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NECO to Establish Examination Centres for Police

The Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Dantani Wushishi has promised to establish examination centres for the police in Lagos State.He made the promise during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh at the command Headquarters on Friday in Ikeja.
Wushishi said that NECO would consider to establish six centres for police family to access the examination. “NECO conducts five different examinations: National Gifted Examination which is the examination for placement into Federal Government Academy, Suleja; National Common Entrance Examination; the Basis Education Certificate Examination;“Other are Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (internal); and Senior Secondary School Certificate (external) for private candidates, this is an examination that require students who have not been able to make credits requirement for admission into tertiary institutions will sit for the type of examination to make up the require credits for examination.“We conduct this types of examination in the sense that any candidates can apply, we have centres specially designated that candidates can choose as close to the resident of the candidates.“All police families can fix into the category of examinations, ” he said.Wushishi said that the board would send its men to the locations the Lagos State Command wanted its centres to be established.“We will send our men to look out some of the facilities that will require such centres to be available for approval.“By the grace of God, we are going to do that, it is very important because the Nigeria Police is serving the nation and their children must have easy access to examinations to remediate their failed subjects to be able to further their educations.“The request is very important to the police and their children and also for the nation.“It is duty bound on the nation to take access to education very easy and this is one of the ways we can provide access to police children that have passed Senior Secondary School and waiting to mediate their results.“As fast as we received the request from the police, we will send our men to access the area centres that the command want us to approve for examination centres,” he said.According to him, NECO’s challenge is funding in the area of provision of some physical infrastructure such as offices and some other things to make conductive office work easy.He thanked the Police for carrying out security surveillance and physical security during its examinations.“We have examination intelligent committee, this is our covered committee, it has to do with examination infringement investigation, the committee is collaborating with the police to successfully apprehend those partaking in examination malpractice, ” he said.According to him, Lagos is one of the largest states that provides the largest number of candidates.“Lagos provides second largest candidates for Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal after Kano State.“Last year, Lagos provides over 98,000 candidates for the SSCE second to Kano that provided over 104,000 candidates. CP Jimoh presenting plaque to the NECO registrar“Our collaboration with Nigeria Police has been long for a very long time. The police have been assisting NECO to conduct examination peacefully, mounting surveillance and mounting security .“We have a lot of places we conduct examination in Lagos and the police have been cooperating with us,”he saidHe congratulated the new CP for his new appointment and wished him the best of luck.CP Jimoh said that the collaboration between police and NECO would continue.“Lagos Police and NECO have been collaborating and will continue this partnership.This collaboration has been going on for years, examination security has been one of the responsibilities of the police.“We have been working with the Intelligence Department in NECO to ensure that planning for securing examination conduct in the pre-examination period, examination period, and post-examination period and it has been going on smoothly.“We will double our commitment to NECO and take it to higher level, we are ready to give NECO all the cooperation it deserve, ” he said.According to him, the six locations picked for the establishment of NECO centres are the areas of need, three centre on the Island and three on the Mainland, these locations are close to populated area is where police family are much in number.“We know this will be granted and it will be far reaching in enhancing the police children, wards and families will have access to the centres close to where they are living,” he said.(NAN)NEWS
Tinubu Honors Buhari, Renames University of Maiduguri after Late President

By David Torough, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State as Muhammadu Buhari University.
“May we now adopt the University of Maduguri as the Muhammadu Buhari University,” Tinubu said at the close of a special session of the Federal Executive Council held to honour Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The President paid a glowing tribute to Buhari, describing him as “a good man, a decent man, an honourable man” whose legacy of discipline, patriotism and moral uprightness would endure for generations.
Tinubu said although the late president was not without flaws, his unwavering commitment to national service set him apart.
“President Buhari was not a perfect man, no leader is, but he was, in every sense of the word, a good man, a decent man, an honourable man.
“His record will be debated, as all legacies are, but the character he brought to public life, the moral force he carried, the incorruptible standard he represented, will not be forgotten.
“His was a life lived in full service to Nigeria, and in fidelity to God,” he said.
Reflecting on Buhari’s time in office and his long military and civil service, Tinubu praised the late leader’s simplicity, humility, and stoic resistance to the trappings of power.
He said, “He stood, always, ramrod straight; unmoved by the temptation of power, unseduced by applause and unafraid of the loneliness that often visits those who do what is right, rather than what is popular.
“His was a quiet courage, a righteousness that never announced itself. His patriotism lived more in action than in words.”
Tinubu also recounted their political alliance, which culminated in the historic 2015 elections that marked Nigeria’s first democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another.
“We stood together, he and I. Alongside others drawn from across the political spectrum, regions and tongues, we formed an alliance that enabled Nigeria to experience its first true democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another.
“When he was sworn in as our party’s first elected President, he led with restraint, governed with dignity, and bore the burdens of leadership without complaint,” he said.
The President expressed admiration for Buhari’s post-office modesty, noting that he returned to his hometown, Daura, without seeking to wield influence behind the scenes.
“When his tenure ended, he returned to Daura; not to command from the shadows or to hold court, but to live as he always had, never seeking to impose his will but content to let others carry the nation forward.
“Even in death, he maintained the serenity that defined him in life: not a sigh, not a groan, just a quiet submission to the will of God. Such was the man Nigeria has lost. Such was the man for whom our nation now mourns,” he added.
Tinubu thanked the Inter-Ministerial Committee and Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, for organising a befitting state funeral within 48 hours, describing it as a “profound honour” to lead the burial procession in Daura.
He concluded his tribute with a prayer: “Mai Gaskiya, the People’s General, the Farmer President, your duty is done. May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljannah Firdaus. May his life continue to inspire generations of Nigerians to serve with courage, conviction, and selflessness. President Buhari, thank you. Nigeria will remember you.”
Buhari died on Sunday, July 13, at the age of 82.
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C’River First Female NUJ Chairman Describes Tenure as Trial Period

The first female Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Cross River, Archibong Bassey has said that her first tenure in office was a trial period.
Bassey, who was returned unopposed in council’s election, made the assertion in an interview on Thursday in Calabar.
The Bassey- led executive was first elected on 9th May 2025, to complete the tenure of Nsa Gill, who was then appointed as Chief Press Secretary to Gov.
Bassey Otu.The chairman, who thanked the members for keeping faith in her and her team, said that she would improve on her achievements while correcting any mistakes she might have made in her first tenure.
She pleaded that any member who she must have offended in the course of her leadership should forgive her as she was not perfect and called for unity among members.
“Let’s leave any form of rancour behind, I need all your support;push me from the back, support me as you can.
‘’Tell me your ideas of moving the council forward and not what someone told you about me; I am asking God for the spirit of humility and love, to enable me lead the council well.’’
Earlier in his goodwill message, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, Cross River’s Commissioner for Information, had commended the union’s unity in electing its new executives.
According to Ekpang, they will continue as a government to give the Cross River Council of NUJ what it needs and all the necessary support to enable it carry out its functions objectively.
“I want to thank you for your unity, it’s better to come unopposed, I believe one day, the Cross River Council will emerge as the best in the nation,” he said.
Other executive members who were returned unopposed are Mr Sunday Inah of the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) as Vice Chairman, Michael Abang of Business Day as Secretary.
Others are Kingsley Agim of the Cross River Ministry of Information as Assistant Secretary, Mrs Achiane Adams of the Ministry of Information, Treasurer, and Benedine Tete Anam of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Auditor.
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Gov Makinde Confered With Prestigious Chieftaincy Title of Aare Omoluabi of Akure Land by Akure Kingdom

The Akure Kingdom will today bestow a prestigious chieftaincy title, Aare Omoluabi of Akure Land, meaning President of the Respectable People, upon His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
The conferment ceremony, which will take place in Akure, Ondo State, marks a significant recognition of Governor Makinde’s exemplary leadership, integrity, and contributions to the advancement of Yoruba culture and national development.
The title, one of the highest honors in the Akure Kingdom, celebrates individuals who embody the virtues of respect, dignity, and service to humanity.
Governor Makinde’s conferment reflects his outstanding commitment to good governance, infrastructural development, and fostering unity across Nigeria.
The ceremony will be attended by traditional rulers, dignitaries, and government officials, underscoring the significance of this historic event.
This honor further strengthens the bond between Oyo and Ondo States, fostering mutual respect and cooperation for the progress of the Yoruba nation and Nigeria at large.