The immediate past Senate President, Senator David Mark, has urged improved funding for the education sector in the country in order to save the upcoming generation from oppression and manipulation.

ABUJA – The Presidency has said that governing councils of federal universities were not among the boards of federal government institutions dissolved. They are to run as constituted, at least for the time being.

On March 2012, the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was inaugurated to address unemployment in the country. Though the programme has trained over 500,000 graduates since its inauguration, the leadership of the scheme said it had not yet satisfied with its achievements. In this interview, the NYSC Director of SAED, Mrs Mary Danabia, speaks on relevance of the programme and factors militating against it.

EFFURUN- THE Police have arrested 44 suspects over last week’s fracas by members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Uvwie chapter, near Warri, Delta State.

Stepping into octogenarian fold with grace is a journey worth celebrating. For Uncle Fred Agbeyegbe whose 80th birthday berthed some kind of theatrical carnival brings to fore a rethink – the style in which deceased are celebrated opulently, instead of luxuriant cascades for living legends. However, both deserves eulogies to inspire success quest in living beings.