Only primary schools can save our varsities – NUC
Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, said yesterday that little or nothing could be done to effect positive changes in the country’s university education system, unless there was urgent improvement in primary and post-primary school systems.
Itsekiri seek ACF’s support against Toru-Ebe State
Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday, assured that no new state would be created in the country since the North had the final say on the issue, and did not support the emergence of new ones.
PC for students: Exploring the tablet option
IN the last take of this column, the Student PC Ownership Scheme of the Federal Government, powered by the Ministry of Communications Technology and its agency, NITDA, was the subject of discussion. Lauding the effort, I wrote, inter alia: “Overall, it is a commendable initiative, seeing that telcos are expected to connect the PCs with bandwidth, processors from Intel, software from Microsoft, credit from the banks. Obviously a lot of work has gone into preparing the scheme. The minister and her team are to be commended.”
NPA expresses concern over abandoned vehicles, sets up committee
The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has expressed fear over the number of abandoned vehicles in the port, promising to set up committee to address the situation.
ATCON holds telecom executive, regulator forum
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to host Nigeria’s Telecoms Executives and Regulator Forum 2012.
Oil production kicks off at Okoro offshore field
Okoro 14 field extension development well drilled by Afren and Amni International company have commenced oil production from the well from the existing Okoro main field wellhead platform (“WHP”), with the objective of establishing early production from the new field extension that was announced in January 2012.
