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Over 200 academic staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra state, were on Wednesday, 18th June,  2025 trained on the Blackboard Learning Management System (BLMS). The training was in line with the 12 points agenda of the rector of the polytechnic, Dr. Chioma Irene Awuzie, which harped on staff welfare and academic reinvention of programmes. The training was aimed at equipping lecturers with necessary skills needed for effective utilization of the blackboard LMS platform in delivering quality educational instruction.  The blackboard LMS  training, which took place at the ICT Academy of the institution, was sponsored by TETFund. The rector, Dr. Chioma Irene Awuzie, represented by the Deputy Rector Academic, Dr. Nkiru Akabuike, in her opening remarks, revealed that the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, will go fully digital in teaching and learning from next session, saying that any teaching staff that has not gotten institutional e-mail has no place in the classro...

Aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarenwaju, has denied reports that the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) a yet to be registered political party, has been adopted as the opposition coalition's platform for the 2027 elections. In a tweet on Saturday, Olarenwaju attributed the misinformation to the media, stating that Nigerian newspapers often contribute to the challenges facedbin the country most times. According to Olarenwaju, a group is pursuing party registration for ADA, but this does not imply that the coalition has adopted it as their platform. He assured the public that when the time is right, the coalition's decisions and choices regarding ADA would be made public. The development follows a letter by the Nigeria National Coalition Group (NCG) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking the registration of ADA as a new political party. The move has sparked speculation that prominent opposition figures, including Atiku Abub...

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has indicated interest to partner Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra state, in order to develop and empower students, who are talented in acting.   This was revealed by the National President of AGN, Dr. Ejezie Emeka Rollas, when he led the executive of AGN on a courtesy call to the rector of the polytechnic, Dr. Chioma Irene Awuzie, in her office. Dr. Ejezie stated that the group came to felicitate with the rector on her 100 days in office, and to unveil their partnership plan to her.  Ejezie, who is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, acknowledged that a lot of changes had taken place in the polytechnic within a few weeks of the current administration and commended the rector for the good work she is doing.  On the issue of partnership, he stated: "I believe that if we partnered very well, we could bring other celebrities to come to promote the polytechnic. A lot of things will change." He revealed that they had s...

By Prosper Okoye The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN), FCT Chapter, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene in the ongoing strikes by primary school teachers and primary health care workers in Abuja. The call was made on Wednesday during the association’s quarterly meeting held in the nation's capital. Teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) resumed an indefinite strike on March 24, 2025, over the non-payment of the ₦70,000 minimum wage. Similarly, primary health care workers under the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) have been on strike since January 11, 2024, due to unpaid arrears and allowances. Health services across all six FCT area councils—Abaji, Kwali, Kuje, Gwagwalada, Bwari, and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)—have remained largely paralysed. While commending the FCT Minister for his ongoing infrastructural initiatives, AONN FCT Coo...

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has distanced itself from a demand for the resignation of Enugu State governor, Barr Peter Mbah. Ohanaeze youths was reacting to a statement published by SaharaReporters, credited to one Mazi David Ani, who asked Mbah to resign over the herdsmen attacks on Isi-Uzo local government area. Mr Ani claimed to be chairman of Ohanaeze youths in Enugu State. However, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, he described Ani as an imposter. Okwu said such identity was unknown to Ohanaeze at any of its level. According to him, "while we sympathise with the people of Isi-Uzo over the unwarranted attack by herdsmen, calling for the governor's resignation is misplaced. "We are aware that governor Peter Mbah has invested so much in security. He has shown capacity as the governor of Enugu State by providing the s...