The naira yesterday depreciated to N361 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window as the volume of dollars traded rose to $146.09 million.

Lagos State Government urged parents to invest more in children’s education even as it commended Fidson Healthcare Plc for its commitment to the academic development of Nigerian Children through its Astymin brand’s annual flagship programme, tagged Astymin Brilliance Reward.

YENAGOA— FUEL scarcity has hit Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, following a clash between personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and fuel tanker drivers along the East-West Road in Rivers State.

ABUJA—EXECUTIVE Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa, disclosed yesterday that a high-level fraud involving some academic scholars and staff of his agency, had been detected.

ABUJA—The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has inaugurated caretaker committees in Borno, Kebbi and Ogun states, following the dissolution of their respective chapters at the recently concluded special, non-elective national convention.

Abuja—The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, has said it was working to access the $30 billion agricultural grant contributed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other donor agencies for rice production in Africa.

Prof. Wale Okunuga of University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, has said that African scholars only contribute two percent of the over 5 million research papers in the scientific community in the last 10 years.

Prof. Emeritus Francis Allotey has urged government at all levels in the West African countries to invest heavily in Astronomy and Space Science as parts of efforts set to realise the millennium development goals.

As part of efforts to improve medical education and practice in Nigeria, leading healthcare company GSK Pharmaceuticals has signed a memorandum of understanding with the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, to sponsor the Biennial Emeritus Professor O. O. Akinkugbe National Inter-Medical School Quiz Competition.

Dr . Greg Ibe, the Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu in Abia State exhibits an interdisciplinary approach to academic issues. He is a teacher in the relatively new field of entrepreneurship education which he presently handles at his university . In this interview, he provides a new insight into the link between education and entrepreneurship development. He spoke to Fred Okopie

Gunmen numbering 10 have abducted former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr. Hussaini Akwanga, in Nasarawa State.

The Nigerian navy on Tuesday released the list of successful candidates in the aptitude test that was held nationwide on August 12, 2017.

Former Minister of Petroleum and All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Chief Don Etiebet, yesterday, called on Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari a chance, saying he means well for the nation.

LEADERS of United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, few days ago met in Lagos to review the socio-economic and political situations in the country as they affect the Nigerian workers and masses, and concluded that workers an indeed the Nigerian masses have been abused, denied, deprived, humiliated, persecuted, harassed and abandoned.

BENIN—THE Benin Youth Council, BYC, has charged the new leadership of the state House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto, to avoid some of the mistakes allegedly made by the ex-Speaker, Justin Okonoboh, so as to have a successful tenure.