The Judiciary, the burden of justice in 2015
The year 2015 was quite an eventful one for the judiciary. Aside the determination of election disputes by different tribunals across the federation, the year under review also witnessed the prosecution of many politically exposed persons over alleged economic sabotage. Remarkably, the year kicked-off on a low-point, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and other Justices of the Supreme Court were on January 5, locked out of their respective offices by protesting members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN.
Buhari says nothing is vague about his asset declaration
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja said he had declared his assets four times over time and there was nothing vague about the issue.
Chelsea better without Mourinho – Mikel
Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi says Chelsea are heading in the right direction after three games unbeaten since boss Jose Mourinho was sacked.
Ondo suspends 3 principals, 23 teachers over indiscipline
THREE secondary school Principals and 23 teachers have been suspended indefinitely by the Ondo state government over alleged lackadaisical attitude to work and indiscipline.
The Budget: ‘We Heard This Before’
WE remember Alexander Pope (1688-1744), “For forms of government, let fools contest. That which is best administered is best”. This is mainly true of budgeting systems. Nigerian governments have experimented with virtually every form of budgeting ever known to man but like Hamlet’s opinion of drinking, budgets have been honoured more in the breach than in the observance.
Presidential Media chat: Mixed reactions trail Buhari’s performance
Mixed reactions and heated debates trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s first Presidential Media chat held in Abuja Wednesday night.
#Presidentialmediachat: We may send unemployed youth seeking N5k allowance to farms
President Muhammadu Buhari, has declared that unemployed Nigerians seeking the N5,000 allowances promised by the governing party, All Progressives Congress, APC, during the presidential campaign, may be send to farms.
Varsities talk: Continuous denial will not help our universities (2)
I was in Uyo two weeks ago when an NTA news item brought me up short. Unfortunately, there was no writing material around to record the name of the official in one of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education who was being interviewed. Apparently, officials in the Ministry and its agencies had been invited to Aso Rock to brief the President about the education sector. The President had asked them why Nigerian universities had such low ratings among African and global universities. What startled me was the reply reported to have been given to Buhari
#Presidentialmediachat: We may ban hijab because of Boko Haram — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government may ban the use of hijab by muslim women as a result of the use of female suicide bombers by Boko Haram insurgents.
Education 2015: One step forward, two steps backward
WITH a couple of hours to 2016, we at Vanguard Learning bring you a collection of stories that shaped 2015.
N492,034bn education budget: Tagged ‘A Budget of Transition and Hope’ the immediate past Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, presented to the National Assembly the N4.3 trillion 2015 budget.
#Presidentialmediachat: Notable quotes from Buhari
“I cannot see the #NASS spending N45billion to buy cars on top of the transport allowance they collect”
