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.