The Nigeria Youth For positive Change, NYPC, has accused the Federal Government of allegedly paying lip service to the fight against corruption in the country.

For more than two decades now, there seem not to be any sector of the Nigerian economy that has generated much ado and giving much cause of worry in a comparably equivalent degree as the Education sector hence, the condition of the sector formed the bone of contention in the 17th Annual Prof. Fafunwa Educational Foundation Lecture held recently at the National Institute of International Affairs(NIIA), Victoria Island.

On Tuesday this week, Nigeria as a country probably had a low key celebration to mark the 53rd anniversary of political independence from our colonial masters. Perhaps, the anniversary was celebrated without fanfare or pomp and pageantry in acknowledgment of the increasing global unrest that is on top of the agenda of most developed, developing and less developed nations occasioned by unexpected security incidents.

National Headquarters of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG plan to hold a one-day special prayer for civil servants on Sunday, 6th, October 2013 by 8am.

Diamond Bank Plc has launched an international multipurpose debit card for students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, which would enable them carry out financial transactions such as paying for school fees, online payments as well as voting during their students’ Union elections.

THERE are indications that the monthly security reports from the Lagos maritime Zone, has shown increased security surveillance in virtually all the terminals in Lagos maritime Zone.

The Chairman Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, Lolu Akinwumi has said that the introduction of a new code of advertising practice would help to strengthen regulation and ensure professionalism in the industry.

Two men, Sulaimon Ganiyu and Jamiu Sulaimon, were, yesterday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly raping and assaulted a 21-year-old lady.

The Rivers State Government has flagged-off its 2013 Free Education Project. The flagging-off ceremony took place at the Dr.Christie Toby Model Primary School, Elekahia, Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt.

The sub-heading of this column was announced last week – ‘why religious organisations should do more.’