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NSUK VC Receives Merit Leadership Award From Manhaja Reporter
The Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa state University Keffi, professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has been honoured with merit and excellent leadership award presented to her by state correspondent of renown National print media outfit, the Blueprint Hausa version (Manhaja) John Dogo Wada.
The presentation of the award took place at the office of the Vice Chancellor, Senate Building of the institution in Keffi, Tuesday.
According to John Wada, the award was in recognition of the VC’s sacrifice and selfless service to the people particularly in the area of academic collaboration with local and foreign institutions to promote academic excellence.
“As a journalist based in Nasarawa state covering activities of all critical sectors including education which Nasarawa state University is among the areas of my coverage and have observed the tremendous achievements recorded within the short period of your leadership, I deemed it necessary to present the award to you in or order to encourage you to more”. He said.
The media practitioner, urged other leaders to emulate the leadership style of Prof. Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, this according him, will promote academic excellence and research.
Wada, called on the VC to regularly engage media in her activities, saying they are the only people that can inform and educate the public on her academic achievements.
Responding shortly after receiving the Award from the media guru, the Vice Chancellor, prof. Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, apart from appreciating the Blueprint Hausa state correspondent for recognizing her contributions to the institution’s development and growth, she also maintained that, her leadership will not tolerate indiscipline and act truancy, corruption as well as unethical between staff and students.
She promised not to take the recognition for granted but rather use it to attract more development in to the institution and humanity just as she applauded a team of Journalists who always covering the activities of the university, urging them to improve by sustaining the tempo.
The university administrator, pledged to continue partnering the media who are the watch dog of the society to achieve set goal for development to thrive.
Highpoint of the event was official presentation of the award to the Vice Chancellor by John Dogo Wada.
Another explosion occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa area of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday.
This incident follows a similar explosion that shook the Trans Niger Pipeline, operated by Shell, in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area just hours earlier.
The latest explosion reportedly took place at a manifold connected to a federal pipeline deep within the forest, which transports crude oil to Brass in Bayelsa State.
While the explosion has not yet been officially confirmed, community sources reported seeing massive flames and thick smoke rising from the oil installation in the forest.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, stated that she would investigate the incident but had not provided a response at the time of this report.
A video obtained by our correspondent displays a large fire burning in a remote location.
In a separate development, Ijaw youths blocked the Ahoada section of the East-West Road leading to Bayelsa State on Tuesday in protest.
The demonstrators, numbering over 100, carried placards in solidarity with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid his political dispute with the state House of Assembly. Some of the placards read: “We demand Wike’s dismissal as FCT Minister” and “Martin Amaewhule and 26 lawmakers have defected and lost their seats.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that the House had on Thursday last week, considered and approved the report of the House Committee on Finance which made some recommendations, particularly in controversial areas such as the Value Added Tax and inheritance tax.
While awaiting the Senate to similarly pass the bills, the proposed reforms are expected to be transmitted to the President for his assent in the days ahead.
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Two members of the house of representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, announced the defections in a letter read on the floor of the lower legislative chamber on Tuesday.
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