Briga News Nigeria The Federal Government has announced the settlement of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) owed to academic staff of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the period January to August 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, saying the affected…
Briga News Nigeria Thel Presidential Amnesty Programme, on Thursday, sent an additional batch of 15 foreign scholarship beneficiaries for post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The scholars will undertake master’s degree programmes in biomedical science, oil & gas engineering, data science, cyber security, software engineering, automotive engineering, communication culture and media, among others. Speaking at…
Briga News Nigeria The Education for Empowerment (E4E) Mandate Campaign, led by Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has resumed its laptop distribution drive for students under the PAP Scholarship Scheme. The E4E Mandate Campaign team led by officials of PAP on 30th January 2026 visited the Nigerian Maritime…
Briga News Nigeria An Ijaw leader and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has accused the Delta State Government of systematic marginalisation and deliberate neglect of Ijaw communities, particularly in the area of educational development and institutional presence. Mulade, who described the situation as “unjust, provocative and unacceptable in a democratic society,” said the…
Briga News Nigeria •••Says You Must Not Disappoint The Nation The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has reiterated his strong admonition for beneficiaries of the programme’s foreign post-graduate sponsorship to do well for the country and themselves in their studies. Otuaro spoke at the pre-departure briefing for another batch of 12…
By Peter Jonah The 2026 Ogulagha Kingdom Youth conference, an initiative of the Ogulagha Kingdom Youth Council, OKYC, has continue to receive mega boost as series of leaders and well meaning personalities have continuously endorsed it. In a courtesy visit to various leaders in the kingdom President Dede in his different speeches thank them for…
Briga News Nigeria ~~ Cites Lack of Representation and inclusivity. A Delta-born Ijaw leader, Chief Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has implored the Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to consider and appoint an Ijaw man as the next Vice-Chancellor of the Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba. According to him, the call is driven by concerns over…
Briga News Nigeria The Presidential Amnesty Programme, on Thursday, deployed additional 34 foreign post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries to various universities in the United Kingdom for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholars’ programmes include data science, fintech analytics, cyber security, international energy law and policy, construction project management, public health, agri-food technology, electrical and petroleum engineering, among…
Briga Media The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has congratulated the Founder of Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation, Mrs Esther Tonlagha, on her conferment with an Honorary Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Degree in Community Development and Empowerment by the Federal University, Otuoke. The honoree is the wife of Engr. Matthew Tonlagha, an…
Briga Media •••771 to Graduate in Nigeria in 2025 •••Otuaro Hails Scholars’ Performances Nine students awarded foreign post-graduate scholarships by the Presidential Amnesty Programme have graduated from their master’s degree rprogrammes in universities in the United Kingdom. The successful scholars are the first graduates in the offshore post-graduate scholarship deployment to UK institutions by the…
