Atiku Abubakar’s looming shadow
AS we begin the homerun to 2019, many politicians are understandably hungry to be the next president of Nigeria. Only one appears to be doing so in a bold and emphatic manner: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former two-term Vice President of Nigeria and (putatively) a member of the ruling All Progressives Alliance, APC. I choose my words carefully because you and I know Atiku’s penchant to jump from one political party to another. Since he started running for president in 1993, he has never run on the same party platform twice. It is unlikely he will consummate his next presidential run in the APC if ailing President Muhammadu Buhari runs for a second term.
Don’t be deceived, employers will pay new minimum wage —Eburajolo
ORGANISED Labour agitation for a new national minimum wage has received a boost from unexpected quarters where many have argued that a new minimum wage is not feasible at this time of economic recession. But in an interview with Labour Vanguard, a renowned industrial relations expert and Group Deputy Managing Director, Kewalram Chanrai Group, Mr. Victor Eburajolo, believes the Nigerian economy stands to benefit more from the new wage, contending that Organised Labour is not doing enough to push for an upward review of the national minimum wage.
Caleb V-C recommends Korean education system for varsities
VICE Chancellor, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Professor Daniel Ayandeji Aina, has recommended that Nigerian universities should adopt the South Korea education system, stressing that it will boost the graduates’ qualities globally.
Westminster College celebrates 90% GCE/JAMB success at graduation
THE valedictory service and graduation ceremony for the 2017 graduating students of Westminster College, Lagos, took place amidst fun and cultural displays to the admiration of parents, guests and well-wishers.
Children reveal how father beat their mother to death
A 42-year-old man, John Owobi, has been exposed by his children as having beaten their mother to death in their Oko-Oba home in Lagos.
LAGOS INLAND WATERWAYS: Yoruba groups, rights activists tackle Fayemi
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere; Yoruba Renaissance Group and Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, have flayed recent directive issued by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development headed by Dr. Kayode Fayemi calling on sand dredgers in Lagos state to ignore the stop work order issued by the Lagos State Government.
