Author: Drum Africa Correspondent
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kigali Independent University (ULK), Rwanda, to strengthen academic collaboration, research, innovation and staff/student development. The agreement, signed virtually on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, establishes a framework for cooperation in STEM, Education, Humanities, Management and the Social Sciences, while promoting academic, scientific and cultural exchanges between the two institutions. The partnership will support joint research, conferences, seminars, workshops, curriculum development, scholarly publications, staff development, and undergraduate and postgraduate student exchange programmes. It also includes the joint supervision of Master’s and PhD research. To ensure effective implementation, both universities…
More than 106 surveillance and security personnel have been deployed by the Ebonyi State Government to enforce its ban on unauthorised graduation, valedictory and prize-giving ceremonies in public and private schools across the state. The deployment forms part of the government’s efforts to ensure full compliance with its education policy, which prohibits schools from organising graduation-related events without approval from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. The Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Donatus C. Ilang, announced the deployment during a briefing for members of the ministry’s surveillance team and security personnel. The officers have been assigned to…
…court fixes Sept 30 for arraignment The Nigeria Police Force on Monday said it has arrested the Director-General of the allegely non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi. in Osun State. His arrest came barely hours after Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a warrant for his arrest. It was gathered that men of the Federal Investigation Department/IRT of the Force Headquarters stormed his hideout in Osun to effect his arrest. Security sources according to reports said that a team, led by Moses Lohor, arrested him in a village in Ijesaland. Adeyemi was…
The Imo State Police Command has commenced investigations surrounding the death of a wife and mother of three children allegedly murdered by her fleeing husband in a church in Owaelu, in the Owerri North local government area. Police Public Relations Officer for Imo State Command, DSP Henry Okoye gave the confirmation on Monday in Owerri. The corpse was discovered by neighbours on Monday morning probably due to the incessant cries of the baby. The fleeing husband and father of three had allegedly killed his wife and disappeared with two of the children but left the toddler beside his wife’s corpse.…
By Ekene Amakonze, Owerri The status of Imo State is gradually changing from a normal oil and gas producing state to the major gas producing state in the country following a recent business deal. According to available information, landmark 16-year Gas Sale Agreement has been signed and sealed between Renaissance Africa Energy, owners of Asa North Ohaji (ANOH) Gas Plant and Indorama Fertilizer FZE, Rivers State. This is a significant step toward unlocking the economic potential of the South East and strengthening regional industrial cooperation. Under the agreement, the ANOH Gas Processing Facility in Ohaji Imo State, will supply up…
According to information made available by the Abia State Police command, 30 male suspects aged between 22 and 46 years and 1 female suspect were apprehended, while various substances suspected to be illicit hard drugs were recovered during an operation at the dreaded criminal enclave, “Down Below”, and others. DrumAfricanews reports that following the instruction of CP Danladi Isa, Abia police recently intensified raids on crime-prone zones, and the Mission Hill/New Road axis, Umuahia, in an area popularly known as “Down Below”, notoriously known for various crimes, was not left out. The Abia police PPRO Maureen Chinaka, in her statement,…
…calls for adoption of near-shoring to attract foreign investments Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for deliberate “co-communication” between Nigeria and the European Union. The Deputy Speaker also called for the adoption of near-shoring models to change negative global narratives and boost investor confidence in Nigeria. He made the call during an interactive session with European Union country ambassadors in Nigeria, led by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot in Abuja. DrumAfricanews reports that the session featured a question-and-answer segment, with the diplomats raising concerns about Nigeria’s tourism assets,…
Community leaders, stakeholders and the people of Bende Federal Constituencies have showered praises on Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing their Federal Constituency, for his infrastructural stride in the area. Reacting to the construction of the road linking Agboa, Ozuitem, to Uzoakoli, the constituents described Kalu as a man who came prepared and has the needs of people written in his heart before heading to Abuja. Speaking, a traditional ruler from the area, HRM Eze Ifeanyi, said that what Kalu is doing is what no one expected from a representative of a federal…
President Candidate of the NDC for the 2027 election, Mr Peter Obi has said that the suspension of newly introduced examination fees is a relief and a victory for the Nigerian people. DrumAfricanews reports that the Federal Government on Monday suspended the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Federal Ministry of Education says the fee adjustment proposal contained in its 18 June 2026 letter has been withdrawn pending broader stakeholder consultations. The Ministry explains that the proposed increase was driven…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, has condemned the latest killings in Benue and Plateau states, saying Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful development while innocent citizens continue to lose their lives to violence. Obi made the remarks in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday following reports of fresh attacks in parts of Benue and Plateau states that left several people dead. The former Anambra State governor described the killings as painful and deeply disturbing, citing the reported murder of at least 16 persons in the Otukpo-Nobi community of Benue…