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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced Computer Studies and Physical and Health Education as part of its UTME subjects. Point News247 reports that the board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by the Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to newsmen in Abuja. It said that candidates sitting for the UTME could now pick Computer Studies or Physical and Health Education as part of the four required UTME subjects, if they so desire or as dictated by their programme preferences. The board said that the addition of the two subjects to the…
Point News247 reports that a doctor in Benue state has been accused of removing the ovaries of an 18-year-old girl, Dooyum Lanna, during an operation to remove her appendix. Reports from SaharaReporters indicate that Dooyum who first had her menstruation at the age of 14, started experiencing abdominal pain each time her period came by the time she was 16 in May 2019. Worried about the situation, her father, 72-year-old Kparevfa Lanna, took her to an acclaimed medical doctor named Agber Kwende in the Gaav Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, for immediate treatment. Sadly, the events that soon…
The Lagos State government has unveiled the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Centre to address the burden constituted by sickle cell disease in the state and the country. Point News247 reports that the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi congratulated the Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria for the comprehensive BMT Centre in sub-Saharan Africa, which he described as first-of-its kind. According to Prof. Abayomi, who represented the State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the opening, the centre is a bold step towards battling the disease. The commissioner, however, bemoaned the high rate of children living with sickle cell in the country.…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the creation of Tertiary Drains Squad (TDS) in the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in the State. Point News247 reports that this was made known on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources, Engr. Joe Igbokwe, at the second edition of stakeholders’ meeting with representatives of LG/LCDAs on Cleaning and Maintenance of Tertiary Drains in the State, which was held at the LCCI Conference Centre, Alausa. According to Igbokwe, the Squad will complement the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang already in existence at the State level to…
Point News247 reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has signed the bills for the establishment of two additional universities in the State – Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and Lagos State University of Science and Technology. He assented to the bills transmitting Lagos State Polytechnic in Ikorodu, Isolo, and Surulere campuses to the University of Science and Technology as well as Adeniran Ogunsanya Colleges of Education, Ijanikin and Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe to Lagos State University of Education. The signing ceremony, which took place at the Lagos House, Marina, was witnessed by the Special…
The Edo State Government has unveiled plans to set up investment desks in Lagos and Abuja as well as Nigerian embassies overseas to attract investments to the state’s industrial, agriculture, retail, tourism and power sectors. Point News247 reports that the governor, while giving the charge for setting up and operating the desks to the Edo State Investment Promotion Office, noted that the state was ready to welcome investors with incentives and business support packages comparable to anywhere else in the world. According to him, “We have to set up investment desks in Lagos and Abuja. This will increase visibility of…
The executive Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel has hand-picked the state’s Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Uno Eno, as his preferred candidate that would succeed him in 2023. Point News247 reports that this has brought an end to months of speculations and suspense about who would succeed the governor even as he had promised to disclose his choice candidate at the appropriate time. The ex-Governor, Obong (Arc) Victor Attah, made the formal presentation of Pastor Eno to the PDP stakeholders, which comprised major and leading political chieftains from the three senatorial districts of the state. All the…
Nigerian gospel singer Sammie Okposo has returned to Instagram, days after deactivating his social media pages. Point News247 reports that the popular music star came under the spotlight a few weeks ago after he was caught in a cheating scandal. In a post shared via his Instagram page onMonday, January 31, 2022, the music star said he is now free from the power of sin. “I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am born of God the life of God is in me; Christ in me the hope of glory I am free from the law, from the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for allegedly conspiring with others including an All Progressives Congress (APC) politician and five companies to steal N2.9billion public funds. Point News247 reports that according to a PREMIUM TIMES report, EFCC filed the charges totalling 17 on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. In addition to Okorocha, other defendants are Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited. The charges were filed about the same time Okorocha…
Point News247 reports that Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, is seeking cooperation of editors of Nigerian media organisations in tackling the insecurity ravaging several parts of the country. The CDS who met with the media executives in a round-table discussion recently, noted that there was need for the military to bond with the media to help build the nation and ensure national peace. The meeting, which held at the CDS’s conference hall was tagged, “Role of Media Executives and Editors in National Security and Conflict Sensitive Communication”. Irabor said the meeting was triggered by the fact…