Abuja –Kaduna road
which is giving an emergency first phase amongst the ahead of the plant closure
of the Abuja Airport for repairs. MR.
BABATUNDE FASHOLA, the minister of Power,
works and housing on inaugurating the road commended the contractors on
completing the project unscheduled. The minister who was represented by the
Director Highway and construction rehabilitation MR. YAMI OGUNTONIMI said emergency repair was completed at the cost
of N1.1 Billion Naira. The federal
Government had been since January announced the plan to close of the Abuja
Airport for six weeks, with effect for more aids to allow the rehabilitation of
the railway, during the period all airlines operating in Abuja will be diverted
to Kaduna Airport. The minister said that the completion of the project will
reduce the incidences of kidnapping and other Crimes.
On the other hand, the Secretary to the government of the
federation MR. BABATUNDE LAWA has
called on the new partnership for Africa’s development in a planned
continental; to interview Bene-Republic Attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. MR. BABATUNDE LAWA made the appeal in
Abuja during a two days stakeholder’s meeting and skill initiative workshop for
youth empowerment organized by NEPAD Continental and NEPAD Nigeria represented
by permanent secretary Cabinet Affairs Ambassador RAI UGWU. MR. BABATUNDE LAWA said that the federal government will
not want to take any action that will jeopardize the relationship between
Nigeria and South Africa. He urged NEPAD Continental as each of the continent development
program in South Africa that will help in a quick intervention to end the
attacks on Nigerians. Responding, Director NEPAD Continental MRS. ESTARIN PORTABOR said that the
government of South African had openly condemned the attacks on Nigerians and
other African nations in the country. She added that there will be a peaceful
dialogue to resolve the issue.
Also the Joint
Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Nigeria have cramped the use of awaiting result for
admission in to tertiary institutions across the country. The move is ensuring
that only qualified candidates with the O Level Results are admitted into
Universities to pursue their Academic Career. In a statement, JAMB explained
that many candidates had been denied admission due to the use of Awaiting
Result. And therefore they say from henceforth that candidates produce their O
level Result from Website during registration or later before commencement of
Admission. JAMB has also disrupted his registration platform such it allows for
only one choice of public university. The newly university choice options will
not be First choice, Second Choice, Third choice and Fourth Choice as against
most preferred and preferred; according to JAMB that these structuring will
expand opportunities available to the candidates as most universities do not
consider candidates on the second choice rate, he added that this year’s UTME
registration will be done alongside Direct Entry and candidate will be expected
to undergo Biometric Capturing.
Finally, Ektiti State government in Nigeria has expressed displeasure
at the level of the alleged instruction by the management of the Ado High
School, Umushaijona, Ado Ekiti. The Deputy State Governor DR. KOLAKO OLUSHOLAHU visited the school following the complain received
from parents and students in SS1, and expressed dissatisfaction with the
development. The students told the deputy governor that One Hundred naira liquid
soap and bucket were being collected from them apart from school fees of over sixteen thousand naira (N16,000.00),
they said that the management laid the items as a condition to access to
Uniform which they already paid for. DR.
OLUSHOLA who condemn such acts told the students that government was not part
of the decision. He cautioned the authorities of the public school to desist
from collecting unauthorized fees and items from their students.
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