Month: December 2016

  • Ebonyi: Umahi Lays Foundation for Memorable Christmas And New Year

    Ebonyi: Umahi Lays Foundation for Memorable Christmas And New Year

    By Monica Ada C. Eze Prelude Let me start this treatise on how Ebonyians are remembered so specially during this season by quoting Kamil Ali, who stated: “As we enter the Season of Goodwill – Feel the warm glow in your heart by lighting up a smile on someone’s face.” And according to Engr. Dave…

  • AUN Spring 2017 Scholarship Exam Holds Dec 17

    By Aaron Ossai The American University of Nigeria will hold scholarships examination nationwide for newly accepted students on Saturday, December 17, 2016. The scholarships according to a statement made available to National Trail are for new students joining the university for the 2016/2017 academic session to start classes on January 18, 2017 this spring semester.…

  • AUN-API Receives International Award for Peace Work

    By Aaron Ossai A Nigerian local community programme that prevents conflicts between Christians and Muslims, and uses sports to prevent young people from joining terrorist groups, has won the annual prize for Inter-religious peacebuilding from the London-based international Peace Direct organization. The winners were announced at a ceremony in London and Washington, DC on December…

  • AUN IS THE ONLY DEVELOPMENTAL UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA – Margee Ensign

    AUN IS THE ONLY DEVELOPMENTAL UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA – Margee Ensign

    MargeeEnsign is the President of the American University of Nigeria, AUN Yola,Adamawa state.  In an interactive sessionwith a group of Journalists in her office recently, she spoke passionatelyabout Nigeria, about the founder of the University, Atiku Abubakar and thepeople of Yola and Adamawa state in general. She was of the opinion that investing in Agriculture and…

  • Trade and Industry Minister To Declare Open Wuye Market Christmas Fair

    Trade and Industry Minister To Declare Open Wuye Market Christmas Fair

    By Aaron Ossai The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Oke Elenamah is expected to declare open a seven day Christmas Trade Fair being organized by the traders of the Wuye Ultra Modern Market. The Chairman, Planning Committee of the Trade Fair, Mr. Joe Wenegieme told Journalists at a press briefing that the Christmas Trade…

  • Two AUN Graduates Win Scholarships Abroad

    By Aaron Ossai Two alumnae of AUN, Christiana Okere and Marilyn Elechi, have earned scholarships worth altogether $134,100 to study medicine at St George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine, Grenada, in the West Indies. The duo, who graduated from AUN’s pre-med offerings in the Natural and Environmental Sciences (NES) programme in 2016, was accepted into…

  • AUN Holds Technology Open House In Abuja

    By Aaron Ossai The School of Information Technology and Computing, SITC of the American University of Nigeria, AUN is holding the 8th edition of its Technology Open House at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre tomorrow, December 8. According to the Dean of SITC, Mathias Funkam, the Technology Open House is aimed at encouraging and nurturing…

  • NDIC Trains EFCC/ICPC Operatives

    NDIC Trains EFCC/ICPC Operatives

    By Joseph Inokotong The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has concluded a capacity building programme for Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The 52-day long training programme is in line with the existing collaboration between the NDIC and the EFCC towards enhancing the capacity of the…

  • ECA holds African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja

    ECA holds African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja

    By Joseph Inokotong The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), would hold the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) in Abuja, Nigeria, from December 5 to 7, 2016 under the theme “Feed Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth”. Jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the…