Brightter ICT horizon beckons as 8 years old Nigerian becomes youngest MCP
It took quite some efforts to get little Favour Nwaiwu, an eight year old primary four pupil of Royal Family Academy, Abuja, to pose for a good photo shot. She is not a photo freak and by no inclination into any liking for fashion shows.
UNN admits 4,000 students
ABOUT 4,000 fresh students have been admitted into various academic programmes of the University of Nigeria, UNN, Nsukka for the new academic session, commencing March 10.
Jonathan urges end to varsity teachers’ strike
By Tony Edike ENUGU—ACTING  President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the intermittent disruption of academic activities in the nation’s tertiary institutions through worker’s strikes and other forms of unrest, saying that the development had continued to rob the country of the chance of achieving its objectives in the education sector as well as the […]
Filing of petitions in Anambra guber election ends
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE 30–day period for the filing of petitions against the February 6 governorship election in Anambra State, ended yesterday with only two persons, Dr. Chris Ngige of the Action Congress, AC, and Dr. Christian Okoli of the United Nigeria Democratic Party, UNDP, challenging the result of the election won by Mr. Peter […]
80,000 Nigerian children may die of Vitamin A deficiency
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — No fewer than 80,000 Nigerian children are prone to die annually from Vitamin A deficiency related ailments if concerted efforts are not made to control and prevent the deficiency amongst growing children in the country. Country Director of Helen Keller International, HKI, Dr. Omo Ohiokpehai, who said this in Makurdi […]
Senate to nominate new AGF, Edo NDDC commissioner today
By Emmanuel Aziken ABUJA—The Senate is today considering the suitability of Mr. Samuel Ukura as the Auditor General of the Federation, AGF. The Senate is also today expected to consider the report of its Committee on Niger Delta on the nomination of Mr. Donald Omorodion as the Edo State representative on the board of the […]
N6.5bn scam: Court grants Austrian medical leave abroad
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA——An Austrian, Mr. George Eder, whose company was used to perpetuate the alleged N6.5bn fraud in the Nigerian aviation ministry in 2006, was yesterday granted 40 days by an Abuja high court, to travel abroad for medical treatment. Mr. Eder who was arraigned on 19 October 2007, by the Economic and Financial […]
Jonathan resuscitates Ajaokuta steel, NIOMCO
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA – The Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, may have chosen to breathe new life into the moribund national steel complex of Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, with the approval for the re-operationalisation of both entities. Disclosing the Acting President’s decision in a briefing in […]
Co-operative society assures members on prompt payment
UGHELLI—AGAINST the rumour making the rounds that Sungold Co-operative Society, an Ughelli based network marketing outfit, was on the verge of being shut down, the Director of Finance of the outfit, Mrs. Blessing Anyi, has assured members that payment of their bonuses would be paid as at when due.
FG resuscitates scholarship awards
By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE — THE Federal Government has approved the resuscitation of the Federal Government scholarship awards to students in Nigerian tertiary institutions as it pledged to revive other scholarship schemes in due course, the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Ominyi Egwu, has said. Speaking at the 22nd Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting of Secretaries […]
Lent: A time of sacrifice
By Rev Msgr Gabriel Osu LENT is a time for sacrifice, a time to give up something. What are those thing you have been doing you think are not good as a child of God but you still do them as a result of the pull of satan? The Holy Bible tells us to “cut […]
