Some security personnel, journalists and the medical team, who accompanied President Goodluck Jonathan on his campaign tour of Maiduguri, Borno State, were still trapped in Maiduguri, yesterday, following attack on the city by the Boko Haram sect.

Federal Government has said that it will commence piping of petroleum products from the Lagos port to major depots across the country as part of efforts to decongest the perennial traffic situation in the port city of Apapa in Lagos.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, has urged candidates in the forthcoming election to dwell on issues and not personality.

The focus is on the roles of technology and vocational education in enhancing entrepreneurial skills that will equip students for entrepreneurship education in Information and Communication Technology (ICT.) driven technological environment. The world has become globalized and the future prosperity depends on comparative advantage.

As part of efforts to improve innovation and practice in secondary education in Nigeria,The Education Partnership Centre (TEP Centre) and Results for Development Institute (R4D) held its first convening of stakeholders in the secondary education space under the auspices of the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSISPE), addressing the challenges of the girl child and marginalised youths.

Lagos—the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, yesterday urged the electorate to vote for only credible leaders in the February 14 and February 28 elections.

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The stoning of President Jonathan’s campaign team in Bauchi and Katsina had drawn strong rebuke from the president’s associates who saw it as a demonstration of the reported inclination for violence by the opposition.

ado EKITI—Ekiti State government has described as falsehood, claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that a sum of N2 billion was received from the Federal Government as ecological fund in December, saying; “APC should rather defend the N1.5 billion allegedly donated by Dr Kayode Fayemi to the campaign fund of the party’s presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has further reduced the deposit insurance premium rate to all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria as part of efforts toward contributing to financial system stability and promoting public confidence in the banking industry.

Head Coach Samson Siasia has charged his U-23 National Team boys to show character and resilience when they take on the the U-23 National Team of Tunisia in a second international friendly match in Tunis on Wednesday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced measures to curb the rising incidence of international overseas card fraud against Nigerians.

BENIN—GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that the subterranean move by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led Federal Government to postpone the February general elections was a futile attempt to postpone the evil day.

Over the years, questions have been raised on issues regarding Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC), due dates for filing returns, accounting year, accounting period and other tax related issues. The following questions and answers seek to shed some light on these matters.

“Schools and Institutions should recognise these certificates, giving credits to students should they choose to further their studies. Students from universities and polytechnics should be encouraged to join the workforce for work experience and to advance their career path.”—