Covenant University's leading position in the tertiary education
landscape of Nigeria has been affirmed has the best university 2013.
The university was om Friday conferred with the best performing higher
institution of the Year Award 2013 by the Centre for Democratic
Governance in Africa (DGA).
According to the Chairman DA, Dafe Okpocha said the university has
emulated good governance and this is among what keep the country
growth. ''the one thing that outstanding the university was their
input to develop good governance''.
The centre is one of the group that practice good governance and sees
to the development of the country. ''the aim of the organisation is to
preach good governance to Africa, Nigeria in particular. Whereas
education environment is not left out of these. If its not practice on
these sector the country is going no where'' he added.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, professor Charles Ayo who
received the Award on behave of the university said the university is
the leading university both in academy standard and a godly standard.
''. Will consider the university as a failure, if our graduate join
the band-wagon of the unemployed looking for job.''
he said their drive is to be among the top leading Christian mission
university in Africa in the next 10 years.
The university was founded to stir a unique class of people who will
make Nigeria a better place. ''the chancellor has formed a body that
will address the problems of leadership setting in the country by
January 2014.''
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Police allay fear over insecurity in Lagos at Xmas
• FRSC deploys personnel to Ibadan highway
AN assurance has come from the Lagos Police Command that it has beefed up security on major routes within the state to prevent criminal activities during the Christmas.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) yesterday said 2,400 personnel had been mobilised to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for Yuletide patrol.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Umar Manko, told reporters in Lagos that officers and men were deployed to major routes and event centres to discourage criminals.
He said 919 vehicles were recovered from suspected armed robbers, while 54 robbery cases were prosecuted.
Manko noted that 472 armed robbers were arrested while 390 arms and 16,034 live ammunition were also recovered from the bandits.
The police boss added that the on-going construction of roads in the state, coupled with the increasing traffic jam, informed the need for the Command to re-strategise its security network.
According to him, the present security arrangement is yielding results, adding that it was usual for the Command to always plan ahead.
The police chief also announced that apart from roads and event centres, the Command also deployed its men to departmental stores, markets and motor parks.
Manko expressed happiness that the Command was on top of the security situation in the state, saying that crime rate had dropped drastically.
He said the last six months witnessed low report of armed robbery activities, kidnapping and snatching of vehicles.
He called on members of the public to always be at alert and report any person or group suspected to be criminals to the nearest police station for appropriate action.
It was reported that the statistics presented by the police at a Town Hall meeting on November 28 showed that 146 armed robbery suspects were killed by the Command from November 2012 to date, adding that the hoodlums were killed when they engaged the police in gun duel at different robbery operations across the state.
The Command said that no fewer than 39 of its men were killed during the same period.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Chidi Nkwonta, told journalists in Lagos that the step would ensure accident-free period.
According to him, the personnel, comprising 1,200 regular marshals, 1,000 special marshals and 200 NYSC Road Safety Club members, began operations on Monday.
Nkwonta added that the Command had released 38 patrol vehicles, two tow trucks and two ambulances to arrest any unforeseen situation on the highway.
“Our corporate goal for this festive period is to record zero crash on Lagos-Ibadan highway and that is why we are not leaving any stone unturned”, he noted.
The sector commander urged road-users to obey traffic regulations because traffic offences would attract appropriate penalties.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola
AN assurance has come from the Lagos Police Command that it has beefed up security on major routes within the state to prevent criminal activities during the Christmas.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) yesterday said 2,400 personnel had been mobilised to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for Yuletide patrol.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Umar Manko, told reporters in Lagos that officers and men were deployed to major routes and event centres to discourage criminals.
He said 919 vehicles were recovered from suspected armed robbers, while 54 robbery cases were prosecuted.
Manko noted that 472 armed robbers were arrested while 390 arms and 16,034 live ammunition were also recovered from the bandits.
The police boss added that the on-going construction of roads in the state, coupled with the increasing traffic jam, informed the need for the Command to re-strategise its security network.
According to him, the present security arrangement is yielding results, adding that it was usual for the Command to always plan ahead.
The police chief also announced that apart from roads and event centres, the Command also deployed its men to departmental stores, markets and motor parks.
Manko expressed happiness that the Command was on top of the security situation in the state, saying that crime rate had dropped drastically.
He said the last six months witnessed low report of armed robbery activities, kidnapping and snatching of vehicles.
He called on members of the public to always be at alert and report any person or group suspected to be criminals to the nearest police station for appropriate action.
It was reported that the statistics presented by the police at a Town Hall meeting on November 28 showed that 146 armed robbery suspects were killed by the Command from November 2012 to date, adding that the hoodlums were killed when they engaged the police in gun duel at different robbery operations across the state.
The Command said that no fewer than 39 of its men were killed during the same period.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr. Chidi Nkwonta, told journalists in Lagos that the step would ensure accident-free period.
According to him, the personnel, comprising 1,200 regular marshals, 1,000 special marshals and 200 NYSC Road Safety Club members, began operations on Monday.
Nkwonta added that the Command had released 38 patrol vehicles, two tow trucks and two ambulances to arrest any unforeseen situation on the highway.
“Our corporate goal for this festive period is to record zero crash on Lagos-Ibadan highway and that is why we are not leaving any stone unturned”, he noted.
The sector commander urged road-users to obey traffic regulations because traffic offences would attract appropriate penalties.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola
Monday, 16 December 2013
Group marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
DISABILITY Policy and Advocacy Initiative (DPAI), a Lagos-based non-governmental organization recently marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with an exhibition of creative abilities of persons with disabilities. The event featured dance, musical and visual arts.
Speaking at the event, a physically- challenged broadcaster with Lagos Television, Folasade Salimoni, in her wheel chair, said: "Disability is not a disease. We only have a challenge that made us disabled".
"It is high time the society began to recognise that persons with disabilities have potentials and we can function well in any sector of the society.
"Our disability does not limit us in any way; we are like every other person. It’s only that the state of the economy makes our disability more challenging”.
Also, Kayode Ogedengbe, a blind singer, said he has passion for music and was determined to satisfy his audience in music.”
She added that it was crucial for the government to recognise their personality first, before their disability. “Make our environment conducive; include us in every strata of the society and we will function well or even do better than the able-bodied ones",
The Chairman of the Empowerment and Entertainment of DPAI, Mrs. Pretty Ogboma urged the physically-challenged persons to put themselves together and bring out something good out of their lives.
Mr. Dare Dipo, who is also physical challenged person, urged them to take away that disabilities from their minds. He said: “What ever you have to do, do it skillfully, you will affect the society and the world will appreciate you.
The group offered persons with disabilities opportunities to engage in cultural and recreational activities.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Speaking at the event, a physically- challenged broadcaster with Lagos Television, Folasade Salimoni, in her wheel chair, said: "Disability is not a disease. We only have a challenge that made us disabled".
"It is high time the society began to recognise that persons with disabilities have potentials and we can function well in any sector of the society.
"Our disability does not limit us in any way; we are like every other person. It’s only that the state of the economy makes our disability more challenging”.
Also, Kayode Ogedengbe, a blind singer, said he has passion for music and was determined to satisfy his audience in music.”
She added that it was crucial for the government to recognise their personality first, before their disability. “Make our environment conducive; include us in every strata of the society and we will function well or even do better than the able-bodied ones",
The Chairman of the Empowerment and Entertainment of DPAI, Mrs. Pretty Ogboma urged the physically-challenged persons to put themselves together and bring out something good out of their lives.
Mr. Dare Dipo, who is also physical challenged person, urged them to take away that disabilities from their minds. He said: “What ever you have to do, do it skillfully, you will affect the society and the world will appreciate you.
The group offered persons with disabilities opportunities to engage in cultural and recreational activities.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Thursday, 12 December 2013
New private-public initiative to meet housing needs
• Ogun creates home charter centres ahead of launch
GOING by calculations, the soon-to-be-launched Nigeria Mortgage Refinancing Company (NMRC) would open up the stagnated mortgage sector with lending rates expected to crash and tenors increasing to 20 years by mortgage banks.
The development, which has already affected prevailing rates in the sector, though marginally, is a public-private initiative, which has the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) as private sector constituent.
President of MBAN, Femi Johnson, while speaking with journalists on the development, said the initiative was scripted to be a refinancing vehicle for mortgage banks and facilitator of long-term loans for the sector and would also fully effect the projections by the first quarter of 2014.
“The successful take-off of the NMRC will make access to affordable housing a reality for the majority of Nigerians. NMRC will provide the opportunity for rebuilding our housing finance system to a stronger, more competitive and more resilient one that is at par with the systems in developed economies.
In another development, Ogun State government has created centres for its new homeowners’ charter programme to enable the citizens have direct access to the programme. The centres have been strategically located to make people regularise their documents with dedicated staff providing service to them.
The state Commissioner for Physical and Urban Planning, Mr. Gbenga Otenuga, stated that the centres were created to avoid the problem of third-party in the process of regularising the documents by the people. People have the benefit of visiting the centres themselves without operating through third-party as the government has created direct access for them.
The MBAN chief said: “NMRC is a public-private partnership initiative, unlike the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. It is not subsidised, but the Federal Government is supporting the scheme to ensure that rates come down and the target is to get rates reduced to 13 per cent.
“As we all know, a well functioning housing finance system is imperative for a prosperous economy. It indeed plays an important role in stimulating economic growth and creating much-needed jobs within an economy.
“Housing delivery remains crucial and continues to encounter the same challenge of inadequate long term financing. Rapid urbanisation, a growing population, limited land availability in some areas, access for lower income groups and dearth of long-term funds continue to put increasing pressures on current housing finance and delivery systems.
“Mortgage lending has been typically small, poorly accessible, with low depository base, while mortgage finance providers have been vulnerable to significant credit, liquidity and interest rate risks due to their inability to mobilise sufficient long-term and affordable financial resources required for housing.
Otenuga stated that Governor Ibikunle Amosun is passionate to ensure that all property owners benefit from the charter as part of his mission to rebuild the state and also engender urban renewal and development.
He said the centres would be opened immediately Amosun formally unveils the charter programme in Abeokuta on Monday December 16, 2013.
Otenuga further encouraged homeowners to take advantage of the offer to benefit from the urban renewal programme of the state government and also safeguard their property. This is because the fees have been discounted while penalties and fines are waived in line with the provision of the charter programme. The fees were extremely reduced to cushion the effects of the economic situation in the country.
The Homeowners’ Charter Programme is to enable homeowners regularise the legal status and documentation of their property.
It is expected that property with regularised documents will benefit from Ogun State government’s urban renewal policy through effective planning of facilities in the areas of education, health and other essential infrastructure.
By Chijioke Nelson and Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Websense, SecureData boost data security with new software solution
TO protect sensitive information in this era of data explosion amidst security threats, Websense TRITON Solution, and its partner, SecureData have introduced new software solution to mitigate such risks.
Speaking at the launch of the solution, Websense 7.8 version, the Channel Manager, West Africa, SecureData Africa, Biodun Adewoye, said the event was organized to map the APT into the Nigerian landscape, specifically for the financial sector and large corporate companies.
“The arrival of new, multifaceted and complicated attacks will require an understanding of what controls and strategies will needed to be deployed now and in the near future.
He added that all these needed to be achieved by corporates without incurring crippling costs and complicated policy developments and technical deployments.
With the release of additional advanced security capabilities in the Websense 7.8 release, “we are confident that the targeted attack can be mitigated and risk levels reduced at an effective ROI.”
The solution is consolidated on web security, email security, and date loss prevention (DLP) into a highly flexible and scalable architecture that unifies content analysis, platforms and security management.
The risk of identity theft, fines and lawsuits are exponential in today’s fast-paced digital age. It is truly a breakthrough in the world of data security solutions
He said, “the integration is easy and simply but very powerful Solution. Secure Date is the largest Focus IT security Distributor within Africa.”
“In Secure Data our approach is around security is very unique, we don’t push product but provide solution. We address it from security domains such as devices security, network security wireless security application security amongst other.’
“We are creating awareness so that people and company we see the needs to protect their corporate date and information and also to use the product and see how it can benefit and add value to the organization.”
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
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