Rapists to face 14 years jail term in Kano, says Govt
KANO—Kano State government has raised the bar from two to a minimum of 14 years jail term for convicted rapist in the state to check rising cases of rape.
Wither university education under the change programme? – 1
AND, at the top of public education is the university or tertiary institution. That Nigerian education is in shambles is no longer debated; that most of our universities turn out graduates unfit for employment is no longer news. The most alarming aspect of all these is the fact that governments – Federal and States – don’t appear to give a damn about it. One example will be sufficient to illustrate the point. But for the awkward bail-out arranged by the Federal Government recently, some states, including those governed by the APC, owed university staff up to seven months salaries and entitlements.
Mimiko charges as Ondo absorbs 900 NCE teachers
THE Ondo state government has increased the number of teachers in Primary schools in the state with 900 National Certificate in Education (NCE) holders.According to the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, the 900 were redeployed from the local government service into the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to address the need for more teachers in Primary schools across the state.He reported thata three-day refresher course for the teachers is holding in four zones in the state with a centre each in Ondo, Akure, Okitipupa and Ikare .
Nigerian teacher: A poorly paid professional expected to deliver gold
AN American professor emeritus of education, Dr. Ivan Welton Fitzwater, once said “the future of the world is in my classroom today, a future with the potential for good or bad. Several future presidents are learning from me today; so are the great writers of the next decades, and so are all the so-called ordinary people who will make the decisions in a democracy.
DECENT WORK DAY: Labour, allies protest abuse of workers’ rights
ORGANISED Labour and its civil society allies, yesterday stormed some industrial locations in Lagos to protest increasing abuse of workers’ rights casualisation, indecent work and inadequate pay to mark the Decent Work Day, declared by the International Labour Organisation, ILO, on October 7, annually.
How mobile phones transform emergency responses in developing countries
A new report from Developing Telecoms backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund , UNICEF, the United States Agency for International Development, USAID and Mobile Phones Association, GSMA, released yesterday has revealed how mobile phones transform emergency response in developing countries by unlocking untapped reserves of local knowledge, resourcefulness and creativity.
