Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday sentenced a lesson teacher, Joseph Ibanga, to life imprisonment for defilement and impregnating a 14-year-old girl. The offence is said to be punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders. The…
The Federal Government on March 7, 2022, inaugurated a seven-person committee tasked with the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the other three unions including, The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and…
A total of 3,135 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examinations candidates who scored 300 and above in 2018, 2019 and 2020 did not gain admission into tertiary institutions. The figure is based on the admission statistics prepared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the three years. The statistics for 2018, 2019…
Women Community in Africa, the advocacy arm of Beyond Mentors Community Care Initiative, BMCCI on Friday took the celebrated the Children’s Day with the beautiful children of School without walls, Camp David, located at Durumi, Area 1, Abuja. The children who originally came from 26 out of the 36 States in Nigeria had a beautiful…
Women community in Africa is the Advocacy arm of Beyond mentors community care Initiative. It was established to identify, amplify and address issues which inhibit and affect the sustainable development of African women and children. On the 26th day of May 2022, WCA had her second summit on ending child marriage, with Theme; Literacy a…
Science is yet to discover another earth that is habitable enough for mankind, we only have one earth therefore it is up to us to preserve mother nature to the best of our abilities, for it is the only home we can give to our children. As we celebrate the World Environment Day, do take…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive. Speaking on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last week over its demands. ASUU commenced its…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order after he pleaded…
