Nigeria’s sovereignty is not negotiable From OLUSEYE OJO, Ibadan FORMER Minister of Petroleum, Prof Tam David-West, has taken a swipe at the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, for saying the sovereignty of Nigeria is negotiable. He described the submission as absolute rubbish and nonsense. He insists that the sovereignty of Nigeria is non-negotiable. David-West also said: “I prepared myself for this interview because for a virologist to challenge a Nobel...Read More
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has affirmed that Nigeria and and African countries might be sitting on a gunpowder. He said the hazards of the lingering and increasing youth unemployment is alarming. Olusegun Obasanjo made this remark while receiving the newly appointed President of ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza at his Abeokuta residence. He said: “On the issue of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, I have maintained that all of...Read More
New post on EntrepreNEWS APPLY: CORAF/WECARD Youth Empowerment for Agripreneurship in West Africa 2016 The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank are inviting young agricultural entrepreneurs to submit applications for the empowering Youths for Agripreneurship in West Africa Project. WORTH Mentees will benefit from an assigned mentor for the duration of the program, agricultural advisory services and online...Read More
MINISTER’S PRONOUNCEMENT TO SCRAP POST-UTME EXAMS: A SERIOUS MISTAKE (3) POST –UTME: A RESCUE MECHANISM As I stated last week, it must always be borne in mind that the post-UTME exercise was conceived as a rescue mechanism in response to the falling standard of education in Nigeria. Notwithstanding the fact that the exercise must of necessity involve some financial implication, there is justification for retaining it. Prof. Dibu Ojerinde of JAMB...Read More
MINISTER’S PRONOUNCEMENT TO SCRAP POST-UTME EXAMS: A SERIOUS MISTAKE “Most importantly, the introduction of Post-UTME examination has rendered the jumbo marks hitherto obtained by unscrupulous students from JAMB useless and irrelevant. Its revocation will pave way for the return of the abominable practice that damage the image of JAMB ”. On the 2nd June, 2016 the Honourable Minister of Education was reported to have announced at the combined policy meeting on...Read More
