ANGRY teachers across the 20 Local Government Areas of Bauchi State, yesterday, stormed the state Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, protesting eight months unpaid salaries and other benefits.

The Bank of Industry (BoI) yesterday explained that the investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the allegation of misapplied cement funds had since been resolved. According to the Bank’s management, parties to the transaction have addressed the concerns raised with the new terms reached on how to manage the funds which have grown from N9 billion in 2011 to N13.2 billion as at last week Friday. Indeed, BoI was appointed in 2009 to manage funds accruing from levies on imported cement for the development of Nigeria’s cement industry.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has raised alarm over the rise in sexual harassment complaints in tertiary institutions across the country.

The National Universities Commission, NUC, has given approval to the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, NTNU, to admit students into its College of Medicine.

The Nigerian Navy has arrested more pipeline vandals and recovered suspected pirates vessel four months after pirates hijacked an oil tanker, MT Maximus.

There is no time to be more generous than now. Be generous at heart; do not let stinginess overcome you. Let the verses of Quran and hadith encourage you to spend generously in the way of Allah and keep the goal of attaining the hereafter in your mind. Allah SWT says in the Quran: “And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul— it is those who will be the successful.”

ORGANISED Labour has given Oyo State government Thursday to resolve ongoing dispute with workers in the state over its education policy, failing which all commercial and other activities in the state will be shut down.

In its determination to reposition the bank, Unity Bank Plc has begun the process of forging a strategic alliance with Black Trituium, an equity and investment fund manager.

Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has said that the state government will implement strategic programmes to reduce infant and maternal mortality in the state.

Two men, who specialize in defrauding car dealers in Lagos by issuing fake bank cheques and fake bank alerts, met their waterloo yesterday, when one of their victims, identified as Ifeanyi, raised the alarm when he discovered that an alert he got for the payment of the vehicle sold to the suspects was not genuine.

The ongoing group exhibition at the Art21 gallery, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, has raised a lot of question as to how Nigeria got to the pitiable state it has found itself especially regarding politics and mechanism of the mass media as well as challenges of insecurity.

THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, yesterday, said it has never entered into any agreement with the Federal Government on cessation of hostilities in the Niger Delta region.

ABAKALIKI-EBONYI state government weekend signed a pact with IBETO Group of companies and representatives of 4 host communities of Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi state on the revitalization of the Nigeria Cement Company Plc, in the South East which had been moribund since 2003.

The Onyeogu Family Union Ukpologwu Illah, Delta State has stated, in categorical terms, that the remains of late former national team coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi will be buried at his ancestral home in Illah.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court sitting in Jabi, yesterday, deferred the arraignment of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and forgery, till June 27.