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SSCE fee hike: Examination bodies would have generated N175bn annually — Investigation

SSCE fee hike: Examination bodies would have generated N175bn annually — Investigation

By Joseph Erunke& Elizabeth Osayande If the Federal Government had not reversed the proposed N50,000 registration fee per candidate for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, the examination bodies would have been able to generate more than N175 billion annually. An analysis […]
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200 rendered homeless as evacuees vow to remain on water

200 rendered homeless as evacuees vow to remain on water

No fewer than 200 people were rendered homeless, yesterday, when the demolition exercise that commenced at Makoko area of Lagos entered day two. Many of the residents said the exercise took them unawares as there was no prior notice from Lagos State government before it started around 10am, Monday.

Why our planes crash (6)

Why our planes crash (6)

3.1.3 What comes out of this analysis of recent global trends in air accidents and, is relevant to the work of the Task Force is that:

Why our planes crash (5)

Why our planes crash (5)

FAAN should deploy software tools especially those that are web-based to enable effective budget planning, monitoring and forecasting. This software can be easily made available to the managers within each Directorate and Airports to enable them better contribute to the budgetary planning and implementation process.

Why our planes crash (4)

Why our planes crash (4)

The summary of the final report of the Presidential Task Force on Aviation Industry submitted by the Task Force team headed by Air Vice Marshal Paul Dike (rtd) on March 2006

Lessons of Oyo 3,000 workers sack

Lessons of Oyo 3,000 workers sack

Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, apparently genuinely moved by the allegations of rot in the civil and public service of the state, empowered a consulting firm called Captain Consultin to do an audit of the state public service. As it had been briefed, the firm did the job to the best of its knowledge and, upon the interrogation of the credentials of workers in the state, brought out a list of alleged forgers of school certificates, birth certificates, alleged ghost workers and workers who had disciplinary cases against them like stealing and allied offences.