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Oshiomhole orders students to pay for vandalised school property
BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE BENIN--EDO State governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has directed that protesting students of Idogbo Secondary School, in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state, who destroyed the school’s property while protesting the death in an accident, of one their colleagues, to pay for the vandalised property. He also directed the Ministry of Lands to demolish, without ...
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FG talks tough over slave labour
By Funmi Komolafe WITH globalisation, the world of work witnessed a new trend in employer- employee relationship. Out-sourcing became a new trend with employers outsourcing jobs which they consider not to crucial to their core business. From the perspective of organised labour, it was seen as the employers way of reducing the cost of labour. As a result, private human capital providers were ...
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NUC ICPC crack down on illegal varsities nationwide
BY DAYO ADESULU & CALEB AYANSINA …vow to prosecute operators The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) have commenced their joint operation to crack down on illegal degree-awarding institutions in the country. Already, 41 illegal universities have been closed nationwide . Vanguard Learning gathered ...
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Shareholder groups boycott SEC meeting over e-dividend payment
Some shareholder groups said that they boycotted a meeting called by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, to resolve issues on the e-dividend payment because they were not involved in the proposals. The groups told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that they were also aggrieved because the Commission failed to protect their interest during the downturn in the capital market. NAN ...
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Lagos CJ to release some awaiting trial inmates
BY ONOZURE DANIA The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, has said some awaiting trial inmates would be released from prison before the end of next month. Justice Phillips said this during a visit to the Nigerian Prisons, Ikoyi, by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch, which is part of activities marking the 2013 Law Week. The judge, who was represented by ...
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Land dispute Abia Assembly sues for peace
BY ANAYO OKOLI UMUAHIA--ABIA State House of Assembly has directed the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, and one of its host communities, Amaoba Ime, to steer clear of the disputed land between them, pending the resolution of the matter Amaoba had petitioned the House, complaining that the university authorities had encroached on its land and threatened to resist it, ...
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London attack Britain probes possible Nigerian link
Britain is investigating a possible Nigerian link to attackers suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London while shouting Islamic slogans, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters on condition of ...
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Fashola commends Mutiu on Lagos tourney
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has commended ex- Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju for his ingenuity, deep thinking and plan for the Lagos International Football Tournament, assuring him of government's partnership and support for the soccer ...
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Militants Turn Nigeria into Christian Killing Field
Last year more Christians were killed in Nigeria than any other country. The onslaught of bombings gave Nigeria the sad distinction of being the nation with the highest Christian death toll. More than 900 Christians reportedly were killed in Nigeria in 2012, all victims of the Boko Haram group and other Islamic militants. "They are so radical they don't even spare Muslims. If Muslims ...
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‘We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting – London attacker
LONDON(AFP) – One of the two alleged killers of a British soldier on a street in south-east London on Wednesday explained his actions on an amateur video obtained by the television channel ITV. The young black man, who is wearing jeans, sports shoes, a jacket and a black hat and holding a bloody kitchen knife and a meat cleaver is filmed approaching the camera. ';We swear by ...
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Children’s Day Can Nigeria salvage the over 10.5m out-of-school children
By Amaka Abayomi & Laju Arenyeka As Nigeria prepares to celebrate yet another Children's Day on Monday, May 27, there is an increased need for proper management of the country's resources to ensure that the over 10.5 million out-of-school (OOS) children are absorbed into the school system. According to data released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...
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Eulogies cultural shows tributes mark Achebe’s exit
Cultural troupe from Ogidi community, Professor Chinua Achebe’s native town dance in honour of the late literary giant. AFP PHOTOS Early morning rains which started at about 6 am had welcomed the body of the late literary giant, to Anambra State as the people prepared to troop into the Alex Ekwueme Square in the state capital to attend ceremonies lined up for him by the state government ...
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Research Devt Students make incubator
By Ebele Orakpo Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention and the sole aim of education is to impact one’s community positively and so Rabiu Kabir, Basir Attahiru and Bashir Umar Mato, all students of Dawakin Tofa Science College, Kano seeing the need to make life easier for poultry farmers in their locality, decided to do something. They came up with a local incubator made from ...
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Customs intercepts vehicles conveying 56750 live ammunition
By CHIDI NKWOPARA and OLA AJAYI IBADAN -- FEW hours after the Oyo State Police Command arrested a man with 3,500 live cartridges, the Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service also impounded a vehicle loaded with 56,750 rounds of ammunition at Saki in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. The Customs Area Controller, Mr Richard Oteri, said the vehicle conveying the ammunition was arrested along ...
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2015 Gov Orji denies endorsing any candidate
BY ANAYO OKOLI UMUAHIA--AHEAD of 2015 governorship race in Abia State, Governor Theodore Orji has denied endorsing anybody to succeed him, insisting that the race was opened to qualified and interested aspirants. Orji spoke when the member representing Aba North and South in the House of Representatives, Chief Uzo Azubuike, whose name has featured prominently as likely successor to him, was ...
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UNESCO Nigeria tackle dearth of maths science students teachers
By Favour Nnabugwu The United Nations Edicational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO has teamed up with Nigeria to tackle the dearth of mathematics and science students by promoting teaching and learning of the subjects at the basic and secondary levels. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, in his address to declare open the workshop for ...
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OOU crisis No student died – VC
BY DAUD OLATUNJI ….Maladministration fueled crisis The Vice-Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Professor Saburi Adesanya, has refuted rumours that four students were killed in the recent crisis that rocked the university, saying no student died during the rampage. It would be recalled that students of the university recently took to the streets to protest the ...
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Merry go round in Ogun
BY DAUD OLATUNJI It has been a popular prediction that the ruling ACN in Ogun State would one day suffer some internal implosion on account of the ego of its leaders. The political prophets seem to be much on course! Within two weeks, no fewer than 7,000 defectors were received into the two major political parties in Ogun State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the emerging Labour Party, ...
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Deployment of technology ‘ll bring value to education sector – Expert
By DAYO ADESULU Managing Director, Dragnet Solutions, Mr. Robert Ikazoboh, has identified technology as a key element that will bring value and help develop the education sector in the country, particularly in examination administration. Speaking at a media parley, Ikazoboh, owner of the Face Of Testing, Nigeria's first indigenous computer-based testing solution as well as Scholastica, a ...
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FIFA U-20 WCup Obuh names final squad June 7
OBUH This was confirmed by the team's media officer, Sam Audu who reported that the arrival of Denmark-based winger Edafe Egbedi on Wednesday morning completed the 30-man provisional squad now in a training camp in Elfershausen, Germany. Egbedi joined the squad yesterday, same day that Enugu Rangers striker Alhaji Gero, Olympiacos attacking midfielder Michael Olaitan and Daddy Moses flew ...
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Shipping firms end mid-stream discharge
SECRETARY of Berthing Meeting, Mr Vincent Ohizu, has Monday said that all shipping companies are complying with the Presidential directive banning midstream discharge of cargoes on the nation's waters.. Ohizu told newsmen in Lagos that shipping companies were not involved in midstream discharge, except Brawal Shipping. Berthing Meeting is a daily gathering of representatives of shipping ...
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Osun spends N3bn feeding primary school students – Dep. Gov
By ADEKUNLE ALIYU Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laoye Tomori says it costs only N50 to feed a child at break time in the on-going Osun Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme. She made this clarification during an interview with journalists in her office in Osogbo. Justifying the feeding of school pupils during school hours, she said: "The early years of a child is a very ...
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Obalende youths in concert
By Prisca Sam-Duru A TOTAL of 35 youths aged 15-25 last weekend, at Obalende, Ikoyi Lagos, thrilled a mammoth crowd which gathered at the venue of the 6th edition of BornTroWay project. The public presentation held in collaboration with the Eti-Osa Youth Development Initiative, featured a 5-day workshop sessions at Girls Modern Academy, Lagos. Having learned greater self-confidence evident in ...
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Online learning is the future of education – Experts
BY LAJU ARENYEKA Experts have said that online learning should take the centre stage in West African education as traditional learning structures will not be sufficient to cater for the bustling education needs in the region. This was the fulcrum of the Conference on Campus Automation, eLearning & Faculty Development held in Lagos recently. In his lecture, An introduction to eLearning and ...
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FIRS targets N5.6trn set to introduce redesigned tax forms
By Babajide Komolafe The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said it hopes to increase its tax collection to N5.6 trillion this year, even as it commenced moves to introduce redesigned tax forms. Acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Alhaji Kabir M. Mashi disclosed this yesterday in Lagos at a stakeholder's workshop to review the redesigned tax returns forms. "I wish to place ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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