Lawmakers and industry experts have backed a bill seeking to establish the African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) in Abuja, describing it as crucial to addressing Africa’s shortage of skilled aviation professionals. At a House of Representatives public hearing on Wednesday, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said the university would drive
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has announced a vacancy for the position of Facility Manager at its National Engineering Centre, Central Business District, Abuja. According to the organisation, the ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, be a corporate member of the NSE, and be registered with the Council for the
No fewer than 5,320 primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have undergone various retraining programmes, courtesy of the College of Education (COE) Zuba. This was disclosed by Dr Moshood Bello, Director of the Consultant Services Unit (CSU) of the college, during a presentation on stewardship accountability held at the institute. Bello said
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, Abuja, has awarded scholarships to 20 Nigerian students as part of its ongoing education support programme. The initiative, which began three years ago, is part of the church’s Christian Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate championed by RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. According to a
European-American University has disowned reports claiming it awarded honorary doctorate degrees to Hausa musician Dauda Kahutu Rarara and others at a supposed convocation in Abuja. The institution, in a statement on Saturday, described the event held at NICON Luxury Hotel as a fraudulent gathering organised without its approval. The university stressed that it never authorised
Abuja will host the Crown Elite All-Star Basketball Weekend from August 22 to 24, with top teams and players from across Nigeria set to feature. The men’s basketball champions of the Nigerian University Games, Nile University, will take part alongside Gboko City Chiefs of the national league, Hoatcoal Basketball Foundation, and other sides. Matches will
The tragic death of Mrs. Patricia Chinyere Anaele, a school nurse at Clear Hope Foundation Academy in Dawaki, Bwari Area Council of the FCT, has taken a disturbing turn, with her grieving husband alleging she was murdered by security personnel assigned to the school. Speaking with journalists yesterday in front of the shuttered school, the
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, demanding the immediate reopening of public primary schools in Abuja or face a mass student-led protest and shutdown of the Federal Capital Development Authority. The warning follows the continued closure of public primary
