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Okorocha is having a running battle with the Imo State Government over the ownership of the university. The crisis had led to the closure of the institution by Okorocha, but Uzodimma had reversed the decision, saying that the university was licensed as the second university in the state. Okorocha, on the other hand, is claiming that the university was established under a Public-Private Partnership between the state and Rochas Foundation, with the latter having 90 per cent and the former 10. The appointment, according to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bertrand Ikeg...

Prof Dozie’s appointment is with immediate effect. According to the Imo State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Thompson O. Ikegwuoha, with the appointment of Prof Dozie, “the former Vice Chancellor, Prof Tola Badejo, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.” “This is sequel to the former Vice Chancellor’s unauthorised announcement, illegally suspending academic activities in the university for the 2020/2021 academic year. “All students and staff of the University are consequently advised to disregard the unauthorised announcement of the former Vice Chance...

Share The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said more than 500 of its members in federal universities nationwide are currently being punished by the Federal Government for not enrolling into the newly introduced Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The body said the punishment is in form of non-payment of their salaries since February last year despite the presidency’s waiver to the contrary. The National President of ASUU, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, gave this hint in an exclusive interview with Nigerian Tribune. He said the Federal Government through the Of...

BUSINESS Personality Humanity is essentially the same; all face challenges; all face uncertainties, and all face issues to deal with. How one faces his daily life ends up exposing his sense of character, his ability to understand the issues on the table, and his ability to appreciate the humanness of the person across the table. Raheem Akingbolu writes on Managing Director of Heritage, Ifie Sekibo’s selfless service to humanity as he attains the age of 56 Globally, men and institutions have always emerged at different fora to show support to humanity in the absence of their immediate govern...

FERGUSON UZOMAH Living in the nation’s capital, Abuja, has been a journey of almost 25 years for Ferguson Uzomah. It started after his mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps, which was in Abuja. As a graduate of Project Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri with a master’s degree in Finance, it does not come as a surprise that he spent 18 years in the banking sector’s most coveted and hardest roles as an investment banker. It is no surprise that the average day in an investment banker’s life is long and stressful. Those who manage to survive t...