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By Bliss Okperan and Precious Olisa Students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, have staged a peaceful protest against the hike in tuition fees by the management. The aggrieved students gathered at the school’s premises to express their dissatisfaction over the development, calling on the authorities to reverse the action. As reflected on the institution’s portal, new students are expected to pay N230,000 for the 2023/2024 session compared with the previous fee of N76,500, representing about 200 per cent, while the returning students are to pay N180,000, about 135 per cent higher than the

By Adedapo Adesanya A 400-year-old British educational institution, Charterhouse, has commissioned its first African school, currently in progress on a sprawling 70-hectare site located at Ogombo in Lekki, Lagos. The introduction of Charterhouse Lagos marks the convergence of British independent school heritage with cutting-edge educational practices, ushering in a new era of excellence in West African education. Charterhouse Lagos will represent a remarkable educational undertaking in the commercial capital of the country, with the planned $150 million campus expected to be fully delivered in 2028. The school’s development will unfold gradually, with the first intake of primary school students in

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Norwegian writer, Mr Jon Fosse, for “his innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable,” according to the Royal Swedish Academy. One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Mr Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays. Learn more about the 2023 #NobelPrize in Literature: https://t.co/dVT9QJr7PM — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2023 Mr Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the academy, announced the prize Thursday in Stockholm. Mr Malm said he reached Fosse by telephone to

By Bliss Okperan The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned the rising school fees of tertiary institutions in Nigeria could backfire in the future if nothing is done by the federal government to stop it. Speaking on Channels TV Sunday Night, the union leader said in two years’ time, about 40 to 50 per cent of students in universities across the country could drop out of school because of their inability to pay the high fees. The don urged the federal government to stop the arbitrary increment in school fees by

By Investors Hub European stocks have retreated on Wednesday after Fed Chairman Powell warned of potential slower growth and mounting U.S. debt. Rising geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan as well as caution ahead of a crucial meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Vietnamese capital have also kept investors nervous. While the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index has slid by 0.8 percent, the German DAX Index is down by 0.4 percent and the French CAC 40 Index is down by 0.2 percent. Spain’s Banco Santander has moved notably lower amid signs the

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Auckland-based inventory management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, Unleashed Software, has announced a Series C investment of NZ$7.0 million from Movac, New Zealand’s largest and most experienced technology investment company. Of the recent investment success, CEO of Unleashed Software Gareth Berry comments: “We have been building our core product and markets for eight years now and the markets around the globe are really starting to embrace cloud based applications. We can see the amazing traction for ‘best in class’ systems like Unleashed being adopted around the globe now, and we are truly grateful to be the system of record

By Dipo Olowookere The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Mr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has expressed confidence that the people of Delta South Senatorial District will massively vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) next year. In order not to be left out, Mr Uduaghan, who is the APC candidate for the 2019 Delta South Senatorial election, has tasked both aggrieved and victors of the party’s primaries in Delta State to work for the victory of the APC in the forthcoming general elections. He assured that President Muhammadu Buhari‘s cult following both at the national and state levels was a

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The appointment of the duo of Mrs Mario Mandara and Mrs Salamatu Suleiman as as independent non-executive directors of Forte Oil Plc has been announced. A statement by the company on Monday by the Group Chief Executive Office, Mr Akin Akinfemiwa and Company Secretary, Mr Akinleye Olagbende, explained that the two appointments would enhance the capacity of the Board by ensuring the company continued to fulfil its vision of being the foremost energy solutions provider and be in the forefront of global best corporate governance proactive. In the letter submitted to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), it

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Former Governor of Delta State, Mr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has reiterated the fact that he has the capacity to give good representation to Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly come 2019. Addressing newsmen at the weekend, the Itsekiri-born politician said his desire to go to the Red Chamber was not for the fun of it, but to ensure more development comes to Delta South and other senatorial districts under Delta State. Mr Uduaghan, a PDP stalwart, revealed that having consulted with his immediate family, the Itsekiri people and stakeholders from the other ethnic groups that fall

By Adedapo Adesanya Instant messaging service owned by Facebook, WhatsApp, now has 2 billion users worldwide, adding over 500 million users from 1.5 billion recorded in 2018. According to WhatsApp, in a blog post, the milestone showed the importance of encrypting its users’ messages, a practice that is coming under increasing amounts of pressure from lawmakers around the world. Governments are arguing that being unable to read people’s messages makes it harder to discover when the messaging app is being used to facilitate terrorism, child exploitation, and other crimes. WhatsApp has continued to strongly defend its encryption technology, saying, “We

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to ensure that Nigerian agricultural produce meets specifications for exports, the Director-General of the agency, Mr Lamido Yuguda, has informed the management of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). Mr Yuguda said the reason behind this is to deepen the commodities trading ecosystem further and make it a potent way forward in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable foreign exchange (FX) earnings and economic development. At a meeting with NAIC over the weekend in Abuja, the SEC chief said Nigerian has earned low forex “in the past few months [due

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Mr Muhammadu Buhari Dasuki has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Sokoto Investment Company Ltd. Mr Dasuki was appointed to head the firm by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, after the death of the former MD of the company, Mr Aliyu Bala Sokoto, who lost his life in a fatal motor accident on July 29, 2017. A statement issued in Sokoto on Tuesday by the Governor’s spokesman, Mr Imam Imam, said the new appointee comes into service with wealth of experience in investment and business portfolio. He holds a Bachelor of Science