Ibrahim Mbaya: Jos graduate’s sister demands justice, same fate for killers
The younger sister of slain University of Jos graduate, Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya, has demanded justice for her brother, insisting that those arrested over his alleged mob killing should face the full weight of the law.
First class holders start working from day of admission, says Redeemer varsity VC
By Dayo Adesulu The Vice Chancellor Redeemer University, Prof. Oyewale Tomori has called on fresh intakes of the institution who aim at getting first class to start working towards it from the first day of their admission. He said this recently during the matriculation ceremony of six hundred and twenty (620) fresh students for the […]
Labour, others seek decent work environment
“Global economic downturn and trade union action to sustain decent work and decent pay agendaâ€, was the thrust of a symposium put to together by the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), to mark the world decent workday, held recently in Lagos.
EAC celebrates old students
By Emmanuel Edukugho Education Advancement Center, EAC, Ibadan is planning a re-union night for all its old students. The event which is meant to bring together all graduates of the center is scheduled for December 19, 2009, the proprietor of the center Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose said in an interview in Ibadan recently. According to Pastor […]
Students lament ASUU strike
By Nneka Ehujuo Nigerian students have condemned the incessant strike actions in the nation educational sector. Speaking to Vanguard Education Weekly, a cross section of university undergraduates lamented their ordeals during the recent industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which lasted for over three months. Mr Chimezie Ehujuo, an undergraduate […]
Influencing your world as student
By Agbolade Omowole Life is a stage,†says William Shakespeare, “and everyone, a cast in the play.†Everyone is a hero or heroine in the play of life. You are the captain of your ship. You are in charge of your life. Being a student is one critical aspect of your life. Time spent cannot […]
Goal of schooling is development of language, says Ogbuagu
By Uche Dim Former Commissioner of Education in Delta State, Dr.(Mrs.) Ogbuagu has expressed worry about the deficiencies in the nation’s school system which has affected the reading culture of over 80 percent of students in the country. Ogbuagu who disclosed this at the launching of the book My Step Mother by Mrs. Pat Ero […]
Staff empowerment, our priority, says Caleb Varsity VC
The Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Lagos, Prof. Timothy.O. Tayo, has affirmed that staff empowerment via continuous training both locally and internationally remained a top priority of the university. In a release signed by Mr. Abimbola Olulesi, the Head of Public Affairs of the University, Prof. Tayo gave this assurance while declaring open a two-day in-service […]
When slum-based youths mobilise to change their destiny
By Jude Njoku Amukoko, Orile Iganmu, Badia and Ajegunle are unarguably some of the worst slum settlements in Lagos. Residents of these ghettos live under terrible sanitary conditions. The drainage channels are usually blocked with heaps of refuse which cause flooding at the slightest downpour. These ghettos provide a good hide-out for criminals while the […]
Ghana celebrates, Nigeria sulks
By Mike Ebonugwo IT is celebration galore in Ghana presently following the history-making victory of that country’s junior team, the Black Satellites, at the recently concluded Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. Ghanaians and indeed all Africans have every reason to celebrate the Black Satellites feat because this is the first time an African team was […]
Ogun Police arrest four suspected ritualist,rescue 4-yr-old
By Evelyn Usman September 15, 2009 , was like every other day for the Adeyemi’s, as the bread winner Mr. Alabi Adeyemi left his Ajitadun abode in the ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun state, bidding members of his family goodbye. As he was about leaving, his four-year-old daughter, Ayoka clung to him in an apparent […]
No more hiding place for criminals …
•As govt empowers Police with patrol vans, APC By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government’s sustained onslaught on insecurity in the state seems to be getting a special boost from corporate organisations who have enthusiastically embraced its Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy in the area of crime prevention and control.
War of words over fare
By Mike Ebonugwo In Lagos, the fares charged by commercial vehicle operators are often a source of friction and quarrel between them and their passengers.
OPC, vigilante groups, others threat to nation’s security
…As stakeholders seek refuge in Civil Defence By Bose Adebayo They often start their beat around twelve in the night. Some of them are armed with locally made guns while others, supposedly in a bid to fortify themselves, decorate their bodies with all manner of charms.
UN not the only platform for the president to share his views, says Ojo Maduekwe
Foreign affairs minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, recently represented President Umaru Yar’Adua at the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He fielded questions on Nigeria from members of the United Nations Correspondents Association in the UN Building. Excerpts: By Abayomi Adesida SOME African delegations are kind of upset by the fact that […]
DEREGULATION : Nigerians must fight, by Comrade Isa Aremu, NLC vice president
With professorial confidence, Isa Aremu, vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, fielded questions from Sunday Vanguard at his Textile Labour House office on ACME road, Lagos. It was the day we have come to describe as black Wednesday in Lagos when a seven-hour downpour sacked the State – the rains rendered virtually all roads in Lagos impassable.
