By  Eziuche Nwoka EVERYDAY in our state capital, guided tours are sponsored by our state government and Nigerians are given free return tickets and hotel accommodations, taken round the state in Coaster buses and shown various projects in the state. This is truly the first of its kind by any state government as neither Governor […]

By  Mack Ogbamosa ONE of the fundamental instruments binding the nation together- the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – has been under media bashing in recent times. There have even been calls for its scrapping because, according to the critics, the scheme is no more relevant.  They base their arguments on reasons like unhealthy nature […]

By Myinag Ikpah MARIJATA, in a back page comment in The Nation, on July 11, 2009, titled:  “Counting the Cost of Corruption,” dwelled on the performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under its Chairperson, Farida Waziri in tackling “massive corruption by public officers”. He took a swipe at Nigeria’s efforts at resolving […]

By  T. A. Orji ON Thursday July 2, 2009, a mammoth crowd of sympathisers and mourners gathered at the Enugu State Government House South East of Nigeria, to pay their last respects to the sage, Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, during his funeral. The presence of prominent Nigerians who took turns to pay tribute to the […]

IN 1981 (twenty eight years ago), the cut-off point for admission to Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria , Nsukka was 310. This year, 2009, the highest score in JAMB examination for all courses is 310. In effect the least score with which someone was admitted into pharmacy in UNN in 1981 is the highest nationwide in 2009.