A CABLE recently released by Wikileaks paints a portrait of the extent to which powerful oil giant, Shell, was involved in the political schemes in Nigeria. The US ambassador routinely contacted Shell to discuss important political and economic developments in Nigeria.

Certain businesses will continue to add value to the well-being of humanity despite their conceptualisation by individuals. Welding business is one of such businesses. For those who still commonise the practice, the Nigerian Institute of Welding, a non-governmental organisation and a part of the global body of professionals working towards the development and advancement of global and national industrial advancement through welding technology has vowed to bring back the dignity of its practitioners and as well make welding a respectable job for all who want to make a career in the field.

The much-anticipated registration of voters commenced nationwide penultimate Saturday to a rather disappointing start
as most prospective voters left the registration centres disappointed because the finger-print capturing component of the Direct Data Capturing (DDC), machine failed to capture most of the finger-prints of registrants.

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk, in this interview with Sunday Vanguard, expresses optimism that the ongoing nationwide voter registration would be successful, and best ever in the history of the nation.
Farouk, who also spoke on the level of enlightenment campaigns carried out by the agency so far, said the initial challenges were normal and which, according to him, the Federal Government has already addressed.

IN the beginning….IT is an irony of fate that a region that, in many ways, pioneered tertiary education in Nigeria is now a subject of national ridicule due to a six-month old strike by lecturers in universities under the control of its five state governments.