“Once a student passes through the competitive undergraduate admission process, he or she does not have to worry about finance they will be on full scholarship.’’

Nigeria Ship-owners are hoping to take charge of Cabotage business as the deadline by the management of the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, NCDMB, for the N5.4 billion monthly vessels servicing projects by foreign owners for major companies expires in a few months.

Three principal officers whose appointments at the Osun State University, UNIOSUN, were recently terminated by the state government have faulted the action and are asking to be re-instated, saying they were unduly treated.

An educationist and Director of Cayley College, Dr Mary Iyayi, has called on educational institutions to focus on talent development which is key to developing the innate potentials of the students. The need to improve the mind of the students also helps them engage in better self-expression which aids learning capabilities.

“We are going to be a facility where people will train. What we will be doing here will impact lives in other areas, This is a start, but it is a place where those who work in other facilities can come to see the equipment and learn how they can be used to deliver proper healthcare.

They cannot construct even culverts, so I see local government administration is another medium of paying salaries, collect money on behalf the people and share among themselves. It does not touch the actual populace in the area and for me, it does not make sense, all the same, they should not scrap it, at least for security reasons. Aside from that, it has no benefit whatsoever to the communities.

Basking in the euphoria of reaching an agreement with the Greeks ship-owners over provision of 40 ships to enhance capacity among its members in the Nigerian maritime sector, the Nigerian Ship-owners Association, NISA, has said that it had entered into another agreement, this time with American and Turkish partners on the provision of vessels not limited to product tankers alone.

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has vowed to investigate alleged misapplication of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, Sure-P, funds allocated to the state under the immediate past administration.

Top dancehall star a.k.a Egberipapa of Bayelsa, Timaya has had another baby girl. The singer was full of joy today July 15 when his long standing partner and mother of his first daughter, Barbara Nwokolo was delivered of a bay girl

Yenagoa—Three pastors and a woman, who operates a private school in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, were paraded on Wednesday as operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, smashed a child trafficking syndicate operating in the state.

Google is looking to make it easier for people to shop while using its website, launching a trial run of a feature allowing smartphone users make online purchases from their search results.

At least 30 people were killed in three attacks by Islamists in northeastern Nigeria, local officials and inhabitants said Wednesday, days ahead of a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Barack Obama.

The US out-going Consul General, Jeffery Hawkins has described his stay in Nigeria as rewarding. The CG who noted that Nigeria is a nation with tremendous brain power and people power, urged Nigerians to maintain efforts towards moving the country forward.

Contrary to rumour making the rounds that Emeka Ike’s wife, Emma has filed for divorce after 13 years of living with the actor, the former has refuted the claims, insisting that his marriage is intact.

The rift in the fold of the Senate after the election of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu deepened on Wednesday as some senators loyal to Senator Ahmed Lawan, APC, Yobe North under the aegis fight for the control of the red chambers.