It is a common knowledge that Information Communication Technology (ICT) has revolutionised the everyday life of individuals and organisations. As affirmed by the United Nations in its 2008 report ( Global Information Society: A Statistical View), ICT has become so important in ushering the much needed development in third world countries. It is widely believed that what constitutes nation’s wealth is gradually shifting from the possession of abundant mineral resources to technological capacity.

ABUJA — The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed resentment over the manner agencies under the education ministry, particularly the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Examination (JAMB) were being run, saying their operations were embedded in secrecy. The group also revealed that they were compiling some disturbing findings in the agencies, which it would soon forward to the anti-graft agencies for proper investigation.

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, yesterday, announced that its process technology, catalysts and proprietary equipment will form the basis for the largest refinery in Africa, reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported fuels and petrochemicals. Dangote Oil Refining Company selected UOP technology for a world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemical plant to be built in Lekki, near the capital of Lagos in southwestern Nigeria.

A Magistrate, Mrs. O.I. Adelaja , of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered that Sunday Obadele, 37, be remanded in prison custody, for allegedly killing a 63-year-old man,Amuda Abudo. The magistrate who gave the order yesterday, said the defendant should be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons, pending legal advice from the Department of Public Prosecution, DPP.

A 34-year-old businessman, Jeremiah Ejieke, was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing and obtaining several thousands of US dollars under the pretext of investing it in a forex business.

United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has appointed an international human rights lawyer and diplomat, Dr. Uchenna Emelonye, as the Country Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Uganda.

A global oil glut is building as OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia pumps near record highs in an attempt to win a market-share battle against stubbornly resistant U.S. shale production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday. The West’s energy watchdog said in a monthly report that although higher-than-expected oil demand was helping to ease the glut, growth in global oil consumption was far from spectacular.

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has joined the call for the immediate opening of the Lagos State University (LASU) for academic activities, adding that the only guarantee of a smooth academic calendar is for the legitimate grievances of the staff unions to be addressed as quickly as possible.

AWKA — THE introduction of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, had given a great boost to the development of infrastructure in the country’s tertiary institutions, the provost of the Anambra State –owned Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, NOCEN, Dr. Ego Uzoezie has observed. Elated Uzoezie, who recently marked her one year in office as the provost of the institution, observed that TETFUND has proved to be a veritable tool for the advancement of quality education in the country.

Head of Languages and Arts, Oxbridge Tutorial College and author of The King’s Scepter, Mr. Kunle Abrahams, has urged Lagos state to hold bookworm competitions in schools to build the reading culture of children and make them better leaders, as he mentored pupils of Acehall School, Adekunle Fajuyi, Ikeja, Lagos, during their Bookworm Competition, held on Saturday.