Insecurity Threatening Education Sector, NAPTAN Laments

The National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has called for a collaboration between academic unions in tertiary institutions and the Federal Government to improve the nation’s quality of education in 2024. It also described the insecurity being witnessed in parts of the country as a major challenge affecting the sector. The Deputy National President, NAPTAN, Adeolu Ogunbanjo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. He was giving his assessment of the sector in the outgoing year and expectations for 2024.   Ogunbanjo said the education sector in the outgoing year had done well,…

President Tinubu Approves Leadership Changes In The Aviation And Aerospace Development Sector

In line with his determination to bring world class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation in consumer protection and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders, President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the following Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development: (1) Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed has been removed from office and replaced with Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku as the substantive Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. (2) Managing Director of the Nigerian…

FG Partners World Bank On Mining Sector Financing

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, is exploring collaboration with the World Bank to unlock financing and technical support for the development of the mining sector. This was revealed in a statement signed by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori and made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Solid Minerals Minister, Dele Alake, on Monday, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, expressed satisfaction with the renewed focus on the development of the nation’s mineral resources by the current administration. Chaudhuri stated that Nigeria is well…