“Treat as very important, please,” the circular read.
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Ogun shuts down Harvarde College’s Nursing department for lack of accreditation
Ogun shuts down Harvarde College’s Nursing department for lack of accreditation
The Ogun state government has closed the Nursing Department of Harvarde College of Science Business and Management Studies in Abeokuta as it operated without accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
The enforcement team, comprising officials from the Ogun Ministry of Health’s enforcement team and members of the State Nursing and Midwifery Committee (SNMC), sealed the department on Tuesday.
The shutdown
Dr Kayode Oladehinde, the Permanent Secretary of the Ogun Ministry of Health, revealed during the enforcement exercise that the private institution had been offering a degree program in Nursing Sciences for approximately six years without the required accreditation.
- Represented by the Acting Director of Nursing Services, Mrs. Serifat Aminu, Oladehinde stressed that such unauthorized programs contribute to quackery in nursing, posing a threat to public health.
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- The nursing department will remain sealed until it obtains full accreditation, as emphasized by Oladehinde.
- He denounced the value of a Nursing degree obtained from Harvarde College and similar unaccredited institutions, stating that graduates would be unable to obtain a valid license to practice in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
He expressed concern about the proliferation of institutions offering nursing degrees without accreditation, leading to the production of quacks in the nursing profession, which poses a danger to society.
Oladehinde urged parents and candidates interested in nursing programs to conduct due diligence by checking the NMCN website for a list of accredited institutions, cautioning against wasting time and resources on unaccredited programs.
The permanent secretary warned parents to be wary of institutions making false claims and assured that the Ogun government would continue its efforts to combat quackery in both the education and practice of the nursing profession in the state.
In response to the closure, a 300-level student, who preferred to remain anonymous, expressed shock at the lack of accreditation, regretting the financial investment her parents had made on her behalf in the unaccredited program.
Ogun shuts down Harvarde College’s Nursing department for lack of accreditation
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EFCC to arraign Sirika, daughter over fresh N2.7 billion contract scam
EFCC to arraign Sirika, daughter over fresh N2.7 billion contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign a former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Maitama on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Sirika, who served under former president Muhammadu Buhari, would be arraigned on six amended charges.
The former minister will be arraigned alongside three others, including his daughter, Fatima; Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, for abuse of office to the tune of N2.7 billion.
As part of EFCC investigations into the financial malfeasance allegedly committed by the former minister, “including fraudulent contracts awarded by the ministry under his watch, had on April 23 detained him in Abuja’’.
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Sirika was invited by the Abuja Zonal Command of the commission on the alleged contract malfeasance and was promptly interrogated and detained at the Formella Street, Wuse 2 Zonal office of the Commission.
“The former minister (Sirika) was invited for questioning by investigators handling the alleged contract frauds under his watch in the ministry.
“He honoured the invitation and has been detained as I am talking with you,” an EFCC source said on the condition of anonymity.
The source also said that EFCC had been investigating the alleged contract frauds while the minister was in office, and he had even met with investigators before he was detained.
The arraignment was earlier slated to hold on Tuesday but due to EFCC prayer to amend the charge, a new date was given.
EFCC to arraign Sirika, daughter over fresh N2.7 billion contract scam
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Breaking: Fubara bars all LGA heads from appearing before Rivers Assembly
Breaking: Fubara bars all LGA heads from appearing before Rivers Assembly
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has barred all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from appearing before the Rivers Assembly, especially the Pro-Wike lawmakers.
The governor warned that any of them who appeared before lawmakers loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, led by Martin Amaewhule as Speaker would be sacked.
Fubara had earlier declared that in the eyes of the Law, the State does not have state lawmakers as 27 Lawmakers had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, thereby losing their mandate as enshrined in the constitution.
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Our Correspondent reports that the governor’s directive is contained in an online circular signed by Ebirieneuket Nteile C, Director of Information and Communications for Chairman Local Government Service Commission, dated Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
“I am directed to inform you/ all officers of the 23 Local Government Councils in Rivers State, not to honour/appear before the Members of Assembly or any purported invitation by anybody or group of persons in any guise without the permission of the Acting Chairman- Local Government Service Commission.
“Any staff who disobeys or violates this instruction will be dismissed accordingly from service.
Breaking: Fubara bars all LGA heads from appearing before Rivers Assembly
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We may shut down Nigeria’s economy over cybersecurity levy – TUC
We may shut down Nigeria’s economy over cybersecurity levy – TUC
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) Festus Osifo on Wednesday faulted the cybersecurity levy (CSL) imposed on Nigerians by the federal government.
Osifo in Abuja said the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive to banks imposing a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on almost all electronic transactions was “ a conspiracy of the oppressors against the masses and citizens of this country and it must be resisted by all well-meaning Nigerians”.
Newstrends earlier reported that the 0.5 per cent levy implementation will commence on May 20, 2024.
He said, “How can such obnoxious law see the light of day in a truly people-oriented legislative house.
“It is indeed illogical that this is coming at a time that Nigerians are grappling with the high cost of living that is imposed by the devaluation of Naira, hyper hike in the cost of petrol, supersonic increment in the cost of electricity tariff, etc.
“We are quite disturbed that since the inception of this administration, its policies have brought pain, anguish and sorrow to Nigerians. Whereas a bank account holder in Nigeria today is currently charged stamp duty, transfer fee, VAT on transfer fee, and all forms of account maintenance levies by both the government and the banks.
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“So many policies of this government are not only imposing hardship on the downtrodden Nigerians but also businesses, as some of them are shutting down because of the unfriendly business environment.
“Financial analysts have done a preliminary estimate using the 2023 online transfer volume in Nigeria that fell within these categories and put the value at over N2trn; what kind of cybercrime are we fighting with this humongous amount of money?
“This burden seems not to be enough as the government is poised to inflict further pain on the already battered Nigerians”.
Osifo urged the federal government to issue a marching order to the CBN to immediately withdraw the circular and cancel the plan levy forthwith.
The TUC boss warned of a nationwide protest that will immediately cripple economic activities.
In his words, “failure to withdraw, we will be left with no option than to mobilize all our members, stakeholders and indeed the entire masses to embark on the immediate protest that would culminate into the total shutdown of the Nigerian economy as this is one exploitation too many”.
We may shut down Nigeria’s economy over cybersecurity levy – TUC
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