By Dayo Adesulu The Vice Chancellor Redeemer University, Prof. Oyewale Tomori has called on fresh intakes of the institution who aim at getting first class to start working towards it from the first day of their admission. He said this recently during the  matriculation ceremony of six hundred and twenty (620) fresh students for the […]

…inaugurates Wharf Landing Fee Collection Authority By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo LAGOS – GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has charged the newly inaugurated members of Land Use Charge Appeal Tribunal against injustice in the course of their duties in the interest of equity. Fashola who also inaugurated the state Wharf Landing Fee Collection […]

By Anayo Okoli Umudike — CRISIS is again looming at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, as the four unions in the university, have rejected the appointment of Professor Mvendega Jibo, as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Council of the University. The four unions, ASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAAT of the university,  said […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA— A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja,  yesterday struck-out the suit by one Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo,  seeking to void the April 28, 2007 election held in Imo State, which produced Dr. Ikedi Ohiakim as Governor of the state. The trial judge, Justice Mohammed Garba, cited lack of jurisdiction to hear the case […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS —  ASSOCIATION of Tippers and Quarry Owners of Nigeria (ATQON), Lagos State chapter, has appealed to the Lagos State government to consider the association in the disbursement of $100 million grant from the French Government to the state in the efforts to transform public transportation system in the state. Patron of […]

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — OVER 300 youths and women dependants of the Nigerian Army officers are currently undergoing training on various skills acquisition for self reliance by Defence Headquarters in collaboration with Grand Edge Career Centre. Declaring the two-week training open at Shadawanka Barracks yesterday, Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — THE Benue State Government plans to introduce life imprisonment or death penalty as punishment for the offence of kidnapping in the state. Governor Gabriel Suswam dropped this hint at the Benue State Police Headquarters in Makurdi when three kidnap suspects involved in the alleged abduction of an eight-year-old girl, Stella […]

“Global economic downturn and trade union action to sustain decent work and decent pay agenda”, was the thrust of a symposium put to together by the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), to mark the world decent workday, held recently in Lagos.

By Ochereome Nnanna DR. Mohammed Hassan Lawal, the Honourable Minister for Works is an experienced member of the Federal cabinet. He was one of the very few ministers that the Yar’ Adua regime inherited from the Olusegun Obasanjo cabinet. Under Obasanjo, he was the Minister of Labour and Productivity. When Yar’ Adua assumed power he […]

IT is a long time since President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said a word about Nigeria’s low electricity supply, or even his electoral promise to declare an emergency on electricity within months of being in office. Electricity is central to the existence of the modern society. Decades ago, it was one of the strongest factors that […]