How Nigerian Breweries is grooming young entrepreneurs in schools

* As Samond wins N500, 000 educational trust fund, N100, 000 cash

By Ikenna Asomba

The winners

In a bid to tackle the alarming deterioration of the nation's education sector, as well as the attendant unemployment rate, the Nigeria Breweries Plc (NB), last Friday, gathered over 500 students from ‎across five schools, in Lagos, to enlighten them on the right career paths to take. 

Shocking reasons why Nigeria is under-developed after 55 years

By Ikenna Asomba

Buhari

After 55 years of Nigeria's independence, concerned local and international stakeholders have continued to express dissatisfaction that the nation is still grappling with the teething problem of leadership.

Nigerian governor suspects B'Haram held missing Chibok girls in bunkers

Chibok girls

One of Nigeria's Governors, Kassim Shettima of Bornu State, on Tuesday, said there was every tendency that the female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, abducted by members of the Boko Haram sect, in April 2014, were being held in bunkers, inside Sambisa Forest.

Why Jonathan ordered Bayelsa CJ to swear in Wike as Rivers Gov May 29

* How 14 months face-off between Amaechi, NJC caused it

By Ikenna Asomba

Following the protracted impasse that has left Rivers State without a substantive Chief Judge, the Federal Government, Tuesday, directed the Chief Judge of Bayelsa State to swear-in the Governor-elect of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, on May 29.

ORUBEBE: Why APC lied that I've defected to their party

Erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe Tuesday described media reports that he was leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressive Congress, APC, as the handiwork of mischief makers.

Nigeria can't move forward without leaders of integrity—Anya

By Ikenna Asomba 

Prof. Anya

 The President of Ndigbo Lagos and a member of the 2014 National Conference, Prof. Anya O. Anya, has expressed worry that there is a huge deficit of integrity in the country, pointing that the nation at this critical point needs leaders of integrity to move forward. 

Intrigues prolong LASU crisis

By Ikenna Asomba 

Protesting students in one of the marches to Alausa

It is not yet the best of time for the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, as there has been an unending restiveness in the 31-year-old institution, since September 2011, when Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, sent a White Paper to the Governing Council of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, pronouncing the implementation of a new fees regime. The tuition fee was jerked from N25, 000 to as much as N348, 750.