As part of moves to douse the rising tension caused by the recent increase in the tuition fees of students of Lagos State University, LASU, the state government said the proposed fees would only be paid by incoming students that would gain admission into the school in years to come.

As objection to the nomination of Mrs. Roli George as the representative of Lagos State in the National Population Commission, NPC, rages, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, said, yesterday, its opposition was informed by the need to adhere strictly to constitutional provisions on such nominations, rather than on basis of ethnicity or party affiliation.

THE 21-man Justice Alfa Belgore-led presidential constitution review committee has set a template to achieve its objective of refashioning a new constitution for the country.

IGBORE community in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was for over two years enveloped in darkness. Many of its residents whose sources of livelihood depend on electricity could not make ends meet as several steps taken to register their plights with the state authorities met a brickwall.

AT the 2011 edition of the Abuja carnival held last week, revellers and fun seekers let down their hair in style as the various state floats passed by with drums and sound system blaring popular tunes.

As part of efforts to eradicate slavery, UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, yesterday called on the private sector to partner with governments to eliminate the practice and other forms of child labour in countries across the world.

TO further demonstrate its commitment to the Nigerian Content Act, Oilserve Ltd, one of the major Engineering and construction service companies in the country has further positioned itself for the execution of major gas/power infrastructure projects currently undergoing Front End Engineering Design (FEED).

The basic and most essential attribute of a Muslim marriage is faith which nurtures love and breeds persevearance. Since Islam is a way of life and not just a religion confined to daily worship, faith about the omniscient God, about how He direct our affairs becomes an integral part of a Muslim’s life.

IN what may be explained as a commencement of its end- of- year clampdown on smugglers, the Federal Operations Unit(FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted six vehicles loaded with assorted contraband at different areas across the South Western axis.

Former Chief of Defence Staff and Defence Minister, General Domkat Bali (rtd) has said he rejected the national merit award given to him recently because he considered it an insult to his personality.