Impressed by the socio-economic and philanthropic initiatives of Alhaji Aminu Ya’u, a former General Manager of Human Resources at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the Katagum Youths Mobilisation and Enlightenment Forum has called on him to contest for the Katagum Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 House of Representatives elections. The forum believes that […]
NEMA Launches New Strategy to Boost Disaster Resilience after a Deadly 2024 Food Season Killed Thousands, Displaced Many, Destroyed Farmlands
The agency has partnered with the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and other development actors to bring disaster risk financing into the mainstream of Nigeria’s emergency management framework.
Mass Exodus of Healthcare Professionals Alarming – Pate
Once again the federal government has raised an alarm over the increasing number of healthcare professionals leaving Nigeria for better opportunities abroad, citing serious implications for the country’s already strained health system. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the seventh annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), the Coordinating Minister […]
Students Detain Caretaker Over Prolonged Power Outage
Tension intensified when residents of a students’ off-campus lodge known as “EFCC” detained their caretaker for several hours over a persistent electricity outage. Frustrated by more than a week without power, the students reportedly locked the caretaker, identified as Markus Yakubu Maikano, inside the lodge premises from around 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., accusing him […]
NBTE Assesses 78 Programmes in Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Expresses Satisfaction, Flags Areas of Improvement
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has conducted an accreditation and resource verification exercise of at least 78 academic programmes at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi. During the visit, the 208 NBTE’s team assessed several old and new academic programmes, reviewing staffing, teaching material, and learning resources as part of its mandate to uphold institutional […]
Final-Year Student Builds Smart Wireless Battery Charger as Project
Ahmed Yusuf Muhammad is breaking new ground with his innovative final-year project by designing and constructing a smart wireless battery charger with a charger monitor. A final-year Higher National Diploma (HND) student in the Department of Science Laboratory Technology at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi (FPTB) believes his idea will revolutionise mobile charging technology. During an exclusive […]
NAFDAC Urges Nigerians to Fight Fake Drugs with Greenbook App
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on Nigerians to help combat counterfeit medical products by using its newly launched verification app, Greenbook. NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the appeal on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day sensitization workshop on the new detection app. Represented by the agency’s […]
Fed Poly. Bauchi Boosts Engineering Innovation, Acquires Multi-Million Naira CNC Machine
Teaching and learning at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi will soon be transformed after it has acquired a modern Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine worth millions of naira. The CNC machine was recently unveiled by the institution’s Rector, Alh. Sani Usman in company of other management staff who were received […]
Mass Comm. Wins Larema/FPTB Dean’s Championship, Defeats AGT 4:3
Team Mass Communication has emerged victorious in a thrilling Larema Hotel/Federal Polytechnic Bauchi sponsored football tournament final, defeating Agricultural Technology in a hard-fought match that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Persons with Disability Lauds Involvement in State-to-State USAID Programme
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Bauchi State have praised the USAID-funded State-to-State Activity for actively involving them in the implementation of their programmes.