A new global survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has said that attacks on journalists are getting worse, with more attempts by repressive governments to censor the media. “Freelancers and online journalists are more vulnerable than ever before”, the survey which was launched at the UN headquarters in New York during the week said. The UN new edition of the CPJ finding entitled, “Attacks on the Press” in 2009, analyses threats in more than 100 countries.

That some Nigerians are questioning and or challenging the actions of the National Assembly in declaring Jonathan Goodluck as Acting President of Nigeria is not unexpected given that the actions in question are regarded by many as unprecedented.

Lagos State Government will soon commence the registration and issuance of title deeds to owners of houses in its housing schemes across the state, free of charge.

Except perhaps for those who had prior knowledge of the recent crisis in the Plateau State capital
and environs, it was an incident that caught many unawares. Many residents of Jos have become crisis-weary and probably felt it was the same for others. Little wonder that quite a number did not believe when initial reports of the outbreak of another crisis came. But it turned out to be true. Neighbours and friends once again became enemies, attacking one another and destroying property.

The family of the late Assistant Director of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Abuja. Mr Abuabakar Abba Umar who was shot and set ablaze by some unknown assailants in Abuja, has offered to pay N10 million to anyone who could provide information that can lead to the arrest of those behind the killing.

Barely 48 hours before he was redeployed to the ministry of justice as attorney general of the federation, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode spoke to Pension and You on factory accidents, the role of government and measures being taken in the interest of injured employees.

NDSU, located in Fargo, N.D., has an enrolment of more than 14,100 students, and its annual research expenditures top $100 million. During the past decade, NDSU has undergone approximately $150 million in major new construction.

The 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, appointed on Friday, January 29, 2010, Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe has declared his own vision of the institution

As part of efforts geared towards making students develop interest in mathematics as a way of enhancing the learning of sciences in our secondary schools as no nation can develop without mathematics, a non governmental organisation MCLILYVILLE , an education consulting firm in collaboration with Lagos State government organised a Mathematics Clinic for SS1 students in Lagos mainland last week. The clinic tagged No Maths No Vision 2020 brought together over 50 teachers and 500 students from different schools in Lagos mainland.

The exposition of school children to sports and other co-curricula activities should be encouraged before a school can claim to have given the children complete and functional education.

On September 28, 2009, the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund sent the managing director, Chief Enuora Okoli on compulsory leave. Since then, he has been out of office but the Nigeria police has been busy investigating the allegations against him. Surprisingly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) was not brought in.

Ten secondary schools in Borno State are the latest beneficiaries of the MultiChoice Resource Centre which is an audio-visual learning aid designed to facilitate effective teaching and learning. The launch held on Tuesday last week at the Government College, Maiduguri.

A LEADING fruit juice and other consumables, manufacturing company, Chi Limited, is presently at loggerheads with an ex-staff of the company, Mr. Taiwo Oyelami, over the treatment of his left ear that requires surgery as a result of injuries sustained in an industrial accident in the course of his work.

Private school owners under the umbrella of Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED) have pleaded that the Lagos State Government should revisit the contentious aspect of its policy which does not allow the use of converted structures.

Every child deserves a home and love;he or she must have a sense of belonging in the society or family. When this is absent in a child’s life, there is every tendency for him or her to take to the street.