When most filling stations began to experience long queues in the last quarter of last year, commuters and motorists had thought that the problem would not extend into the new year.

NETC was engrained into the National Open University of Nigeria. It was now discovered by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) that there are commonalities in their mandates. Open University to deliver education, using the open platform to increase access; and part of NETC’s mandate was to use broadcasting and the media to deliver education. So you could see the commonality. So in order to consolidate the entities, the Open University took over NETC and that aspect of the function.

As the test-running of the 9-Year Basic Education curriculum in all the nation’s primary and junior secondary schools continues, the Federal Government has called on state governments and owners of private schools to show seriousness in ensuring a successful implementation of the curriculum.

The effect of the global melt down on industry and labor was one of the issues raised at the education summit of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers Union of Nigeria (NUTG).

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Daniel Emeribe Alhaji Nojeemdeen Adebayo Ibrahim, is the Lagos State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP). At a recent a celebration of the Pensioners’ Day, he spoke to Pension and You on the challenges facing pensioners and how banks are compounding their plight. Excerpts. How would you appraise the […]

The authorities of the Fountain University, Osogbo have given scholarship to 38 students of the institution for the 2008/2009 academic session.

The resumption date presented the school children the opportunity to reminiscence on their experiences during the four-week holiday. As recounted by the school children, many of them were unable to travel during the holiday due to fuel scarcity. In fact, the fuel crisis hampered movement within the Lagos metropolis so much so hat the number of children at the various amusement parks that dot the city of Lagos reduced drastically when compared with the figure recorded during the previous yelutide seasons.

Hundreds of school-going children as well as their counterparts who are out of school gathered last Saturday at Oto area of Lagos State for an awareness programme organised by the Community Art Development Initiative (CADI), a non-governmental organisation.

The Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Nursing Science programmes in the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja will soon take off as the Resource Assessment Visitation of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has visited the College.

As the commercial bus took off from Oshodi heading towards Mushin, a middle aged woman, Madam ‘Lara Kukoyi suddenly gave vent to her astonishment. She was surprised at the recent beautification that has taken place at the ever-busy Agege Motor Road.