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| Covenant Graduates, Most Employed in Nigeria Again! Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:28 PM PDT Covenant Graduates, Most Employed in Nigeria Again! Covenant has once again emerged as the institution with the most employed graduates rate in Nigeria. This is according to the 2018 edition of The Nigerian Graduate Report published by Stutern, an online platform that focuses on training and connecting talented youths in Nigeria with employers for internships as well as entry-level jobs. With 83.70%, Covenant tops the list of Nigerian universities for a second time, having a significant 15.52% lead over the next institution, University of Nigeria, Nsuka, which had 68.18%. Other universities in the top five were University of Ibadan in the third place with 61.76%, followed by Federal University of Technology, Minna with 60.61% and University of Ilorin with 60.22%. With this result, Covenant has led in the two editions of the report published by the platform in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Stutern engaged a rigorous methodology to arrive at its findings by conducting an online survey among 5,219 youths who graduated in Nigeria from 2013 to 2017. Graduates in marginalized locations were also accounted for by engaging tracking officers to conduct an offline survey in Edo, Enugu, Oyo, Imo and Kaduna States. After four months of data gathering and subsequent analysis, Covenant emerged with the highest rate of graduate employment in Nigeria. Recall that Covenant recently entered the Times Higher Education's World Universities Ranking and thereby became the first university in Nigeria and West Africa to enter the 700 category in just 15 years of existence. It is also noteworthy that while the graduates of the University are highly employed, Covenant also equips her students with entrepreneurial skills that ensure self-employment and this is validated by the Excellence in Quality Entrepreneurship Education Award received recently. Covenant is indeed a world-class university that prepares her students for all- round success. Download Stutern Nigerian Graduate Report 2018 here .  |
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| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:19 PM PDT Suggested Read: 3 Universities with the most influential tech communities in Nigeria Advertisement However, a living technology incubation hub within the premises of a Nigerian university is what many wouldn't have envisaged at this point. Interestingly, ever since Stephen Oluwatobi (Director at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Studies, Covenant University) took to his private Facebook account to post pictures of what appears to be a technology incubation hub situated within the premises of Covenant University Otta, he has received outpouring of interest as well as commendation from members of the public for his role in birthing the Hebron Startup Labs. The Hebron Startup  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:16 PM PDT Tinubu and the Okanga Agila illiteracy September 26, 2017 My friends all, ordinarily I don't respond to the tendency of some hired word-for-penny political writers to turn logic on its head for clear pecuniary reasons. But, sincerely, when political chicanery, masquerading as intellectual discourse is carried to the point of stupid absurdity, one must for the sake of decent minds set the record straight. My grouse this time around is with one political jobber, Okanga Agila, who on November 20, 2016 wrote his innuendo-laden article titled, "Tinubu and ambushed political ambitions". Please refer to http:// www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/ tinubu-and- ambushed-political-ambitions/. From his near two thousand word elevation of absurd journalistic ranting, one thing was obvious: Agila is a warped, money- conditioned mind whose sense of analytical reasoning is squelched by the straitjacket of blind sniveling to the dictates of his pay masters. From the onset, it was obvious that Agila had nothing objective to offer as far as his money-conditioned Tinubu-bashing was concerned. Even his introduction of his subject smacked of the odious matrix from which his anti-Tinubu theories originated. Let me state categorically here that I have personally never met Tinubu. But I have as a matter of principle admired the man for his political resilience, sagacity ad courage. I have for long been a student of the Tinubu school. Only a man of no mean timbre in politics would stand up against the Federal might as he did in the Obasanjo and Jonathan eras and emerge unscathed, even almost single-handedly dealing the deadly blow on the former ruling party. But even more endearing is his unflinching stand for equity, egalitarianism and human freedom. Tinubu is surely no saint, but, on balance, he has emerged over the years as a man of impeccable character and dignity. It is thus utterly disgusting to see some political nonentities and jobbers casting aspersions with the clear mission of serving the ulterior motives of their pay masters. In his too obvious mission of malignign Asiwaju Tinubu, Agila ranted about the former Lagos Governor's alleged efforts to over- assert himself in the APC. To Agila, Tinubu is one over-ambitious godfather who would want to be deferred to and his wishes acquiesced to always. In Agila's myopic view, Jagaba's sole purpose in politics is nothing but avarice and self aggrandizement. The question for Agila then is: where were you when Tinubu staked his personal security and also political future to ensuring that though he was the last man standing in the old AD, he stoutly defended the independence of Lagos as a state governed by a party different from the one at the Centre? Against the almighty Federal forces, he stood his ground and ensured that democracy was not trampled upon. Now, coming to your main grouse. You, Agila, do not measure up to the kind of mind capable of intelligent analysis and understanding of the Ondo debacle which Tinubu, in his usual circumspect mind tried to prevent. By your myopia, you may see the eventual victory of the President's loyalists as a possible vindication of Tinubu's detractors. Contrarywise, if care is not taken and perceived injuries are not assuaged properly, the Ondo victory may soon turn out pyrrhic and the euphoria of victory transmorgrifies into ashes in the mouth of the "victors". The injustice of Ondo, being glossed over by those who should know better, may be the beginning of the end for the party. Already, the cracks are becoming obvious. There are really weighty stories of new mega alliances and before you know it, the APC superstructure may yet prove to be the proverbial clay-legged bronze statue. Ask the PDP and its minders would tell you, that is the same kind of illusory mindset and myopia, including tendencies to injustice that crumbled a once invincible behemoth. In your toddler's opinion, and to quote you, "Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu is in the political wilderness," and he is also a politician "whose passion for power is unsurpassed". How wrong! You surely do not know Tinubu. This is a man who had all the opportunity in the world to insist on being Buhari's VP but decided to sacrifice personal interest for national balance and equity. You ranted about the so-called "kingmaker syndrome" only because of the limited scope of your understanding of the concept in world politics. Every politician is a kingmaker and one example for you is the recent Ondo election where even the President was clearly unequivocal about who he would prefer as Governor. Where Tinubu is different is his more circumspect, democratic and fairto-all- concerned approach to a normal game in politics. Integrity and fairness was murdered during the Ondo APC Governorship Primaries and that is Tinubu's grouse as a democrat who believes in fairness. Also, you certainly committed a blasphemy of thought when you so brazenly accused Tinubu of having "gleefully forgotten all about "change" and the betterment of Nigeria." Suddenly, the man upon whose back your "infallible" hero rose to power after years of incessant failures has become over ambitious. As the Yoruba would say, how can the plantain tree that nurtured the cocoa tree to maturity suddenly be condemned as a bad tree? "Ogede to wo koko (Cocoa) ye se wa di igi buruku?" If you had been clear minded enough and your understanding has not been whittled in the spittle of blind partisanship you would have seen the gist of Tinubu's ever-present abhorrence of injustice. How can anyone gloss over the brazen disregards of party statutes that was the hallmark of the flawed primaries that produced Akeredolu? What Tinubu was up against was not any loss of political patronage but the uncouth attempt by the Abuja powers-that-be to install a puppet in their quest to whittle down Tinubu's influence in Yorubaland. In appalling disregard of all known democratic norms, the level playing ground principles was thrown to the dogs and the power of money, the might of Abuja overwhelmed the rule of law and fairness. I only hope the wise men of APC, unlike clowns like Agila, would see reason and rectify the huge dent already inflicted on the soul of their party. Only a foolish party will celebrate the brazen resort to the suicidal tactics that not too long ago destroyed the PDP. Nothing destroys more than self delusion and power drunkenness. Ojewusi wrote via solaojewusi@yahoo.com  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:15 PM PDT BUSINESS Total Nigeria educates Hebron Height students at Lagos plant September 26, 2017 Total Nigeria Plc took 33 students of the Hebron Heights College Ikorodu on a practical learning experience at its Lubricant Blending Plant facility in Apapa, Lagos. The exercise wasaimed at giving the students the necessary practical exposure required to align their academic learning with practical experience as well as serve as a career guide. The students, in company of their Vice Principal Mrs. Mechero and other teachers, on arrival at the plant underwent the mandatory head count and safety orientation procedure, they were also kitted with the requisite Personal Protective gear. The Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr. Albert Mabuyaku, took the students on an interactive leadership session. The Plant Manager Mr. Obinna Nwaogu gave the students the theoretical processes of lubricant blending and overall operations of the plant. The students thereafter went on a guided tour of the entire plant facilitated by the Plant Engineer Mr. Ameh Osayande, Laboratory Analyst Mr. Anu Omotosho and Corporate Social responsibility Manager, Mrs. Chinwe Ifechigha. The students were taken through the processes of materials receipt, blending processes, laboratory analysis and quality assurance, loading gantry operations, lubricant blending, packaging, storage amongst other topics. Head Boy of the school, Isaac Ileyemi, in his appreciation speech thanked Total for granting them such a wonderful opportunity to see firsthand activities in a lubricant blending plant. The school's Library Prefect Bomate En-Sogules also expressed satisfaction and promised to share his knowledge with other students.  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:16 PM PDT BUSINESS Total Nigeria educates Hebron Height students at Lagos plant September 26, 2017 Total Nigeria Plc took 33 students of the Hebron Heights College Ikorodu on a practical learning experience at its Lubricant Blending Plant facility in Apapa, Lagos. The exercise wasaimed at giving the students the necessary practical exposure required to align their academic learning with practical experience as well as serve as a career guide. The students, in company of their Vice Principal Mrs. Mechero and other teachers, on arrival at the plant underwent the mandatory head count and safety orientation procedure, they were also kitted with the requisite Personal Protective gear. The Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr. Albert Mabuyaku, took the students on an interactive leadership session. The Plant Manager Mr. Obinna Nwaogu gave the students the theoretical processes of lubricant blending and overall operations of the plant. The students thereafter went on a guided tour of the entire plant facilitated by the Plant Engineer Mr. Ameh Osayande, Laboratory Analyst Mr. Anu Omotosho and Corporate Social responsibility Manager, Mrs. Chinwe Ifechigha. The students were taken through the processes of materials receipt, blending processes, laboratory analysis and quality assurance, loading gantry operations, lubricant blending, packaging, storage amongst other topics. Head Boy of the school, Isaac Ileyemi, in his appreciation speech thanked Total for granting them such a wonderful opportunity to see firsthand activities in a lubricant blending plant. The school's Library Prefect Bomate En-Sogules also expressed satisfaction and promised to share his knowledge with other students.  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:08 PM PDT Sowore Gives Account Of How Publicly-Raised Campaign Funds Were Spent April 10, 2019 - Leave a Comment Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the just concluded general election, has given detailed account of expenditure from public funds he solicited to fund his presidential ambition. In a detailed infograph released on Sunday, the Sowore 2019 Campaign Organisation revealed that it had spent a grand total of N157,884,936.98 for its campaign activities. The campaign, which spanned 50 weeks, and cut across 36 states in over 15 countries detailed its expenses to include townhall rentals, which gulped N9.8million for event centres and N3.2million for accessories. PHOTONEWS: Sowore Releases Account Statement Detailing Campaign Spending Of Publicly Raised Funds Others include caravan rentals for N8.1million, travel costs N5.5million, mobilisation of attendees N20.2million, refreshment for attendees N3.3million, accommodation of candidate and team members N4.2million, and security and Intellegence N740,000. Sowore raised monies publicly through a GoFundMe account and a Zenith Bank Account. Facebook Comments  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:06 PM PDT Peter Obi Attends Linda Ikeji's Child Dedication Ceremony (Photos) December 16, 2018 - Leave a Comment The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Peter Obi, Sunday, graced the child dedication ceremony of a well known blogger, Miss Linda Ikeji, in Lagos.  |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2019 01:04 PM PDT 28 Illegal Refineries Destroyed In Edo State December 5, 2017 - 1 Comment The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, says it has destroyed 28 illegal refineries in the state in the last eleven months. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria saying 15 were destroyed in Edo South; five in Edo Central and eight in Edo North. He also said that an estimated 500,000 litres of illegally refined and adulterated petroleum product was seized as well as destroyed within the period. He said the command so far had 17 pending cases in court, while it had secured five convictions of suspects. The commandant also said that within the period under review the command had arrested 22 suspects for armed robbery, drug trafficking and prostitution. He said that the suspects had since been handed over to relevant authorities for further. action. He attributed the achievement to the "resilience, commitment and doggedness" of personnel of the command saying: " let us continue to keep the flag flying".  |
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