THE Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has assured the students and management of the Ogun State College of Health Technology (OSCOTECH), Ilese-Ijebu of government’s support in its quest to blaze the trail in the training of middle-level manpower in the health care sector in Nigeria. The governor stated this last Thursday during the first convocation ceremony of the College.

Kayode Sowole, a 400-level Computer Science student of University of Lagos who won the ‘Best Student App’ for developing the Wazobia Bible application which allows people to read the bible in Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and all English translations offline. In this interview with Vanguard Learning, he speaks on his inspiration for application development. Excerpts

MAKURDI — The management of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, has shut the hospital and ordered the evacuation of patients, following the state of insecurity occasioned by the killing of 60 persons by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the area.

Acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Sarah Alade, said yesterday that no serious damages was recorded in the fire incident that occurred at the Lagos office of the apex bank.

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mrs Sarah Alade, has said that its cashless policy will turn the country’s economy into a first class one and that it was not intended to eliminate the use of physical cash for payment, but to reduce cash transactions in the system

ZENITH Bank Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Godwin Emefiele will assume the seat of Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, early in June 2014 if his nomination by President Goodluck Jonathan is ratified by the Senate. It will be the beginning of a new era and the close of the most tempestuous five years in the Bank’s history under Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

LAGOS—The Chief of Air Staff,CAS Air Marshal Adesola Amosu ,yesterday in Lagos, described as untrue claims that the Boko Haram insurgents were releasing explosives through the airspace.

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has threatened to ground port operations nationwide by withdrawing its members from work should the federal government continue with its policies that are adversely affecting the maritime industry.

ILORIN — Kwara State Muslims Council has asked the delegates to the ongoing National Conference to adopt the parliamentary system of government so as to reduce the high cost of governance in the country.

Members were yesterday divided on the need to call for memoranda from the public.