NAMA denies buying limousines for Oduah

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency {NAMA} has denied online media reports that the Agency purchased four limousines for the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah. A statement issued yesterday by Mr. Supo Atobatele, General Manager, Public Affairs Department of NAMA said, “The attention of NAMA has been drawn to frivolous, malicious and mischievous reports being bandied by an online news outfit to the effect that the Agency bought four limousines along with other brands for the Ministry of Aviation or its leadership.”

According to Atobatele, “We hereby make it categorically clear to the public that this evil story, as being promoted is patently false in its entirety and is calculated to put the Agency and the office of the honourable minister into disrepute.”

“For the avoidance of doubt, the said limousines belong to a concesssionaire who is running a VIP shuttle service for non-scheduled operators. The said vehicles were never on the inventory of NAMA and we would like to declare with all emphasis that we do not run ground services as we are statutorily an air navigation service provider.”

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has been mandated to investigate the car scandal, and it’s to submit the report of its findings within 168 hours — one week, to the House for further deliberation.

The action of the House followed a motion brought to the floor of the House by Samson Osagie, APC, under matters of National Importance and seconded by Rep., Sehu Gusau, APC representing Zamfara State.

ASUU Strike Will Be Over ‘In A Few Months’

 Nigerian students were yesterday assured by the Federal Government that the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be over in a few months.

Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike stated this at the anniversary lecture of National Universities Commission, NUC, in Abuja.

Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Macjohn Nwaobiala, the minister reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to resolving the ongoing strike.

“The Federal Government is very concerned about the state of public tertiary institutions in the country. The Federal Government is really worried about the ongoing strike of ASUU and the strike would be resolved in a few months,” Wike said.

In his paper presentation titled, ‘Turbulent and Testing Times for Global Higher Education: Lessons for Nigeria’, Professor John Daniel said “online teaching and learning is now part of the future of most universities. Nigeria should be very good at this because without embarrassing you by pressing the point, I note that your country, through 419 scams, is a world leader in the use of the internet for less desirable purposes.”

According to him, higher education all over the world is facing lot of challenges that included youth unemployment and the current changes in the university system.