Worried by the mass failure in schools and public examinations, former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola, has called on Federal Government to address the poor quality of teachers in secondary schools and provide learner-friendly environment for teaching.

Fresh trouble is brewing between governors of the 36 states and the Federal Government over heavy deductions from the Federation Account in the name of fuel subsidy.

AS part of preparations for the smooth conduct of the 2015 elections, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday, approved contract worth N2.6 billion for the printing of 40 million permanent voters card.

ABOUT four children, including a one-year-old baby, were feared dead and 40 houses allegedly burnt at Ebeberegbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, when Joint Task Force, JTF, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, attacked and razed illegal oil refining factories, in the area, yesterday.

SHELL has announced that oil spills from its onshore facilities and flowlines in Nigeria grew high in 2011 to 63 from the 32 spills recorded onshore in 2010, even as it claims that most of the general spills being recorded in the country were due to the activities of illegal refiners.