President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Federal Government, under an arrangement with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will recruit young professionals that will work on a variety of UN programmes in various parts of the world.

…Vow to continue strike
Bauchi—The Academic Staff Union of College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State, COEASU, has demanded the immediate removal of Alhaji Aliyu Shehu, as registrar of the college, warning that it would not call off its strike unless its demand was met.

Water sachet nylons, polythene bags, plastic bottles, broken plastic buckets, basins, cans etc., litter the streets and gutters leading to blockage of drains and generally making the environment unsightly and unhealthy. It was so bad that the former Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Dora Akunyili called for the banning of sachet water because of the amount of waste generated.

West Brom striker Osaze Odemwingie has warned coach Stephen Keshi he could soon be sacked even after leading Nigeria to AFCON glory.

LAST Sunday evening, Nigeria’s nomenclatura gathered inside the Banquet Hall of the Aso Villa, to celebrate one of the wonders of modern Nigeria; the return from death of First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. It was a solemn spiritual event; a power show; a fashion statement extraordinaire and a political gathering, all rolled into one.