PRIOR to Governor Kashim Shettima’s emergence as the duly elected number one citizen of Borno State, the education sector was peaceful but unfortunately, dilapidated due to neglect by the previous administration.
This means that there were no structures nor teachers left for Boko Haram to target.

The death on Saturday August 2 of the paramount ruler of Ikorodu, the Ayangburen, Oba Salaudeen Oyefusi, expectedly threw the entire town into mourning. Also not surprisingly the ancient town has been playing host to several eminent personalities, community leaders and concerned citizens coming to mourn the traditional ruler who died at the age of 83 after reigning for a period of 43 years.

Scientific research is all about improving lives. In Nigeria today and indeed, most parts of Africa, power supply is a big issue and researchers are busy looking for alternatives to carbon-based fuel due to all its shortcomings. So in 2012/13, the quartet of Duro-Aina Adebola, Bello Eniola, Akindele Abiola and Faleke Oluwatoyin – all students of Doregos Private Academy, Ipaja, Lagos, came up with urine-powered generator, they were applauded the world over

UNIVERSITIES, most regrettably, have come to be viewed as amenities to be allocated according to the logic of federal character and the distributive ethos of Nigerian politics. This spreads thin resources which were, in the first place, pitifully inadequate with expected catastrophic results.” Professor Ayo Olukotun, PUNCH, July 18, 2014. Back page column

AN employers’ association, the Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employer’s Federation, CANMPEF, at its 35th Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos, has decried the worsening unemployment rate in the country, saying the unfriendly operating business environment has impeded the capacity of members to create jobs.