Lagos’ War on Beggars: 911 arrested, but streets keep calling
Beneath the crackdown lies a harder reality: poverty, disability, homelessness, migration and unemployment continue to push people into the streets
AUS to recruit Nigerian Students
Admission counsellors from the American University of Sharjah (AUS), based in the Middle East, will between May 24 and 31, be in Nigeria to engage with high school counsellors, senior high school students and parents who are interested in learning more about the institution and its academic programs
Grace Sch. reiterates commitment to students’ scholarship
Grace Schools Gbagada, has underscored its commitment to provide qualitative education to indigent and less privileged in societ
British Council partners Virgin Atlantic on entrepreneurs
The British Council, in partnership with Virgin Atlantic Airways, has announced a competition tagged Enterprise Challenge in a bid to promote the development of entrepreneurial skills in Nigerian youth.
Career: Group sets to empower over 900 girls
Project Stretch, a non governmental organization is to empower 900 girls between the ages of 13 and 25 in Isheri Osun, Ikotun area of Lagos State with inspirational books and things that can add value to the ladies that will attend the “Girlempowered” programme on May 31, 2014.
Aftermath of Jos blasts: Fear grips Bauchi residents
Just when everybody thought that the spate of bomb attacks in the North-East part of the country was gradually fizzling out, residents of Jos in Plateau State were once again rattled by two fresh bomb attacks in less than a week. In the first incident which happened on the May 20, 2014, two bombs exploded one after the other at a business-busy area packed with commuters and traders, leaving at least 118 people dead.
