DLI, e-learning, most viable means of broadening educational access – Okebukola
Former National Universites Commission (NUC) Executive Secretary and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council, Osun State University, Professor Peter Okebukola has said that the Open Distance Learning Institute (ODLI) should be run to fulfill its primary objective, saying it should be seen as a potent pathway for bonding the world as a global knowledge society with technology playing a key role.
Cardinals develop ‘profile’ of new pope, agree on media blackout
WITH only two of the 115 cardinals, who will elect the new pope being awaited, the cardinals continued their pre-conclave meetings Wednesday outlining qualities the successor of Pope emeritus, Benedict XVI, should have.
Oil falls below $111 on U.S. inventory data
Crude oil fell more than $1 per barrel on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed domestic crude inventories rose much more than forecast.
U.S. crude stocks rose 3.83 million barrels in the week to March 1, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. Analysts had forecast a 500,000-barrel build.
Amosun, Ogun lawmakers apologise over show of shame
GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and the leaders of the two warring factions of the State House of Assembly, yesterday, publicly apologized to the people of the State and Nigerians for the violence and disgraceful conduct by the lawmakers.
Community protests PHCN’s outrageous bill
The Landlords and Tenants Association in Alaba-Oro area of Lagos is protesting erratic billing by the PHCN in spite of poor electricity supply to the community.
UNICEF vows to stem deaths of children under 5 with immunisation
Determined to stem preventable deaths among infants and children in the country, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has vowed to intensify the immunisation of children under the age five from this year onwards.
Nasarawa govt bans okada on highways, launches tricycles
Nasarawa State Government has banned the use of commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada as a means of transportation.
IWD: Making girls and women a priority today, every day
In this special write-up to mark the International Women’s Day, IWD, on Friday, March 8, 2013, Jill Sheffield, President and Founder of Women Deliver, and Dr. Fred Sai, former Advisor to the Ghanaian Government on Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, write on the significance of the IWD towards attaining lasting gains in global women’s health and equality.
Afcon has made me more mature – Mikel
John Obi Mikel has said that winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Cup and the crowd that met the team on arrival in Nigeria is a feeling he will never forget.
NAFDAC DG calls for effective policing of rural areas
Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii has called on state governments to support NAFDAC’s efforts to police the grassroots by setting up the Agency’s local government desk in their states.
Korean firm pays 25% bid price for Geregu
Korean and indigenous consortium, KEPCO/NEDC has paid the sum of $32.7million, being 25 percent of its bid price of $131million for the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, in which it emerged the core investor. The DISCO was the most keenly contested during the bid tenders, with 10 bids submitted for it.
