FG appoints Akwaowo Idongesit acting registrar of ICCON
By Emmanuel Elebek The Federal Government has appointed Chemist Akwaowo Idongesit Reuben as Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, ICCON. ICCON is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare responsible for regulating the teaching, learning and professional practice of chemistry in Nigeria. A letter conveying […]
The measure of a man: Tribute to Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, by Mohammed Hayatu-Deen
Last week, one of the nation’s, and indeed the world’s, foremost technocrats was called to the great beyond by Almighty Allah. I was far away when I received the news. A High Prince of the Caliphate, the Sardaunan Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji devoted his formidable intellectual energy and effort to a lifetime of extraordinary public service here […]
Ex-Lagos Gov Fashola to speak at AVMCC lecture
By Ebunoluwa Sessou Former Lagos State Governor and former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, will speak at the next edition of the “God in My Life” lecture series organised by the Torchbearers Society of the Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, AVMCC, Ikeja. The event which is scheduled to hold on […]
Insecurity in Nigeria: A national emergency demanding collective resolve
By KOLAWOLE OJELABI Nigeria today stands at a troubling crossroads. Across vast stretches of the country, fear has become a constant companion of ordinary citizens. From rural communities to urban centres, from highways once bustling with commerce to schools meant to nurture the next generation, insecurity has cast a long and ominous shadow over the national […]
Baze University establishes University Press to boost scholarship
The establishment of Baze University Press places the University among distinguished institutions around the world that preserve, disseminate and promote knowledge through their own publishing houses.
Nigeria’s agric spending remains at 4.58%, below 10% target — Stakeholders
By Tolu Folorunsho Nigeria’s aggregate public expenditure on agriculture has remained at 4.58 per cent, less than half of the 10 per cent target under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, CAADP, stakeholders have said. The stakeholders also disclosed that only about half of approved capital funds for agriculture were actually spent by the states […]
