With effect from 2025/2026 academic session, the Federal Government has abolished all fees at the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) in Nigeria. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program for the 2025/26 academic year starting from August 2025. TVET offers a hands-on approach to education, *equipping students with practical skills and qualifications that are highly valued in today’s job market* TVET courses are designed to help students develop specialized skills in various fields including engineering, hospitality, healthcare, construction, and many more! By enrolling in this program, children will gain the following: 1.*Industry-Relevant Skills for Immediate Employment* 2.…
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By Abel Johngold Orheruata, MNIPR As part of activities marking his second year in office, the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Elder Dr. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved a capacity-building seminar/workshop for publishers of community newspapers in the state. The seminar, which is scheduled to hold on Monday, May 20, 2025, will take place at Hotel Benizia, Asaba, starting at 9:00 a.m. prompt. In a press release signed by Hon. Comrade Prince Orhomonokpaye, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Newspapers, it was noted that the training is strictly by invitation and aims to enhance the…
By Oghenetega Urherebrume Each year, desperate Nigerians, especially women, naively entrust their lives to traffickers who promise a better life in Libya. Fuelled by hope, they embark on perilous journeys through deserts and irregular routes, only to end up in hellish detention camps, held in inhumane conditions. While many are trapped in cycles of abuse, imprisonment, or killed, a few return home traumatised and broken. Oghenovo Egodo-Michael writes that for these survivors, healing is a painful journey as it is marked by deep emotional scars and the relentless struggle to rebuild their lives In 2014, Lara stood at a crossroads,…
Senator Representing Delta North, 10th Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Chairman Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft INTRODUCTION Prince Ned Nwoko was born into the revered royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko in Delta State, Nigeria. His early years were marked by a strong emphasis on education, discipline, and a deep sense of responsibility to his people. He attended St. Pius X Grammar School and later proceeded to the University of Keele in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a degree in Law and History. He furthered his education at King’s College, London,…
By Paul Dada The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has rebuked those who are aggressively calling for his reinstatement. Fubara who was speaking at the service of songs held in honour of the late Niger Delta leader, Pa Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, on Sunday, cautioned his supporters against comments capable of undermining peace in the state. The suspended governor was particularly reacting to the speeches of several speakers who criticised his suspension and called for him to be reinstated by President Bola Tinubu. He said, “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am…
by Alao Abiodun An Air Peace aircraft was grounded after colliding with an antelope while taxiing on the runway of the Asaba International Airport. The incident, which decimated the animal, resulted in the aircraft being marked Aircraft on Ground (AOG), causing disruptions to scheduled flights. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), through its Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, confirmed this incident on his X (formerly Twitter) page. He explained that such unforeseen occurrences are part of the challenges that lead to flight disruptions. Achimugu said, “Monitoring reports yesterday indicated that an Air Peace aircraft ran into…
by Adedamola Ogunbewon Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has been rearrested by South African authorities just weeks after acquittal of multiple rape and human trafficking charges. According to police and the Department of Home Affairs, the 66-year-old pastor of Jesus Dominion International was taken into custody on Saturday morning in East London. Omotoso was originally arrested in 2017 and charged with 32 counts, including rape, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. Several young women, some reportedly still in school at the time, testified that he selected them for private prayer sessions that led to abuse. They said he would “pray for forgiveness”…
By: Idris Hassan Kusogi. In the world of politics, words are not just mere utterances they are weapons, tools of strategy, and the heartbeat of movements. But when wielded recklessly, they can become instruments of destruction. This is the case with Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, former Senate President and self-styled leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose recent statement, “THOSE WHO WANT TO LEAVE THE PDP SHOULD LEAVE NOW,” has once again exposed the very venom that has consistently corroded every political structure he claims to lead. This is not the first time Saraki’s tongue has wreaked havoc. In…
By Solomon Odeniyi Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has ruled out any return to Aso Rock Villa, declaring instead that she will campaign alongside the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ex-First Lady, known for her candid views, threw her weight behind the principle of rotational leadership, describing the “turn-by-turn” model as essential for national unity. Jonathan disclosed this while acknowledging the President’s daughter and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, after receiving the Women Icon Leader of the Year award from Accolade Dynamics Limited in Abuja on Saturday night. She said, “I was…
The Niger Delta Development Agenda has congratulated the newly appointed Chairman of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC, Chibudom Nwuche. It also congratulated the Managing Director of the SSDC Usoro Offiong Akpabio, and all Executive members of the South-South Development Commission, SSDC. In a statement signed by NDDA Convener, Comr. Iteveh Nurudeen Ekpokpobe , he commended President Tinubu for the creation of the SSDC after collapsing the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. NDDA convener also , Iteveh also showered encomium on the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the distinguished Senate as well as the National Assembly for their…