Prof. Nwabueze’s legacy
I wonder what legacy Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN, left as a former Minister of Education. If he had transformed our educational system, maybe the Nigerian youths would be armed with knowledge and ideas to...
View ArticleAPC’s political challenge
How mega minded are the proponents of ths mega party? Can they live above board? What is the meaning of dignity in their dictionary? How rich are the leaders of the All Progressive Congress and what...
View ArticleIn defence of PHCN employees
There is a whole lot of difference between the Power Holding Company of Nigeria and PHCN employees. If there is no food in a household, do you blame the children? The employees of the PHCN have an...
View ArticleFG urged to inaugurate Financial Reporting Council board
A former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has asked the Federal Government to inaugurate the Board of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria without...
View ArticleNaira rises to highest in one week
The naira appreciated for a second day, reaching its highest in more than a week, as dollar inflows into the nation’s fixed-income securities boosted supply. According to Bloomberg, the currency of...
View ArticleWorld Bank advises C’River communities on project safety
The Task Force Team to the South-South Joint World Bank/Federal Government Supervision Mission on Fadama 111 Project has charged communities in Cross River to ensure safety of facilities in their...
View ArticleSpain’s Prime Minister eyes growth
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged on Wednesday to pull Spain out of its painful recession without relaxing his drive to cut the country’s high public deficit, Reuters reported. He struck a difficult...
View ArticleFrench hostages in Cameroon freed
The seven French nationals taken hostage in Northern Cameroon earlier this week have been freed, French media reports said on Thursday, citing Cameroonian military sources. The hostages, including...
View ArticleNike suspends contract with Oscar Pistorius
Nike froze its contract with “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius on Thursday after he was charged with murdering his girlfriend, the latest in a series of scandals to hit athletes sponsored by the...
View ArticleYouths stone Ekiti monarch
Irate youths stoned monarch over incessant accidents in Emure–Ekiti to protest what they called frequent deaths of their colleagues - Details later.
View ArticleProvidence boss tasks government on sports facilities
The essence of physical education as an important component of human development came to the fore last Friday, when Providence Schools, Iju, Agege, Lagos held its Inter-House Sports Festival. The...
View ArticleJonathan writes school, says old pupils should help Alma Mater
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that improvement of the country’s education sector will galvanise the transformation agenda of his administration. The President stated this in a letter he wrote to...
View ArticleActor seeks inclusion of peace education in curriculum
Popular Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has advocated the inclusion of peace education in school curriculum to enlighten pupils on the importance of peaceful coexistence. Ike gave the advice during a...
View ArticleFlee distractions, Amund, Shomide tell pupils
The Dean, Students’ Affairs, University of Lagos, Prof. Kayode Amund and Director, Radio Services, Faaji 106.5FM, Daar Communications Plc, Dr. Ambrose Shomide, have enjoined pupils to shun activities...
View ArticleOld students rally to rescue their Alma Mater
In the wake of the neglect and under-funding of education sector by the government, some old students have come in to restore the decaying infrastructure in their Alma Mater, writes SAMUEL AWOYINFA...
View ArticleLies of media aides
It has become a fashion for media aides to public office holders in Nigeria to often tell lies fooling themselves thinking that Nigerians are being fooled. Most often, these media aides disseminate...
View ArticleRepeal Railway Act
With the difficulty in moving around with public transport when it rains in Lagos, although the state government has done quite a lot, one will hope that the Federal Government and National Assembly...
View ArticlePhcn outrageous billing
Ever since I applied for a new meter to avoid having issues with my other co-users on the Power Holding Company of Nigeria bills, it has been traumatic. The phcn now gives me a monthly bill of n8,000...
View ArticleNigeria has failed
A country where the brilliant young minds are turned to fools, where our ladies roam the street at night, where the son of a governor is found with money and is left alone, but where a struggling man...
View ArticleJonathan and 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan is entitled to two terms of office, and it is up to him to decide whether to run again in 2015 or not. I wonder why some are trying to distract him with all these talks...
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