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Works Minister Umahi Urges South East to Support President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda To Tame Insecurity

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2 months ago

December 28, 2024

…Lauds Gov. Nwifuru on Inclusive Leadership

Joel Ajayi

The Honourable Minister of Works, his Excellency Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi CON has assured the people of South East that the year 2025 shall mark a turning point in the efforts of the federal government in tackling security challenges facing the Zone.

He gave this assurance during the yuletide visit of Izzi Nnodo Youth Forum to the Honourable Minister of Works at his country home, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on 27th December 2024.

Recounting the unprecedented democracy dividends harvested by South East under the Renewed Hope administration, he called for more support and solidarity to the administration of his Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. “We must always be grateful to God, and we must be grateful to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“I believe strongly that the Igbo people, the South East people, are now on the right track.We have learnt to talk less. We have learnt to know that the centre belongs to all of us. We have learnt to support the government at the centre.”

The Honourable Minister hailed the leadership stewardship of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Bldr. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru,GGCEHF which he said had deepened the cause of peace and tranquility in the State.

While commending the sense of generosity and gratitude of the youths of Izzi Nnodo, he urged all the youths of Ebonyi State to continue to champion the cause of peace and fairplay,. equity and good conscience as that was the virtue that inspired the Divine Mandate’s victory in the 2023 General Elections. He said that the 4+4 terms of the Governor of Ebonyi State is sacrosanct, and no agent of disunity can twart it.

“I will continue to preach equity,fairness, and justice in Ebonyi State. We will continue to encourage our dear Governor to be fair to be equitable. God will continue to be with him.”

Earlier in his speech, the President-General of Izzi Nnodo Youth Forum, Dr Andrew Chibueze Elom said that the aim of the visit was for the youths of the three Local Government Areas that make up Izzi Nnodo where the current Governor of Ebonyi State hails from, to share the joy of the season with the Honourable Minister and to thank and appreciate him for being a divine instrument for making an Izzi son the Governor of Ebonyi State.

He said the people of Izzi are people of gratitude and reciprocity and would forever honour the Honourable Minister for his invaluable support that made the feat possible.

“For the fire of favour, fire of blessings, fire of development, that you have ignited here, we say thank you, Your Excellency. We don’t have much to say or give you. Silver or Gold, we don’t have. But what we came here with is words of appreciation and heart of gratitude. We are so much happy,Your Excellency. We will forever be happy, Your Excellency”

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Education

NECO acquires high performance OMR scanner to enhance examination efficiency

Published

6 days ago

March 6, 2025

The Gleamer

Mariam Sanni

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has acquired a high performance Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) Scanner to enhance the efficiency, Credibility and Security of its examinations.

In a statement by the Ag. Director of information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani , the Registrar/Chief Executive, prof. Dantani Ibrahim wushishi at the inauguration of the newly Installed Scanning machine at the ICT Department in Minna , said it was part of the Council’s efforts to improve accuracy, speed and reliability in its examination process.

Prof. Wushishi disclosed that the scantron Insight 1500c is a high performance OMR Scanner known for its precision, speed and ability to handle large volume of scripts efficiently.

He explained that “with this new addition, we will significantly enhance our data processing capabilities, ensuring faster and more accurate results processing for millions of candidates across the world”.

According to him, the newly acquired scanner has the capability to scan over 15,000 OMR sheets per hour and 250 per minute.

The Registrar stated that the scanning machine which cost about N500 million, has the capacity to simultaneously scan and score OMR sheets.

Prof. Wushishi explained that the acquisition of the high-speed scanner is a testament to NECO’s commitment to leveraging technology in all its examination processes.

The Director ICT Department, Mr. Goddy Usioboh, in has address, said the acquisition of the new scanner aligns with NECO’s Vision of delivering World-class examination services while maintaining the integrity of its assessment.

The Technical Adviser from Scantron Company, Minessota, USA, Mr. Tom Harry who trained the staff of the ICT Department on the Operations of the new scanning machine, expressed satisfaction with the staff high level of dedication and diligence during the training.

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