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Lecturers at the four tertiary institutions owned by the Osun State Government have given managements of their various institutions strike notice over unpaid salaries and other issues with the College of Education, Ilesa. They said that the industrial action would commence on Friday. The chairman of College of Education Academic Staff Union in Ilesa, Mr. Olusegun Lana, who led other lecturers in a protest march at the college on Thursday, said the state government had refused to fulfill their part of the agreement reached with the lecturers. Lana, who is also the chairman of the Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions, said the strike would be total because lecturers could no longer afford transportation to their various schools, while members of their families were finding it difficult to feed due to the issue of modulated salaries which has lasted for 34 months.

Tragedy struck in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on Thursday when a water tank fell inside the newly renovated stadium collapsed and fell on some vehicles Eyewitnesses told Channels Television that the iron frame supporting the tank which supplies water to the swimming pool in the stadium gave way, causing the tank to fall and destroy properties. The incident comes just days after the Stephen Keshi stadium was inaugurated for the ongoing 21st Africa Senior Athletics Championship. See Photos Below:

Apple  on Thursday become the first US company worth more than $1 trillion on a public stock market. The company on Tuesday reported  second-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations, sending shares surging by more than 5% into Wednesday. The rally continued on Thursday, propelling shares to the magic number of $207.05. That price translates to a $1 trillion market cap, based on the current estimated number of outstanding shares. In the more than four decades since Steve Jobs founded the company in a California garage, Apple has become nearly synonymous with personal computing and mobile devices. After launching the iPhone — arguably its most famous product — in 2007, Apple  now churns out over 40 million of the devices every quarter,  helping it rake in $254.63 billion in revenue last year. Adjusted for splits, Apple's stock price has risen nearly 40,000% since its initial public offering in 1980. Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from Bloomberg Now, ...

Abiodun, Oladapo and others at large were said to have received N22million in April 2015 which they allegedly obtained through forgery thereby violating Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering Act. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged money laundering and bribery. Gbadegun Abiodun, Oladipo Oladapo and Afolabi Albert were arraigned before Justice Chuka Obiozor on five counts of conspiracy to receive millions of naira in cash without going through a financial institution. EFCC said the three, on March 30, 2015, conspired to accept cash payment of N177.3million without going through a financial institution. The commission said the offence of accepting cash payment exceeding N5million violates Section 18 and is punishable under Section 16 (2) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended by the Act No 2, 2012. Abiodun, Oladapo ...

Image copyright WHATSAPP Image caption WhatsApp has about 1.5 billion users WhatsApp is launching new pay-to-use tools for businesses to communicate with their customers. The move will allow its owner, Facebook, to  make money from WhatsApp , which has lacked a revenue stream since dropping subscription fees. Companies will be able to provide information and services, such as delivery dates or boarding passes, to customers  via the platform . In return, the businesses will pay a fee for a confirmed delivery. The messages are set to cost between 0.5 cents to 9 cents (0.3p to 7p) a message depending on the country the user is based in. They can be automated or provided by human customer assistants. The price means they will often be more expensive to use than more basic SMS-based texts. In addition, firms can respond to questions and comments for free if they do so quickly, but if they  take more than 24 hours to reply , they will face a charge. Like other messages sent via...

All four members of the police department in Blandford, Mass., resigned suddenly and without notice, saying they could no longer work for a “town that seemingly cares so little about us,” ABC affiliate WGGB reported. The four officers, including interim police chief Roberta Sarnacki notified the community’s select-board by email Monday night. They cited safety issues and insufficient remuneration — cruisers with shoddy brakes, ill-fitting ballistic vests, faulty radios, understaffing and low pay — WGGB reported. “We refuse to put our lives on the line anymore for a town that seemingly cares so little about us,” the officers said in a media statement. STOCK/Getty Images An undated file photo of flashing lights on a police car. more  + The officers were also upset over the idea of merging them with the department in the neighboring town of Chester to reduce cost, WGGB reported. Cara Letendre, the Blandford select-board chair, told WGGB the en masse exit caught the board unawares. "H...

 Talk General Discussion Politics Barely 24 hours after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party has asked him to resign his position. Speaking after holding a meeting with some APC senators, led by Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, spoke and President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, APC National Chairman, Adam Oshiomhole, said as a mark of honour, Saraki cannot run to another party with the crown of APC, insisting that resignation was the option available to him. Oshiomhole said:  “I mean you should not collect a crown that belongs to a family and wear it on behalf of the family. It is just a matter of honour to leave the crown in the house that the crown belongs to. As it stands, even now, APC is still the largest party in the senate; we have 53 senators, that is much more than PDP has, or APGA has.” Oshiomhole said, the latest defections did not come as surpri...

To gain admission into any university in Nigeria, you must avoid these five mistakes. Admission seekers writing post-utme exam in UNILAG  (NTA) Gaining admission into a Nigerian university can be a struggle, especially into the first choice tertiary institutions. Prospective candidates who have passed their Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) and the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) might wonder why they are not admitted despite their good grades and UTME scores.  There are many reasons why students miss admission every year. Many people might think university managements are not fair and transparent in their admission procedures, but the truth is, every institution has its  admission requirements and criteria . Here are some of the mistakes that could lead to admission failure. New students during their matriculation ceremony  (Nile University of Nigeria)  1. O Level result combination Candidates seeking admission into a tertiary ...

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