THE Edo State Government has concluded plans to introduce the study of Bini language into the state’s school curricula, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has disclosed.

ONDO State Government yesterday promoted about 5,000 teaching and non-teaching staff ranging from grade levels seven to 16 in secondary schools in the state.

DISTURBED by the slow pace of development and Nigeria’s negative image abroad, some eminent Nigerians have proffered suggestions on how to shore up the country’s imag e.

You know when you’re wearing something you shouldn’t have worn. Raised eyebrows at best, and hysterical laughter at worst, could be quite hard to ignore especially when you have an ego to protect. Who said fashion is only for the fairer sex? Well, they were dead wrong, and you would be too if you wear anything on this list.

ART, says, Paul Cezainne is” a priesthood and only the pure in heart can enter it.” It is perhaps as a result of the priestly nature of artistic and creative process, which requires even from the creator of art an initiatory tutelage that makes the study and appreciation of works of some genuine artists a Herculean task.

Three orphans from the Federal Capital Territory have secured scholarship from a Non-Governmental Organisation, Youth Empowerment Education Initiative, to university level for winning quiz competition organised by the group for students from different orphanages in Abuja.

Justice Charles Archibong of a Federal High Court, Lagos, stunned the Nigeria’s legal community, when on April 2, barred the prosecution team in the Erastus Akingbola’s trial, comprising five Senior Advocates of Nigeria, from appearing before the court or another judge of the Federal High Court over the matter, which he described as “serious and professional incompetent” of the prosecution team.

MINISTER of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, has said that the federal government is committed to reviving moribund factories in the country through its transformational agenda.

Following the disclosure by the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to incorporate new skills acquisition training programme into the 2012 Batch ‘A’ orientation course, mixed reactions from corps members have continued to trail the move.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has flagged Dangote Flour Mills Plc, Starcomms Plc, and 44 other quoted companies for sanctions for their failure to abide by its post listing requirements.

LOCAL printers under the umbrella of the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) have criticised the award of N2.6 billion voters’ cards contract by the federal government to a none registered member of the Institute.

Anxeity has nowenveloped Enugu State as the people await an Abuja Federal High Court’s judgment on the validity or otherwise of Governor Sullivan Chime’s nomination as the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s, PDP, candidate for the 2011 election.

THE circumstance has made it almost impossible to write this week’s piece. I am in Las Vegas, in the US state of Nevada, to attend this year’s NAB Show. NAB is the National Association of Broadcasters, and the show brings broadcasters and the industry together annually, in a showcase of content and the cutting-edge delivery modes.

Jos – The Plateau State Government is to take a N4 billion loan to boost agricultural production in the state. This followed the nod of the House of Assembly to the state government to obtain the loan after adopting the report of the House Committee on Agriculture which recommended approval of the loan on the ground that the purpose was worthwhile.