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By Ozioruva Aliu ENIN CITY—THE Edo State Bchapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday came hard on the government of Godwin Obaseki accusing it of not disclosing how much the state received from the arrears of 13 percent derivation paid by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration as recently revealed by the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. The party also accused the government of not disclosing the financial position of the state and accused it of hoarding the derivation fund to “buy votes’ during the 2023 election “particularly the election into the House of Assembly” Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat of the party, state chairman of the party, Col David Imuse (rtd) claimed that the activities of Obaseki were because there is no properly constituted state House of Assembly. He said: “Governor Obaseki should explain why he has deliberately refused to specify amounts received as 13 per cent derivation fund in his 2023 budgets estimates. “Mr Obaseki has been busy maligning the Federal government accusing it of printing paper money to fund statutory allocations and mismanagement of the national economy whereas as a deliberate :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews Edo APC challenges Obaseki on 13% derivation, fiscal policies, others policy, he has been pocketing Edo state monies by mismanaging the derivation funds. “Since Edo State does not have a functional House of Assembly to checkmate Obaseki, Edo people should demand the Governor publicly indicate the whereabout of the We'll make Delta varsity renowned science, tech institution globally —Okowa By Ochuko Akuopha UIfeanyi GHELLI—GOVERNOR Okowa of Delta State, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to make the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, one of the best and renowned universities of science and technology in the world in no distant time. Speaking during the first anniversary/thanksgiving/ dedication of the university, Okowa said his administration would continue to support the institution in terms of infrastructure, teaching and learning, adding that "in no distant time, we shall commence the construction of the faculty building of management sciences and we hope that before May 29, 2023, the project will be Vanguard, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 23, 2022 —33 :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 said fund.” Imuse also carpeted the Edo Residency identity cards being planned by the state government for residents describing it as unconstitutional even as he accused the state government of demolishing and acquiring peoples properties in the name of new town development. He said: “This is a governor who cannot account for all the monies he has received from the commissioned." Represented by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibuogwu, the governor commended the governing council and management of the university "for returning all the glory to God Almighty" for the establishment of the university. He said his administration is prepared to ensure that the vision we had in establishing the University of Science and Technology alongside two newly established universities will continue to run even after our tenure in office come May 29, 2023. Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Jacob Oboreh, said the institution is set to compete favourably with any other university in terms of teaching and research, thanking Governor Okowa for his Federation account since he took office while wasting billions of Naira on such white elephant projects like the Benin Enterprise and Industrial Park, the Benin Innovation Hub, Edo Tech Park, the Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Company, the Gelegele Seaport, the University of Innovation, the Benin Technical College, claiming that he has bolstered the growth of a non-existent private sector.” commitment towards the speedy development of the nascent university. He said the university "has 45 departments with 45 programmes duly approved by the National University Commission, NUC. Qualified lecturers have also been recruited for all the 45 programmes approved by the NUC for the university. It might also interest you to know that the Delta State Government has procured several workshop and laboratory equipment for the university." In his homily, Anglican Bishop of the Oleh Diocese, Rt. Rev. John Aruakpor commended Oboreh for deeming it fit to lay a solid foundation for the University by organizing a thanksgivinh service and dedicating the school to God He described Okowa as a man of his words, saying the Isoko people would never forget the initiative of the Governor in establishing the university. Agenda 2050: FG backs ECN for clean energy supply •As ECN commissions Centre for Energy Efficiency Conservation A BUJA—THE Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Sen. Adeleke Mamora has restated the ministry’s commitment to supporting the Energy Commission of Nigeria, ECN, to achieve its mandate for an adequate, reliable, affordable supply of clean energy in the economy to support Nigeria’s Agenda 2050. Mamora made this known while commissioning of permanent offices and laboratories complex for the National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (NCEEC) located at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The minister, commended the ECN for the foresight to seek approval for the Private varsity reduces tuition fees to encourage study of science, others By Ozioruva Aliu Bmanagement ENIN CITY—THE of Glorious Vision University in Ogwa, Esan West local government area of Edo state has announced a fifty percent reduction on tuition for B.Sc. Mathematics, B.Sc. Physics and B.Sc. Statistics and 100 per cent tuition free for the study of Religious Studies and Philosophy. The school said this gesture is to encourage the development of technology and produce religious leaders. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Babatunde Idowu stated this when he unveiled activities marking the 8th graduation of ceremony of the university where he said a set of twins, Taiwo Abigail Olude and Kehinde Mary Olude emerged with First Class Honours in Economics Department and Department of Chemical Sciences. He said: “the proprietors felt that as part of their contribution Africa must adopt space, digital tech to develop —Experts By Emmanuel Elebeke BUJA—EXPERTS in the Aspace and technology sector say Africa must adopt space, and digital technology to develop. They spoke at the National Conference and annual General meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Space Engineers, an institution under the Nigerian Society of Engineers held in Abuja. The conference themed: Role of Space and Digital Technologies in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Development’’, provided a platform for experts drawn from relevant government MDA’s, defence, security, intelligence establishment, academia, science and technology industry and private sector to share ideas and further the impact of the space and digital technology industry in the development of Nigeria. They, however, called for synergy among African nations establishment of the NCEEC for the nation in 2007 and for locating it at the prestigious university. “Energy efficiency and conservation, as well as deployment of renewable energy, are the pillars of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal, UNSDGs, which has the goal of ensuring universal access to clean, reliable and affordable modern energy services by 2030,” he said. In his remarks, the directorgeneral, ECN, Prof. Eli Bala said the choice of the university as the site was informed by the fact that Lagos had the highest energy consumption demand, with a high population, homes, transportation system, industries and commercial activities driven by electricity and fuels. towards the development of the nation, they can afford to encourage some people to go to the university and also encourage technological development. Most of our students nowadays don’t want to study physics, mathematics, or statistics; most of our students want to go into social science. As a way of motivating them, that idea of 50 percent discount came to be. The church also wants to train pastors and religious leaders so they want to give opportunities to people in furtherance of evangelism to study these courses for free.” The VC said though the institution, formerly known as Samuel Adegboyega University and owned by The Apostolic Church had since its inception, graduated 670 students. "By the grace of God, this year we are producing 101 with seven (7) graduating with First Class honours, 33 with Second Class (Upper Division), 46 with Second Class (Lower Division), 7 with 3rd Class and 4 Postgraduates." to be able to achieve inclusive and mutual benefits of emerging technologies. The Keynote speaker, and Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Ahmad Salihijo said the role space and digital technology in sustainable development is one that plays out in developed and developing nations alike, describing solar energy as one of the most important technologies for decarbonising the energy sector. ‘‘The space science, the proliferation of digital technologies and data sciences have over the years, transformed the earth’s ecosystems, contributing directly and indirectly towards the achievement of the SDGs. ‘‘We are trying to move away from the traditional lighting system. We are talking about sustainable energy. With our location in Africa, we can maximise solar energy. We have sun light throughout the year and there is no part of Nigeria that does not sun light energy." Sanwoolu, Makinde, Zenith Bank, others emerge finalists for 2022 GRC awards L AGOS—THE board of judges for the 2022 GRC & Fincrime prevention awards has selected finalists for the second edition of the annual award. The awards has been scheduled for Friday, November 25, 2022, at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Award categories include GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards, GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Journey Awards, GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Achievement Awards, and others. The organizations who emerged as the finalists are Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank, Jobberman, Opay, Interswitch, Citi Bank, Zenith Bank, Deloitte, KPMG, Stanbic IBTC Arise TV, Channels TV, ARM Pension Managers Limited and others. In addition, Governor Babajide Sanwoolu and his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State have been shortlisted for the Special Recognition Award for Governors Supporting GRC and Anti Financial Crime Initiatives. A new category has also been introduced this year which is focused on recognizing and celebrating Women in GRC and FinCrime Prevention. Speaking on the awards, the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Dr. Foluso Amusa PhD said: “Governance, Risk, Compliance & Financial Crime Prevention Awards was inspired by continuous effort of firms keeping abreast and up to date with evolving and changing regulatory landscape across the various services, products and industries.“
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