New post on EntrepreNEWS APPLY: CORAF/WECARD Youth Empowerment for Agripreneurship in West Africa 2016 The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank are inviting young agricultural entrepreneurs to submit applications for the empowering Youths for Agripreneurship in West Africa Project. WORTH Mentees will benefit...Read More

A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has affirmed that Nigeria and and African countries might be sitting on a gunpowder. He said the hazards of the lingering and increasing youth unemployment is alarming. Olusegun Obasanjo made this remark while receiving the newly appointed President of ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza at his Abeokuta residence. He...Read More

Nigeria’s sovereignty is not negotiable From OLUSEYE OJO, Ibadan FORMER Minister of Petroleum, Prof Tam David-West, has taken a swipe at the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, for saying the sov­ereignty of Nigeria is negotiable. He described the submission as absolute rubbish and nonsense. He insists that the sovereignty of Nigeria is non-negotiable. David-West also...Read More

Sir/Madam, This is to inform that the following Director post has been published for external recruitment through Circular Letter and on UNESCO’s website. – Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences & Secretary of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) (SC 398, D-1), (ref. CL/4164). – Director of Multisectoral Regional Office in Abuja and...Read More

By Phil McNulty Chief football writer From the section Football SOURCE: bbc.com Cristiano Ronaldo wept tears of despair then tears of joy as the Euro 2016 final took him on an emotional journey from his lowest low to the high of lifting Portugal’s first major trophy. The 31-year-old Real Madrid superstar carried his country’s hopes...Read More