Education for sale: High fees, mercenaries bane of education sector
Posing as an unlucky candidate who had failed her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), our reporter got the following response from the other end of the line: “Listen, I work with JAMB. I have been doing this for a very long time; do you know how many admissions I have processed for people this year alone? Don’t worry, send me the details and leave everything to me, it will cost you N5,000. I am sure you can afford that.”
Abdullahi lauds IOC on Wrestling
The Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has lauded the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reinstate Wrestling as an Olympic sport.
OBJ: Chicken farmer playing chicken
In this unfolding crisis of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, I have kept my eye on the familiar antics of one man. This man has almost single-handedly shaped the type of democracy we are practising.
‘Why every Katsina girl-child must be educated’
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Katsina State on Girl-Child Education and Child Development, Hajia Bilquis, says the Shema administration believes every girl- child needs to be educated. She speaks on what the state government is doing to make this possible.
Nigeria needs skillful people not certificate holders—Afebioye
AN educationist, Mr. Wale Afebioye, has decried the inadequate training that students receive in many schools in the country and called for a change in curriculum that would make graduates skillful instead of being mere certificate holders.
Visa to shift focus on Nigeria’s tourism sector
The global payments technology company, Visa Incorporated is focusing on shifting its investment into Nigeria’s tourism sector and West African region.
Lagos govt clamps down on illegal abattoirs, arrests 37 butchers
Lagos State Government has made good its threat to clamp down on operators of illegal abattoirs, and arrested 37 butchers at Otto-Awori Abattoir, in Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, LCDA.
Multiple candidates: LP, APC distance selves from emerging trend in Anambra
…As Ubah flags off campaign in Onitsha today…
FOR a state that is always on the amazing side of political developments, the fallout of the recent gubernatorial primaries by most political parties, has once again reaffirmed that Anambra may not be in a hurry to quit being the hotbed of intrigues.
Release of N130bn by FG to varsities not true – ASUU
IBADAN — Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Wednesday, described claim by the Federal Government that N130billion had been released to universities as untrue.
Delta Central Senatorial poll: I won’t step down for any candidate – Majemite
Fred Majemite, a lawyer, is the Political Adviser to Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, one of the strong voices of Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), a stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and an aspirant for Delta Central Senatorial bye-election. He was in Lagos recently where he spoke to newsmen on why he is in the race and why he stepped down in previous elections. Excerpts:
Pan-Atlantic begins undergraduate programmes
Pan-Atlantic University, yesterday, announced the commencement of undergraduate programme for Mass Communication and Business Administration.
