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Govt scraps HNDs, merges polys with varsities From Madu Onuorah, Abuja[/b]THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a comprehensive reform of Nigeria's tertiary education system, scrapping the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by the nation's polytechnics. In effect, the award of the HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes. Also, all the programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped. Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils. The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university. To kick-sta...

Abimbola Adelakun In the 1930s, two boxing bouts took place between fighters of the United States and German origins; both fights were proxies for the political conflicts between their countries. In 1936, when Joe Louis, an African-American, and Max Schelling, a German, met in New York to exchange punches, their fight became emblematic of the contestation between democracy the US purportedly represented and the fascism of Adolf Hitler’s Germany. When Schelling defeated Louis, Hitler made a huge capital out of it and Americans, understanding the broader implication of their loss, wept loudly. That match was no ordinary entertainment; citizens of both countries had fervently invested themselves and their nationalistic ideals into the blows both men exchanged. The boxing arena became a symbolic space where the political legitimacy of either country was staged. Two years later, the fighters met again. This time Louis trumped Schelling in a knockout by the third round but the sweet ...

Newspanorama. Thursday , July 28, 2016 113 Reps demand external probe of budget padding Punish those liable, says Gowon CBN’s rate hike more bitter than sweet, say analysts N432.5b Ecological Funds probe rattles governors Sheriff, Oladipo, Metuh, others move to stop PDP convention ‘APC governors’ meeting with Buhari not on Saraki’s trial’ Alleged murder: Court issues arrest warrant against Ekiti APC boss FUTA suspends four students for alleged N16m internet fraud Afenifere seeks probe of budget padding Traditional ruler threatens to sue Melaye over attack on Senator Tinubu When Daura ‘forced’ Rivers strong men to shake hands Senator on condolence visit to Lagos Rep’s home Buhari behind Wike’s, Amaechi’s Abuja parley The politics of National Assembly standing panels Politicians behind inconclusive polls, says Akeredolu Buhari approves fund for Abuja airport runway Fed Govt to start school feeding programme with ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Beijing called on the Nigerian and Chinese business communities to work harder to reduce the trade imbalance between both countries which is currently in China’s favour. He spoke at the opening of a Nigeria-China Business/Investment Forum in China. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said that trade and economic relations between both countries must be mutually-beneficial and conducted with reciprocated respect and trust. He said: “Although the Nigerian and Chinese business communities have recorded tremendous successes in bilateral trade, there is a large trade imbalance in favour of China as Chinese exports represent some 80 per cent of the total bilateral trade volumes. This gap needs to be reduced. “Therefore, I would like to challenge the business communities in both countries to work together to reduce the trade imbalance. “You must also imbibe the spi...

Technology company, Microsoft Nigeria on Wednesday educated non-profit organizations on the use of tools to enhance productivity. As part of its commitment to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more, Microsoft conducted a Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) for four non-profit organizations on the use of the Microsoft productivity tools. The technology giant has before now empowered non-profits with Microsoft productivity tools with an intention to equip them with the necessary tools that will aid their productivity, but the introduction of the CIE was to aid the utilization of these tools. Speaking on the CIE program, Citizenship Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Olusola Amusan identified that Microsoft is innovating in so many ways to solve the basic challenges that mankind faces with the use of technology. “The Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) is a hands-on introduction to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools...

Student Leaders’ Alliance of Nigeria (SLAN) has passed a vote of confidence on the outgoing Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof Bamitale Omole. The group, which comprised former students’ union leaders of higher institutions, condemned recent diatribe against the VC, saying people behind the attack knew nothing about administering the university. In a statement by SLAN’s international coordinator, Oluwaloseyi Babaeko, the group said Omole deserved the commendation for improving the academic standard of the school, adding that the global rating of OAU increased under the leadership of the outgoing VC. Babaeko, a Master’s student at the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds in United Kingdom, said: “The call for the arrest and probe of Prof Omole shows desperation for vendetta among the faceless people, who do not like developments brought about by the outgoing VC. Their argument...

General Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo was born in Abeokuta on March 5 1937 . Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a controversial figure in Nigeria ’s history . He has ruled Nigeria twice , once as a military administrator and secondly as a democratically elected president. Below are some of his achievements which makes him Nigeria ’s best president ever. 1 . Obasanjo established the EFCC and ICPC and also strengthened the Code of Conduct Bureau to fight corruption in Nigeria . Criminals, from top politicians like Tafa Balogun , Bode George to swindlers and internet fraudsters have been sent to jail by these agencies . 2 . Foreign reserve when Obasanjo came into power was just $ 2 billion in 1999 . But when he was leaving office by 2007 , foreign reserve was a whooping $ 43 billion . 3 . He secured an $ 18 billion debt relief from the Paris and London clubs and got Nigeria free of debt 4 . Obasanjo brought in mobile telecommunications ( GSM ) into Nigerian which arguabl...