Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has urged the 2015 UTME candidates to check its website on Monday, August 3, for the list of universities they have been redistributed to.

The prospect of peaceful resumption in the two chambers of the National Assembly today was, yesterday, being clouded by uncertainty despite trouble shooting efforts that were still in the works at press time last night.

THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that as a party in government, it must provide answers to questions instead of dodging and insulting the opposition.

HUMAN rights are guaranteed in our constitution. That explains why countries all over the world ratified different conventions and treaties on the issue. These include the United Nations Charter on Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. Nigeria is a signatory to most of these laws. Virtually all of them have been domesticated.

BENIN CITY—YOUTH leaders of the All progressives Congress, APC, in the South South, yesterday, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a Special Adviser to head the Amnesty office so as to avoid unnecessary tension in the Niger Delta region.

WARRI—THE people of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, have described the reported crowning of a new Orosuen (King) for the kingdom as “false and completely at variance” with the selection process for a new king for the vacant stool.

Osogbo—There is tension in Osun State as the House of Assembly is set to probe Justice Folahanmi Oloyede’s petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

UGHELLI—SPECIAL Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Youth and Community Development (Delta Central), Mr. Monday Owhesiri, has described his detention at the 222 Battalion headquarters, Agbarha-Otor over Thursday’s morning pipeline explosion at Ighwrenene community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state as unfortunate and a frame-up by oil vandals in the area.

AS the Senate resumes today for legislative business after a forced one-month recess aimed at settling its leadership crisis, many senators yesterday, defended amendment of the Standing Rule used in the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President on June 9.

Lagos—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the crew members on board a vessel, MV Peace before Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged massive involvement in oil bunkering to the tune of 200 metric tons of petroleum produc

That is not even a bad reflection because in all fairness, members of these allied professions -architects, quantity surveyors and engineers have what it takes by training and experience to actually play important roles in project management. But the reason why estate surveyors and valuers have been involved from day one is because, in the construction process, you don’t really allow or encourage a single professional to take on much responsibility in a given project without experiencing conflicts.

AS the Senate resumes plenary today, the lawmakers would be facing so many unresolved contentious issues that require decisive approach.
The legislators had on June 25, suddenly gone on break as a result of the crisis that trailed the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President.

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, member from Abia State, Chief Tony Ukasoanya, has called on his governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to cut down his monthly security vote, which he put at “close to N1 billion.”

The NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has promised to partner the new leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, led by Mr. Waheed Odusile, to fight employers over non-payment of salaries and other welfare issues.

The Chadian army has launched a “major operation” to flush out jihadists from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram group from islands in Lake Chad, a security source said Monday.