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 UKANAPOLY Acting Rector Charges Matriculating Students to Approach thier Studies with Enthusiasm, Diligence The Acting Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ukana Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Mrs. Mercy Ebong has charged fresh students to approach their studies with enthusiasm and diligence, describing their journey in the Polytechnic as not just about earning a certificate, but embracing knowledge that would prepare them for chanllenges of the future. Dr. Mercy Ebong gave this charge while giving her address during the 9th Matriculation ceremony of the institution held at the Main Campus of the Polytechnic, Monday 26th February, 2024. According to the Polytechnic boss, students are expected to prioritize their academic pursuits, recognizing that excellence in education is a foundation for personal growth and societal development. In her words  " we formally induct a new cohort of talented individuals into our academic community , embarking on a journey of knowledge and personal growth. It ...

 EXCLUSIVE: Presidential Guards Brigade Placed On High Alert Over Suspicions Of Coup Plot In Nigeria; Key Brigades Under Watch As Commander Holds Emergency Meetings With Tinubu, Gbajabiamila The Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicions of a coup plot in Nigeria.   SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Sunday that the suspicions prompted emergency meetings involving the Commander of the Presidential Guards Brigade, Col. Adebisi Onasanya, President Bola Tinubu and the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. “The Presidential Guards Brigade was placed on high alert after unusual armoured corps movement spurred coup suspicion, “Last week, Col. Onasanya met with the President and Chief of Staff twice within 20 hours. “They have also placed key brigades under watch due to planned protest,” a top Presidency source told SaharaReporters.   There has been tension in the country amid the current hardship, rising inflation a...

OKPOLUPM ETTEH ADVOCATES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS  OKPOLUPM ETTEH ADVOCATES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on University Education and Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, has emphasized the need for collaboration and cooperation to promote efficient regional parliamentary operations. He underscored the importance of fostering effective partnerships among regional parliaments at the just concluded 64th Session of the Organization of African, Caribbean, Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and Constitutive Meeting/1st Session of the OACPS-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly (OACPS-EU JPA) which took place in Luanda, Angola.  The event, held from the 17th to the 21st day of February 2024, revolved around the theme “A New Dawn in OACPS-EU Relations: Towards a People-Led Partnership.” Hon. Etteh also hinted that the event...

 Lion k!lls OAU zoo keeper while feeding animals A staff member of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife Zoological Park, Olabode Olawuyi, has been k!lled by a nine-year-old lion in the zoo. A statement released by the public relations officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said Olawuyi, until his d£ath was a Veterinary Technologist, who had been in charge of the Zoological garden for over a decade. “Mr Olawuyi has been taking care of the lions since they were born on campus about 9 years ago but, tragically, the male lion k!lled the man who had been feeding them.’’ According to the statement, other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue their boss but the wild cat had already caused severe fatalities. “The other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue their boss but the wild cat had already caused severe fatalities. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo...

 IKOT-EKPENE COUNCIL BOSS FLAGS OFF RAFIA CITY YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHEME ...as 94 youths drawn from 12 wards begins first batch training Inline with the Arise Agenda of the Umo Eno led administration, the Chairman of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Transition Committee, Hon. Sir. John Cleton Etim has flagged of the first phase of his pet project, ‘‘the Raffia City Youths Entrepreneurial Training. The entrepreneurship development scheme which commenced yesterday has 94 youths of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area drawn from the 12 wards in the area as beneficiaries of it's first phase, code-namedRaffia City Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme, RACYES. Flagging off the exercise, the Transition Committee Chairman, Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Transition Committee, Sir. Cleton Etim, described the initiative as a fullfilment of his desire to re ignite the spirit of entreprise of which Ikot-Ekpene was known for. “I stand before you today with great joy and a sense of purpose as we gather to ma...

 PHOTO NEWS    Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo with the Upstream Director Worldwide for Italian oil giant, Eni, Mr. Luca Vignati; its Sub-Saharan Africa Chairman, Mr. Mario Bello; Managing Director, Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Mr. Fabrizio Bolondi and the company's spokesman, Dr. Richard Orianzi who were on a courtesy visit to the Minister in Abuja on Tuesday. #Followglobaltrsutnewsblog Send your story, to our Email: globaltrustng@gmail.com or whatsapp +234805 184 2932 .

 The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, Host Communities Development Trust, and the Burden of Community Development. For decades, the relationship between oil companies and their host communities in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region has been fraught with tensions. Communities bearing the environmental and socio-economic brunt of oil exploration were deprived of their fair share of oil wealth. These oil-producing regions suffer from environmental degradation, poverty, and underdevelopment due to decades of oil operations by multinational companies. Efforts by the government and oil companies to develop these communities through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives were inadequate and unsustainable. The lack of clear regulations outlining oil companies' responsibilities towards host communities resulted in a sense of distrust and community unrest. The unstructured approach to community development initiatives before the PIA further strained the community-company ...

 *Ekpo Commends Final Investment Decision On Iseni Gas Project By NNPC/SPDC JV Partners*  Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Iseni Project by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and its joint venture partners has opened up a new vista of opportunities for local content compliant contracts for Nigerian firms. Shell had sealed the FID with the NNPCL, TotalEnergies and Nigerian Agip Oil Company, as joint venture partners, in a deal that will see the building of a dedicated upstream facility to supply 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day to Dangote Fertiliser and Petrochemical Plant in Lekki, Lagos State for ten (10) years. Ekpo, in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Louis Ibah, commended Shell and its partners for commiting to the FID, saying the development of the  gas-rich Iseni field would go a long way in supporting the Federal Government’s aspirations for the Dec...

 In the news... NUC TEAM VISITS PROPOSED SOUTHERN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, UYO by Mfonobong Ukpong The National Universities Commission (NUC) team over the weekend paid a second verification visit to the proposed Southern Atlantic University along airport road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The team led by Barr. Adejo Samuel, had other members including Prof. Aisha Maikudi, the  Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Academics), University of Abuja, Mr. Mustapha Rasheed, Barr. Umma Ama Giwa, Mr. Daniel Sanusi, Engr. Suleiman Adedayo and Engr. Valentine Egisimba. Receiving the NUC team was the Project Implementation Committee led by the Promoter, Pastor Bassey James, Engr. Eddy Bassey, Member, Board of Trustees, Pastor Mrs. Victoria Bassey, Prof. Innocent Modo, Prof. Etete Peters, Prof. Ini Akpabio, Prof. Mrs. Usen G. Ikpe, Mr. Essien Bassey (a retired Director with the Nigeria University Commission, NUC) and Dr. Ebere Okorie      The promoter of the University, Pastor. Bassey...