Dreams don’t just come true on a platter of gold but through hard work. Some children go to school with high hopes of emerging as best students but due to peer pressure, some of them slack in their studies. A beautiful young lady Naomi Uwem has made her family proud has she graduated in flying...Read More

NUC Has Not Ranked Nigerian Universities — Prof. Rasheed  Date21 Nov 2018 The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, MFR, FNAL, has clarified that the Commission has not done any ranking exercise or ranked any university in Nigeria in the past 14 years. Professor Rasheed made this known in a goodwill message at...Read More

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND PECULIARITIES OF THE LOCALITIES (2) Last week I examined the recent efforts by organised Labour to get the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase the National Minimum Wage from its current position of N18,0000. After several weeks of consultations and threats of strike action, government and labour appear to have agreed to...Read More

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND PECULIARITIES OF THE LOCALITIES        (1) A few weeks ago, the organised labour announced its decision to call out workers on a nation wide strike to press home the need for an increase in the national minimum wage which as at today is fixed at N18,000 under Section 1 of the The National...Read More

TIME FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RE-ESTABLISH EDUCATION BANK – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVISIT EDUCATION BANK TO PROVIDE LOANS FOR STUDENTS AT LOW RATE (3)  Last week I examined the provisions of the Education Bank and stated how the failure of government led to the inability of the bank to fulfil its statutory road. I detailed...Read More

CALL FOR INTERVIEW FOR THE POST OF SECURITY OPERATIVES Applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidates for the post of Security Operatives at Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti. Requirements: Candidate must be an SSCE, ND or NCE holder Candidate must be physically fit and good health Intended applicants with flat foot or physical defects should...Read More

TIME FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RE-ESTABLISH EDUCATION BANK – TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT AND BOOST EDUCATION AMONG YOUTHS (1) “I intend to highlight how the resuscitation of the bank would boost education and reduce unemployment amongst the youths of this country”. Inadequate funding of “education and youth unemployment” are two issues which continue to attract public...Read More

BY ABIODUN NEJO Farmer and university administrator, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has charged the Federal Government to initiate policies targeted at attracting youths and undergraduates to farming. Babalola, who is the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), expressed fear of widespread hunger and abject poverty with the warped impression by youths that farmers...Read More

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry. Course Level: Undergraduates & Postgraduates  program. The Fund hereby invites applications from qualified Nigerians to apply for the 2018/19 Undergraduate and Postgraduate scholarships for...Read More