News
Oba of Benin installs as chancellor of NOUN
- /home/naijuinz/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 27
https://naijablitznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oba-of-Benin-installs-as-chancellor-of-NOUN-1000x600.jpg&description=Oba of Benin installs as chancellor of NOUN', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
- Share
- Tweet /home/naijuinz/public_html/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 72
https://naijablitznews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oba-of-Benin-installs-as-chancellor-of-NOUN-1000x600.jpg&description=Oba of Benin installs as chancellor of NOUN', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has been installed as the Chancellor of the 42-year-old, National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, by the Federal Government.
DAILY POST reports that the Benin monarch was decorated at the 13th Convocation and Investiture Ceremony of the university on Saturday in Abuja by the visitor of the institution President Bola Tinubu, where a total of 22,175 graduates bagged various degrees and merit awards.
President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tanko Sununu, urged the Benin monarch to improve the fortunes of the university towards achieving the core mandate of the 42-year-old institution.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, made available to journalists in Benin City, said the royal father was also conferred with Honoris Causa, Doctor in Public Administration, of the university.
In his acceptance speech, Oba Ewuare II called on the Federal Government to consider robust funding for the university.
The monarch, also called on the government to be cautious about establishing universities with dual roles in ensuring that standards are upheld.
While promising to carry out his responsibility diligently, the new chancellor of the university appealed to the government to include NOUN graduates in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC scheme by amending the act that established the institution.
The traditional ruler commended the university’s management for its commitment to service, which served as an inspiration to the university, where a total of 22,175 graduates bagged various degrees and merit awards.
Earlier, in his address, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said the convocation marked a milestone for graduands at the event, which he said heralds a new era for those who seek knowledge regardless of their academic background.
In his address, President Bola Tinubu sued for cutting-edge multidisciplinary research that would benefit Nigerian citizens and Nigeria.
Tinubu assured that the Federal Government would continue to promote distance learning, noting that distance learning has been widened by the government to accommodate private sector involvement to create access and promote quality and affordability in the mode of tertiary education.
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is facing mounting pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, made the allegation during an interview with The Sun on Saturday.
According to Abdullahi, INEC is caught between preserving its independence and responding to political pressure from the ruling party.
“INEC is conflicted. There is tension between its desire to maintain its independence and the pressure it is facing from the ruling party. Sometimes it yields to that pressure, while at other times it tries to resist and uphold its independence,” he said.
He added that the ADC sympathises with the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, over what he described as the pressure being mounted on him, but stressed that the issue goes beyond the individual.
“We have sympathy for the INEC chairman because we understand the kind of pressure he is under. But this is not about him alone; it is about the institution of INEC.
“Politicians are not the only ones on trial. ADC is not the only party on trial, and neither is any other political party. INEC is also on trial, just as the judiciary is.
“INEC has an opportunity to demonstrate that its loyalty lies with the Nigerian Constitution and the Nigerian people. Every government eventually leaves office and is judged by history.
“History will remember Prof. Amupitan. He must decide the role he wants to play in Nigeria’s democratic history—whether he wants to be remembered with honour or with ignominy. The opportunity to make that choice is now,” Abdullahi stated.
News
Insecurity, hunger laced with lackluster INEC may make 2027 election not to hold-ADC spokesman, Abdullahi
The National Spokesman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said he is scared that the 2027 general elections may not hold due to massive hunger, unreliable INEC and insecurity.
Abdullahi attributed his fears to certain endemic factors from both the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government.
Abdullahi also cited insecurity, saying it may create situations where the election will not hold in many parts of the country.
He also said that the hunger in the land created by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is another reason that people may not come out to exercise their franchise, adding that Nigerians are bitter.
“There is so much procurement INEC usually embarks on. A lot of them are offshore, outside the country. If by now INEC has not received funding for those procurements or has not been able to do those procurements, then the election is threatened. That is my number one fear.
“I am worried that INEC may not be ready for the election, whether deliberately or inadvertently. I have serious fear that INEC may not be ready for the election.
“They may rig the election and tell people to go to court, thinking that politicians will go to court, and that they will live happily thereafter,” The Sun quoted him as saying.
By Emmanuel Agaji
There’s no method drug peddlers will not adopt to beat NDLEA operatives using many unconventional ways of concealing the substance of death they traffic.
But the operatives too have a solution to all the concealment methods as captured in this video.
In this clip, drugs were concealed in plantain peels but this did not escape the eyes of Gen Marwa men.
Watch:
2027: INEC, Amupitan under heavy pressure from APC – ADC alleges
Insecurity, hunger laced with lackluster INEC may make 2027 election not to hold-ADC spokesman, Abdullahi
Watch how NDLEA operatives uncover concealed hard drugs in plantain peels, others(Video)
-
Metro8 hours agoAfter 67 days in bandits den, Ekiti abducted worshippers go back to their families
-
News22 hours agoNigeria-Japan Move to Deepen Diplomatic Ties
-
News23 hours agoMedical doctor who issued independent report on Kanu’s health nabbed in Enugu
-
Politics20 hours ago2027 election: ‘ INEC reveals N500bn already in its kitty
-
News8 hours agoStep-By-Step Guide To Apply For 2026 FRSC Recruitment
-
News20 hours agoIran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei barred from father’s funeral rites over fear of potential assassination
-
News23 hours agoSAD: IED explosion kills one, injures nine in Borno
-
News20 hours agoTCN announces planned outage at Abuja transmission substation
Warning: Undefined variable $user_ID in /home/naijuinz/public_html/wp-content/themes/zox-news/comments.php on line 49
You must be logged in to post a comment Login