EXCLUSIVE: Controversy trails ‘illegal’ appointment of Kano college provost
Mr Gwaram was accused of being dismissed by two federal government-owned institutions before his engagement by the Kano-based college. 6 min read
The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has appointed a lecturer, Mohammed Gwaram, who was suspended for alleged criminal offences by the institution’s governing board, as the substantive provost of the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology (FCAPT), Kano.
Apart from his interdiction,
PREMIUM TIMES also obtained documentary evidence indicating that Mr Gwaram was not qualified for the position as of the time he filed his application.
He was accused of being dismissed by two federal government-owned institutions before his engagement by the Kano-based college. He was said to have failed to secure approval from the federal civil service commission as prescribed by the public service rules, before securing the appoin
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THE Nigeria Press Council has condemned certain media publications on the recent attacks and killings in some states in the South-East region.
The Executive Secretary of the Council, Mr. Francis Nwosu said the publications are “unprofessional, sensational and capable of escalating the attacks and igniting reprisal killings’’.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, Nwosu admonished media houses and practitioners to abide by the Code of Ethics for Nigerian Journalists.
He urged journalists to eschew reports that can infringe on the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria.
The Executive Secretary specifically deplored the front-page report in the Daily Trust Newspaper publication of April 5, stressing that the headline and the story are “sensational, inciting and unprofessional.