Immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Sonni Tyoden, has been commended for uplifting the institution, now rated second best in the country.

The Kwara State Government will today begin a census of unemployed youths in the state as a prelude to creating 2,000 jobs within the first 100 days of the administration under Governor Abdufatah Ahmed’s flagship Kwara Bridge Empowerment Scheme (KWABES).

IT was a bloody weekend in Delta State as a son allegedly killed his 65-year-old mother at Orerokpe while a brother similarly stabbed his blood brother to death at Sapele.

The Chief Medical Director, Consultant Obstetricians/Gynaecologist of Maitama Hospital, Dr Francis Alu, weekend, said that 60% of gynaecologic clinic consultations were infertility-related.

National Agency for Food Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has dismissed a text message being circulated by some dubious persons or group alerting the public of an alleged importation of killer dew water into the country, saying “the text message is false and mischievous.”

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have condemned plan by the Federal Government to increase electricity tariff from N8.50 to N10 per kilowatt starting from July 1.

Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has allayed fears that the introduction of non-interest banking into the system would turn Nigeria into an Islamic country, stressing that Islamic banking is one of so many non-interest banking systems contained in the CBN laws.

THE much touted disharmony between Governor Fashola and the leadership of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Lagos State, peaked, weekend, when members of the state Assembly turned down the list of commissioners submitted by the governor for their consideration and approval.

OYO State Police Command yesterday confirmed the arrest of four wanted members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the state.

The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has said part of his legislative agenda in the Senate was to collaborate with the executive arm of government in order to truly transform Nigeria.

Ahead of the constitution of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, the elders and leaders of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun East Senatorial Zone have raised the alarm over the alleged infiltration of the Presidency by “some questionable characters”.

Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria, CRCN, has advised the Federal Government to constitute a presidential contact committee to meet with members of the Boko Haram sect as a way out of the current insurgency.