What did the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Rotimi Akeredolu, who having earlier questioned the legality of the swearing in of Justice Katsina-Alu as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, expect by showing up dressed in ceremonial robes at the ceremony admitting 19 senior lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

The new Senior Secondary School Education Curriculum (SSEC) whose implementation is to commence from September 2011 has thrown up a big challenge to teacher educators in the nation’s Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and Universities as they have to review their teacher preparation programmes in the context of knowledge of subject matter, teaching skills and competencies.

FOR some time now, organised labour and other interested parties have been expressed misgivings over the conduct and activities of third party employers, generally referred to as ‘Labour contractors’. Though the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, in a bid to standardize their operations, is issuing guidelines and permit for their operations.

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria ( TUC ) and its affiliate, Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association, PERESSA and Siemens Limited Nigeria, have settled their lingering dispute over the termination of the appointment of a official of Simens, Mr. Moses Onibudo, and other issues.

The new Minister of Education, Prof (Mrs) Ruqayyatu Rufa’i has urged the parastaltals under her ministry to emulate the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council by adopting the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative in conducting their activities.

When, on November 10, 2008, Uzoma Okere was brutalized by some Naval ratings in the convoy of a Rear Admiral, for obstructing their way, Nigerians rose in total condemnation of the raw show of power.

FOR some time now, organised labour and other interested parties have been expressed misgivings over the conduct and activities of third party employers, generally referred to as ‘Labour contractors’. Though the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, in a bid to standardize their operations, is issuing guidelines and permit for their operations.

What could have made a young man in his prime to organise his own wake when he is still alive and kicking. Could he be a member of an unknown cult and is only doing the bidding of the group?

At the 29th Distinguished Lecture Series of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, delivered by Mr. Peter Ujomu, a researcher, sociologist and human resource practitioner titled “Contemporary Issues in Poverty and Nigeria’s Development,” said research has found that there is a high risk of educational underachievement for children who are from low income home.

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji Bello has said that in the quest of the institution to meet the needs of a mega city it has introduced new courses into the University curriculum.

About 100 MTN staff were last week inducted by Leadmode into the Distance Learning Studies. Leadmode, the sole representative of University of Leicester, is partnering Resource Development International (RDI) in providing good education for Nigerians who want to obtain the United Kingdom degrees.

IF only the Head of Labour had heeded the alarm raised by some workers when they spotted a crack on a section of the building at the weekend and drew his attention to it, the tragedy would have been averted.

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, are presently at daggers-drawn with the Police at Benin and Delta States following the mysterious death of two oil workers, Danjuma Bashir and Malabu Abubakar Ahmad, in a bush at Mosogar village, Delta State.

Succor has finally come the way of numerous persons living with the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and selected destitutes across Benue and parts of Nasarawa State through the bold initiative of the First Lady of Benue State, Mrs. Yemisi Suswam.

“I believe the world is at last coming to end,” so declared a parliamentarian at a bus-stop gathering in Obalende, Lagos last week. Prompted to explain what he meant by this ominous declaration, the parliamentarian who gave his name as Franklin had said thus: “Ah-ah, are you not aware that the whole world is almost at a standstill now because no airline is presently operating in Europe. No plane is flying from anywhere in Europe as I’m speaking to you now.