Nigeria withdrawing battalion of troops from Mali to fight own Islamic insurgency

A battalion of Nigerian troops fighting Islamic extremists in Mali will return home Wednesday, where their country faces a similar challenge.

Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said Tuesday some will be redeployed immediately.

A battalion is about 700 soldiers. Nigeria had sent 1,200 troops to aid an African force helping put down an Islamic insurgency in northern Mali.

Olukolade said Nigeria will sustain its contribution to the operations in Mali “in other forms,” including providing a fully staffed military field hospital, a signal squadron and staff officers for the force headquarters.

The African Union said earlier this month that Nigeria would withdraw some troops to fight an Islamic uprising in its northeast.

Some soldiers fighting in northeast Nigeria have complained to The Associated Press that they have been deployed for more than two years, thousands of miles from their families.

Human rights activists say the lack of rotations could be contributing to ongoing reports of human rights abuses by soldiers — charges the military denies.

Collect your certificates before Dec 31st or face penalty -WAEC

THE West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), has threatened to impose penalties on candidates who failed to collect their certificates on or before December 31.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Mr Yusuf Ari, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.

It stated that millions of certificates of candidates who sat for WAEC examinations since 1960 had long been signed but were not collected by candidates.

“We wish to inform the general public that certificates up to May/June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), conducted by WAEC have been printed and dispatched to schools for collection by candidates.

“And certificates for external candidates for up to November/December 2012 WASSCE diet, also conducted by the Council have also been printed and are equally awaiting collection by candidates at WAEC offices nationwide.
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ASUU wants Okogie to account for N100b annual university stabilization fund

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Monday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to prevail on the executive secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, to account for the N100 billion annual stabilization fund provided by the Federal Government to the Commission for improvement of facilities in the nation’s government –owned universities.

Chairman of the Nsukka Zone of ASUU, Dr. Chidi Osuagwu, at a media briefing on the on-going strike action embarked upon by university lecturers in the country at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, accused the NUC boss of being a cog in the wheel of university education and development in Nigeria, adding that the strike would not have become necessary if the annual stabilization fund was properly managed.

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Guaranty Trust Bank plc emerged as 2013 African Bank of the Year

Foremost Nigerian Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc was conferred with the 2013 African Bank of the Year Award by the African Banker Magazine at a well attended ceremony on May 29th, 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco.

The African Banker Award (external link)  recognizes financial institutions across the continent that have emerged as industry leaders and continent trend setters, due to good corporate governance practices, exceptional service delivery and innovative products. Winners of the coveted Award must have consistently reported strong financial performance and contributed significantly to the quality of service offered by the financial services industry within their country and across the African continent.

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FG approves land for take off of Abuja Anglican University

The Federal Government has approved 100 hectares of land for the permanent site of the proposed Anglican University, Abuja.

The Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, Duke Akamisoko, stated this in an interview with Newsmen during the 2nd Session of the Second Synod held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Nyanya in Abuja.

Akamisoko also assured that any Anglican Church member who meet the five credit including English Language and Mathematics requirement would be offered admission into the University without writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) or Post UTME.

According to him, “already, five Anglican professors have indicated interest to teach in the University”, which has been scheduled to take-off soon.

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