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Examination malpractice worries WAEC —Official

Examination malpractice worries WAEC —Official

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, at the weekend, identified examination malpractice as a major challenge militating against its operations in its 64 years of existence.

Economy: Buhari and CBN pulling apart

Economy: Buhari and CBN pulling apart

The National Assembly approved the 2016 Appropriation Bill, just a day before recess, on the Wednesday 23rd of March; the approval was a fulfillment of the Appropriation Committees’ promise to do the needful before the Easter break. However, the Senate Appropriation Committee’s Chairman, Danjuma Goje, acknowledged that the three months delay before implementation could have been avoided if the Budget was presented to the Legislature in good time.

Petroleum sector overregulated by FG —LCCI

Petroleum sector overregulated by FG —LCCI

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, said, yesterday, the petroleum industry was flawed with over-regulation and lacked clarity in its operations and hampering the growth, investment and job creation in the sector.

‘FG must be willing to support smallholder farmers’

‘FG must be willing to support smallholder farmers’

Major stakeholders in the agricultural sector recently converged in Kano to review critical issues in the sector at the 41st Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) conference. Chairman, Executive Working Group (EWG) of the British American Tobacco Foundation (BATNF), Professor Femi Ajibola, from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, who was there, shared his views with Financial Vanguard on the outcome of the conference and BATNF’s role in agricultural development, among other sundry issues.