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Gov. Abiola Ajimobi

In a bid to make Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, self-sustaining, government will review tuition fees being paid in the institution, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, has announced.

The governor made the announcement on Saturday in Ibadan, while featuring on a programme tagged “Saturday Special’ aired on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS).

LAUTECH is co-owned by Oyo and Osun state governments.

The institution had in recent times been enmeshed in crisis over the inability of the owners to pay subvention and staff salaries.

Ajimobi said his administration had since assumption of office in 2011, paid N22 billion to the institution.

He described the amount being paid as tuition fees in LAUTECH as `abysmal,’ adding that it would be reviewed for the institution to be self-sustaining.

“The default in the payment of subvention and salaries was as a result of economic downturn. When we came on board, we reduced the tuition fees to N65, 000.

“There are secondary schools that charge from N150,000 to N200,000, while some universities charge from N500,000 to two million naira.

“Till date, we have subsidised LAUTECH heavily and we are still giving them.

“Imagine, the institution has 99 accounts and some could not be traced,’’ he said.
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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has flagged off the execution of 136 school building projects across the state.

The projects include four new Model Schools, spread across the state, with each comprising of ten classroom blocks, Library, Laboratory, Teachers quarters, Sick bay, five secondary and three primary classroom blocks, Solar powered water borehole, perimeter fence and Headmaster quarters.

According to a release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, in addition to the model schools, 132 new school construction projects will be undertaken with over 80 schools renovated alongside ten thousand school furniture to be provided.

The massive educational infrastructure improvement projects are expected to be executed through the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board and are expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2018.

Governor Ikpeazu performed the Ground Breaking ceremony of the projects at St. Silas Primary School Old Umuahia, Umuahia South LGA on Monday 28 August 2017.

The Governor charged the management of ASUBEB, under the chairmanship of Kenechukwu Nwosu, to ensure that every detail of the project is adhered to, stressing that Government will not tolerate any substandard job, as a special monitoring unit has been put in place to monitor the projects across the state.
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The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to increase Seoul’s missile capabilities just days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and threatened further launches, Seoul’s Yonhap news agency reported.

The reclusive state fired an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 over Japan early on Tuesday, which it said was a mere “curtain-raiser” for the North’s “resolute countermeasures” against ongoing US-South Korean military drills.

It came as the US and South Korean forces were nearing the end of the 10-day annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint exercises, which the North regards as a rehearsal for invasion.

US President Donald Trump later insisted that “all options” were on the table in an implied threat of pre-emptive military action, while on Thursday US heavy bombers and stealth jet fighters took part in a joint live fire drill in South Korea intended as a show of force.

In phone call Friday, Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in agreed to enhance Seoul’s deterrence against North Korea by boosting its missile capabilities, Yonhap reported, citing Seoul’s presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae.

“The two leaders noted the need to strengthen the Republic of Korea’s defense capabilities to counter provocations and threats from North Korea, and reached an agreement in principle to revise the ‘missile guideline’ to the extent hoped by the South Korean side,” Yonhap quoted Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun as saying.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest point in years after a series of missile tests by Pyongyang.

South Korean President Moon Jae-In has previously urged limits on Seoul’s missiles to be loosened in a conversation with Trump.

Seoul is currently allowed to possess ballistic missiles with a range of 800 kilometres and payload of 500 kilogrammes, but it wants the weight limit raised to 1,000 kilogrammes.

The Pentagon had said it was “actively” considering the revision.

Calls are also mounting in the South for Seoul to build nuclear weapons of its own to defend itself as nuclear-armed North Korea’s missile stand-off with the US escalates.

The South, which hosts 28,500 US troops to defend it, is banned from building its own nuclear weapons under a 1974 atomic energy deal it signed with Washington, which instead offers a “nuclear umbrella” against potential attacks.

Yonhap added that the two leaders reaffirmed the need to bring Pyonyang back to the dialogue table by applying maximum sanctions and pressure.

However, Trump said after the latest missile test that negotiations with Pyongyang were “not the answer”.
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This is the day many Nigerians and Cameroonians have been waiting for and it promises a lot for the victorious side.

There are three points at stake, but a win for Nigeria will all but stamp the Super Eagles’ ticket to the Russia 2018 World Cup.

Super Eagles’ victory will take Nigeria to nine points, meaning the team only need one more win to cement their place in Russia.

Cameroon on the other hand needs to get at least a draw and beat Nigeria in the reverse fixture in Yaoundé to get within one point of their adversaries.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state reminded them of the significance of the game scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo.

Governor Udom Emmanuel
The governor, who promised to give the team $10,000 for every goal they score against Cameroon, redeemed the $30,000 he promised the Eagles for the three goals they scored against Algeria in the earlier match.

He also promised to mobilise support for the team to ensure total victory over the Indomitable Lions.

Udom told the players, “We are here because there is nothing as good as appreciating people, especially when the people are working for the general good.

A love not expressed is a love wasted and so we are here to tell you that we appreciate what you are doing for Nigeria.

“I also want to tell you that no matter how wild a cat is, there is a place you will hold it and it will not be able to harm you.

Go there and win the game for us. "Speaking for the players, Skipper John Obi Mikel apologized to Nigerians for the loss to South Africa in the Nation's Cup qualifier, assuring that they are here to make amends.


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