HIV/AIDS Ends In 2030

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has welcomed the commitment expressed by Nigerian leaders to end HIV/AIDS infections by 2030.

The UNAIDS Country Director for Nigeria and UNAIDS Focal Point for the Economic Community Of West African States, Bilali Camara said, “We welcome President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to action to end AIDS by 2030. We are looking forward to supporting government efforts at federal and state levels to free Nigeria from the AIDS epidemic,”

I Declared Emergency In Education

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the education sector of the state.

He made the declaration in his speech at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, during activities to mark the country’s 55th Independence Anniversary.

According to him, the nation is being liberated and there is the need to also free the people by making quality education accessible to all.

See Benefits of Corn

Health benefits of corn include controlling diabetes, prevention of heart ailments, lowering hypertension and prevention of neural-tube defects at birth. Corn or maize is one of the most popular cereals in the world and forms the staple food in many countries, including the United States and many African countries.

The kernels of corn are what hold the majority of corn’s nutrients, and are the most commonly consumed parts of the vegetable. The kernels can come in multiple colors, depending on where the corn is grown and what species or variety they happen to be. Another genetic variant, called sweetcorn, has more sugar and less starch in the nutritive material.

Unilorin VC Laments Incapability To Admit More Students

ILORIN-The Vice Chancellor of university of Ilorin,Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali has lamented over the inability of the institution to admit more candidates for over ten years now as a result of thousands of candidates that are desirous to attend the university because of its stable academic calendar.

Professor Ambali who disclosed this at a press conference in Ilorin preparatory to the 40th anniversary celebration of the university said this against the backdrop of dashed hope of several thousands of parents and guardians passions of securing admissions for their wards to the university for 2015/2016 academic session, as only 7,800 candidates out of the 65,000 who sat for the post UME would be offered admission.

He expressed the intention of the university to admit more students provided the National Universities Commission(NUC)gives approval‎ as the university now have more infra structural facilities to cope with more students.

‘’In view of this development, the management of the university had written a letter to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) through the National Universities Commission(NUC) so as to look into the situation for the university”‎he stressed,adding that “the university has more facilities, more academic programmes, more good lecturers, more patronage in terms of candidates, and other needed infrastructures that can accommodate more students” .

See What University Has Turn My Daughter To!

The hope of every mother is for her eldest child to leave the nest to start university – she also dreads the day it happens,” says Mudia, 51, an executive director of a stock broking firm”.  So came the day when I hugged my 20-year-old Matilda goodbye in front of her new female hostel digs. We both put a brave face on, afterall, these exciting new beginnings would mark the next chapter in my daughter’s life – it was my duty as a mother to let go the apron strings.

“Back home, my husband and I were consoled by the fact that Matilda’s mass communication course would launch her into a rewarding career.

Unfortunately, what I couldn’t have anticipated was that my daughter’s arrival at university would precipitate her downward spiral into a dangerous world of alcohol dependency, leaving her vulnerable to sexual predators.

Whilst stories of students drinking to excess are nothing new, Matilda’s tale will horrify any mother of daughters. And never more so than at the beginning of an academic year when drink – fuelled Freshers’ weeks across campuses/seduce new cohort of wide-eyed students with a seemingly endless supply of alcohol.

“Before her final year at university was over, my poor innocent daughter had developed the beginnings of such a serious drink problem that she sometimes missed lectures. It was during her third year that she finally dropped out of university altogether. ‘It sickens me to admit that I must have had at least 40 one-night-stands,’ she admitted to the specialist trying to wean her off alcohol, ‘and they’re the ones I can remember – all because I was too drunk to care. Too drunk to bother with contraception, I realised I was very lucky not to get pregnant, or contract a sexually transmitted infection. And having repeatedly put myself in vulnerable positions, I am also aware I’m lucky to be alive.’

I Ignored Dbanj On Stage

D’banj as a singer and Don Jazzy the producer used to be the perfect team as the honchos of Mo’hits Records. But like a bolt from the blue, their hitherto smooth relationship collapsed in 2012 like a pack of badly arranged cards.


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Ever since, fans and colleagues in the music industry have been begging the duo to come back together and rework their magic.

However, what could have been the perfect opportunity for the two heavyweights to address the issue came to pass on Sunday, September 20,at the Eko Hotel-venue of 2face Idibia’s Fortyfied Concert.

Please Make 'Reading Corners" For Pupil In Their School

The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, has advised schools in the state to make ‘reading corners’ available for their pupils.

Soyombo also urged parents and teachers to encourage children to have good reading habit.

She said that such interventions would encourage pupils to inculcate good reading habits.

The DG made the appeal at an event to mark Lagos State Literacy Day.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation declared every September 8 as the World Literacy Day. However, Lagos State celebrated it last Monday to enable pupils and teachers to participate in the event.