The Director General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale Oyerinde, on Monday, said the depleting number of industries in the country are unable to employ the high turnout of graduates churned out annually. He also said the unstable educational system caused by threats of strikes and other challenges negates the ability to produce graduates…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and where possible defer further increase so that parents and students don’t face too much difficulty. While the National Association of Nigerian Students welcomes the directive, the Academic Staff Union of Universities,…
The National Open University of Nigeria says inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service are among its best-performing students. This was as the institution advocated more opportunities and flexible academic programmes for prison inmates and officials of NCOS. The Coordinator of the NCoS-NOUN Special Study Centre, Controller of Corrections, Francis Enobore, said these, according to a…
Financial experts have raised concerns over the N790 billion saving from June’s distributable revenue of N1.9 trillion amid the economic hardship facing the majority of Nigerians. The development comes amid the increased 22.79 per cent inflation rate, a hike in fuel price, as well as unstable forex market with Naira depreciating against the Dollar, which…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday granted bail to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in his alleged gun possession trial. Justice Nicholas Oweibo released Emefiele on a N20million bail bond with one surety in the like sum. He adjourned till November 14 for commencement of trial. The judge made the…
After years of intensive training, tech giant and Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has been promoted to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt rank by legendary MMA coach, Dave Camarillo. Recall that earlier this month, Zuckerberg was spotted training with FC Champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski ahead of a possible cage fight with Twitter owner, Elon Musk. Taking to Facebook…
Professor Kole Omotosho, a Nigerian author, has died in South Africa, his place of residence. He was 80 years old. A family source confirmed that the late professor of English had been sick for some time before he passed away on Wednesday. He had lived in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa for many years. The family statement reads:…
The fresh hike in the price of fuel announced on Tuesday came barely two months that President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol to N617 per litre on Tuesday with mixed reactions from Nigerians. Meanwhile,…
China has taken a step to promote cultural diversity and linguistic exchange by producing its first Yoruba textbook titled ‘Ede Yoruba’. The textbook is meant for students of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, where Yoruba is now being taught as a foreign language. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo are the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to Uwujaren, the 12 male and one female suspects were arrested on July…
