THE start-up of wealth is in developing a wealth consciousness; whatever you manifest in life hinges on your level of consciousness. This implies that wealth begins from the state of the mind and materializes as the state of life. The start-up of poverty is in possessing a poverty consciousness and it is the poverty consciousness that keeps people perpetually poor and not just the condition of poverty. Therefore, to break free from the condition of poverty, you begin by raising the level of your consciousness.

Stakeholders in the sector have posited that one of the reasons students seem to be losing interest in academics is because the society no longer appreciates and rewards academic excellence. They said, since our reward system is faulty, people now ask; “why are you killing yourself with education when getting a job is not by first class or second class but by who you know?”

THE election of Mr. Donald Trump of the Republican Party as the 45th President of the United States of America, yesterday, provoked an avalanche of questions from local and foreign experts.

FROM the 1914 amalgamation, Nigeria has sought to remain a united country. At first, it was fondly called unity in diversity.

Uncertainty spread across the Middle East following Donald Trump’s US election win, with questions hanging over the war against the Islamic State group, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran’s nuclear deal.

The remains of former member of the NFF Executive Committee and ex-Flying Eagles striker, Otuekong Patrick Ekong will be interred this Friday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

IGBANKE National Progressives Association, INPA, has described the wife of Edo State governor-elect, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, as a beacon of hope for women.

As the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmoud Mohammed, bows out today, the Federal Government has assured that there was no cause for alarm over the emergence of his successor.

Coach of the reigning Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, Imama Amapakabo of Enugu Rangers, U-23 coach, Samson Siasia, Manchester City wonder-boy, Kelechi Iheanacho and many others are among the shortlisted nominees for this year’s award by the organisers of the annual Nigerian Sports Award (NSA) scheduled to hold on 2nd December, at the prestigious Banquet Hall of Eko Hotels and suites, Lagos.

An Abuja High Court sitting at Jabi has given the Federal Government the nod to dock the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr. Saleh Gambo, on November 17.

Algerian Fennec Foxes have been weakened further following groin injury suffered by defender Faouzi Ghoulam ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles.

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have been clobbered by their English counterparts 8-1 at the Suwon Four-nation U-19 tournament taking place in South Korea.

Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to tread with caution in the area of the commencement of the reintroduction of History in the curriculum. They argued that the absence of availability of trained History teachers and a formal curriculum may impede the decision by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.

Environment, they say, influences the quality of people’s thinking. A conducive learning environment has been identified as a major factor that can bring about academic excellence among students in tertiary institutions and contribute to the development of Nigeria. Sadly, Nigeria’s tertiary institutions are lacking in ensuring that academic environments are conducive for learning, both in class area and accommodation.

There is no question of wiping out corruption in the judiciary. I am of the very strong view that the judiciary is not a corrupt institution. There are corrupting influences scouting around the judiciary. Yes! The judiciary itself is not a corrupt institution. Judges are hard working, self giving people. They have onerous duty to cope with, not to be faced with the kind of image that they are burdened with presently. I believe that it is the corrupt people scouting around, who are flying around the judges, that have corrupted one or two persons. The judiciary itself is not a corrupt institution.