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FEC Approves 1800 Laptops For Nigeria Customs Service

September 24, 2020 6:02 am

The Federal Government has approved the purchase of 1,800 units of laptop computers for computer-based test examinations at three Nigeria Customs Service training schools in Gwagwalada, Lagos, and Kano, at the cost of ₦351million.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the approval was given at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.

He disclosed that the council also approved ₦197million for the expansion of the Nigeria Customs Service’s cash management software in compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).

He said the software, when installed, would …

Nigerian Military Receives American Training

Nigerian Military Receives American Training

May 21, 2020 11:07 am

The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military has revealed. According to the UK Guardian.

The paper reports that some Nigerian battalions have received training in the US adding that the Nigerian Army is in the process of setting up a division that is effectively looking at warfare tactics.

More than 100 people have been killed in recent days by the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram, in Nigeria’s north-east. One rights activist described it as “a state of armed Islamist insurgency” likely to spread.

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Nuclear Advancement: Russia Begins Training Of Ghanians

January 11, 2020 1:15 pm
Russia and three key Ghana universities are collaborating to help the Ghanaian upcoming engineers, physicists, doctors and researchers to receive world-class masters and postgraduate education in nuclear subjects.

Mr Valery Karezin, Director of Educational Projects and the Human Resources Service at the State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), made this known in a statement on Saturday.

Karezin said: “About 300 students from more than 15 African countries are already studying nuclear specialties in Russia.

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“We also contribute to the development of higher education in the field, strengthening cooperation between higher

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Ex-Players Disrupt Sunshine Stars Training

December 4, 2019 6:39 am
Former players of Sunshine Stars, Sunshine Queens, Rising Stars and Rising Queens, yesterday, in Akure, Ondo State, disrupted the training session of Sunshine Stars FC, over the non-payment of their sign-on fees.

The ex-players chased members of the team away from the Ondo State Sports Complex, Akure.

Former Sunshine Queens player, Esther Michael, told journalists that she got injured while playing for the club, but was abandoned to her fate.

Michael added that she had remained without a job since sustaining a career-threatening injury five years ago while playing for the club.

She disclosed that no form of help …

Mikel Returns To Trabzonspor Training After Injury Setback

November 14, 2019 4:23 pm

He has missed Trabzonspor’s last six games in all competitions as a result of injury.

Trabzonspor provided an update on the former Chelsea midfielder’s fitness and that of his former Nigeria teammate, Ogenyi Onazi on their website.

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“Mikel, Caleb Ekuban and Ogenyi Onazi continued their work with a special training at Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities today. The players are being closely monitored by

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Kante Set For Return To Training, Says Lampard

Kante Set For Return To Training, Says Lampard

October 31, 2019 12:23 pm

France’s World Cup-winning midfielder N’Golo Kante is due to return to training with Chelsea after almost a month on the sidelines, said Chelsea manager Frank Lampard.

The manager is counting on the 28-year-old’s return to ease the workload being shared by Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic, who both played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 League Cup fourth-round defeat by Manchester United on Wednesday.

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Defeat ended Chelsea’s seven-match winning streak and Lampard suggested that the setback was due to a shortage of midfield options.

“He (Kante) is hopefully

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One of the critical jobs in air traffic management, air safety and success of flight operations is that of air traffic controllers (ATCOs).

Why Air Traffic Controllers Need More Training – ATCOs

October 25, 2019 6:21 pm

One of the critical jobs in air traffic management, air safety and success of flight operations is that of air traffic controllers (ATCOs).

ATCOs issue landing and take-off instructions to pilots. They monitor and direct the movement of aircraft on the ground and in the air, using radar, computers, or visual references. They also control all ground traffic at airports, including baggage vehicles and airport workers.

They are indispensable in air transportation, although they are not visible. But they are the personnel behind the safe departure, flight and arrival of every aircraft that lands in the airport, airstrip or …

Ondo shuts hospital for training ‘quack’ nurses

March 28, 2019 11:54 am

Ondo State Government on Thursday sealed off a private hospital in Okitipupa reportedly owned by Dr. Odusola Aribo for training auxiliary nurses against the established law.

The Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Dipo Durojaye, after being briefed by the Ministry’s Monitoring team, who monitored hospitals in Okitipupa, said Aribo also started a hospital without following laid down regulations.

Durojaye added Aribo did not register the hospital with the State Ministry of Health, which makes it illegal.

He said it would not be business as usual in the State health sector as government will descend heavily on quacks and …

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