It was supposed to be a noble initiative to bring sanity to the state chapter of the Three-wheeler Association (Marwa operators), a branch of the Nigerian Road Transport Workers, NURTW but it ended up in a fracas. And at the end of hostilities property worth thousands of naira had been destroyed and no fewer than 10 persons sustaining varying degrees of injury.

FOR over two months, normal socio-economic activities have been disrupted due to unending scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. It is worsened by government’s inability to resolve the problem. This has once again, brought to the fore, the futility of depending on 100 percent of imported products to service local consumers.

PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has advised government to conclusively address the amnesty programme for the repentant Niger Delta Militants, saying that enduring peace in the region would go a long to stabilising fuel supply situation in the country.

As part of the developmental efforts of Professor Tolu Odugbemi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos the Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WiMAN) which will cover the three campuses of the university- the main campus at Akoka, the College of Medicine at Idi-Araba, and the Yaba Campus at the Old School of Radiography has been officially launched.

Following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Olubunmi Owoso as the Rector of Yaba College of Technology in December last year, Mrs. Margaret Kudi Ladipo, the new rector of the first tertiary institution in Nigeria has commenced the process of reviewing the strategic plan which has been guiding the action of the college management in the last seven years.