The 18th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition held recently at the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, provided a platform for the Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola to seek the promotion and protection of human rights as primary purpose of governance.

As the indefinite strike action declared by university lecturers bites harder with thousands of students stranded at home, Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that his own children and those of other striking teachers are affected by the closure of Universities.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni, Gbenga Ashamu & Monsur Olowopejo BARUWA,  a suburb of Lagos is not an oil-producing community just as Lagos is not classified as an oil-producing state. So, ordinarily there is no reason why the community should suffer the ravages of oil pollution or be embroiled in oil-related crisis. Indeed before 1994, life in […]

Pupils and students of primary and secondary schools in Ondo State outclassed their colleagues from other states of the federation in the just concluded 2009 NNPC/Mobil/STAN National Science Quiz/Projects competition, the finals of which held last Saturday at UK Bello Arts Theatre, Minna, Niger State.

For students of affected universities, they probably thought the strike may last for just one or two weeks before the Federal Government will settle with ASUU and the strike called off.