. . The Bauchi state police command has confirmed the killing of a senior staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Abubakar Garba Muhammad, by gunmen suspected to be robbers.
Muhammad was killed at his residence at Burshin Fulani along Bauchi – Dass road in Bauchi state on Saturday, September 4 around 2.30 am.
According to reports, the late Abubakar Garba Muhammad had come out of his apartment on a rescue mission after hearing the scream of one of his sons who was struggling with the gunmen before he was shot and killed.
The police spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakili, said the deceased was shot in the neck and died on the spot.
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim has visited the corps member, Ramatu Yunusa, who went into labour at the orientation camp in Bayelsa State and has given birth to a baby boy.
. . President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, launched the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP), a job placement scheme for graduates that have concluded the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. The internship program which is said to be fully paid and sponsored by the federal government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the European Union (EU), is expected to last for 12 months, with an estimated 20,000 beneficiaries posted to reputable private and public sector organizations across the countries. According to President Buhari, the program is part of his administration’s strategy of creating employment opportunities for Nigerians and keeping Nigerian youths occupied with opportunities that will give provide relevant skills and work experience for the future. The NJFP beneficiaries will be deployed to a wide range of sectors including ICT, manufacturing, agriculture, mining, creative industries, education, health, research and development, and public sector institutions. He further encouraged all eligible Nigerians to apply for the program. Private sector partners of the program also include BUA, Dangote, VISA Nigeria, Outsource Global, GE Gas and Power, Lafarge Africa, SecureID, Microsoft, among others.
Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been inaugurated as the Chancellor of Cavendish University in Uganda.
The inauguration took place on Thursday during the 10th Graduation Ceremony of the University in Kampala the nation’s capital.
In a post on his verified Facebook page, the former president said he performed his first official function at the graduation ceremony. His post reads,
“I am pleased to have been formally inaugurated as the Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda and to have performed my first official function in that capacity at the 10th Graduation Ceremony of the University today in Kampala, Uganda.
The Students Union of the Lagos State University and the Education Rights Campaign on Wednesday held a procession within the school campus in honour of slain activist, Yusuf Nurudeen, popularly known as Omomeewa.
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