FG Takes On India Over Killing Of Nigerian

Federal Government has demanded an unreserved apology from the Indian authorities over the death of a Nigerian, Obodo Uzoma Simeon, and discriminatory attacks on Nigerians in the Asian nation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, disclosed this while answering questions from journalists at the pre-Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting press briefing in Abuja, Monday.

Tensions between Nigerians and Indians had escalated since Simeon was found dead in Goa, a popular tourist destination, in the country's west region.

Simeon, according to reports, was stabbed to death on October 31 in Panaji, Goa State's capital.

About 200 angry members of the Nigerian community were said to have blocked a highway while Simeon's corpse was being taken to the hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Police reportedly brought the situation under control and registered cases of rioting, arson and damaging public property against 51 Nigerians and one Ghanaian.

Onwuliri, who emphasised that Nigeria would not tolerate any act of unruly behaviour from its citizens, however, said the conduct of Indian authorities was unacceptable.

She told journalists that the Acting Head of Mission of India in Nigeria had been summoned to her office to explain the rationale for the action.

She said, "Actually the growing violence around the countries should be a thing of worry for member states and for us in Nigeria too. We have continued to condemn violence especially against Nigerians in different states. The recent one in India is really a big one to worry about and I had summoned the acting head of Indian Mission to ask him about what happened to our citizens.

"The young man was coming back from lunch, they said there was a clash between two communities, he was not part of them but he was killed! We have also asked for unreserved apology from India, we have asked them to ensure that full-fledged investigations are carried out so that perpetrators of that act will be brought to book," she added.

The minister said the Nigerian government would not hesitate to react appropriately if Nigerians were evicted from their homes in India.

"We have also heard that some of our citizens protested and were arrested and some were evicted from their homes. And we have also said while we are not supporting lawlessness, if Nigerians reacted because of extreme provocation, it should be so seen. And these Nigerians should be released and people should not be evicted from their homes, otherwise, that will also lead to a strain in the relations between the two countries and we will be forced to also react appropriately," she maintained.

Onwuliri said Nigeria was determined to press on with the call for the abolition of visa regime among Commonwealth countries at this year's  meeting starting  on Wednesday (tomorrow) in Colombo, Srilanka.

The country's interim position is for the introduction of a pilot scheme which will facilitate visa free regime for holders of diplomatic and official passports from member countries.

ASUU Set To Meet With President Jonathan Tomorrow As Hopes For A Call Off Gets Underway

Hopes are high within the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as the union is set for a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan tomorrow that the two parties will arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to the four months old strike which has paralysed the nation's university education.

The union however expects the solution to be within the context of the implementation of the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MOU and the recommendations of the Needs Assessment Report, warning that any proposal by the Government would be based on a clear acceptance of a framework for the implementation of the 2009 agreement.

The union stated clearly that any imposition will not present a solution to the current crisis.

 In a statement by Dr. Uzochukwu Onyebinama, Chairperson ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia state, ASUU urged the President "to be guided by the principle of honouring agreements in the interest of justice and industrial harmony in the country".

 "As the National leadership of our union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities meet with his Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan, tomorrow 4th November 2013 [tomorrow], we hope that the meeting will be a dialogue that will lead to a mutually acceptable fair and far reaching solution within the context of the implementation of the 2009 agreement, the 2012 MOU and the recommendations of the Needs Assessment Report.

 "Any proposal by government should be based on a clear acceptance of a framework for the implementation of the 2009 agreement.

Any imposition will not present a solution to the current crisis. "We therefore call on the President and Commander- in- chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to be guided by the principle of honouring agreements in the interest of justice and industrial harmony in the country", the statement.

Globacom Slashes Blackberry Tariffs

Globacom has slashed the tariff on BlackBerry plans by half in an unprecedented move aimed at liberalizing access to the modern tool for social and business networking.

Announcing the new tariff in Lagos on Wednesday, the company in a press statement, said that in addition to the drastic tariff drop, there is also considerable increase in the data allowance for both BlackBerry 10 plans and the generic BlackBerry plans.

The statement signed by Adeniyi Olukoya, Globacom's Coordinator, Marketing, disclosed that the Absolute Month platform which hitherto was N2,800 with 3GB data, now goes for N1, 000 with 3GB data.

The Absolute Week plan goes for N500 with 700MB and the COMONTH and COWEEK plans go for N899 and N400 with data allowance of 3GB and 700MB respectively.

"Globacom is the first network to introduce Blackberry service in Nigeria and we have continued to maintain the lead by offering subscribers the best and most pocket friendly BlackBerry rates. Glo always has exciting offers for both existing and potential customers. We are offering these new tariffs to encourage Nigerians to use data more frequently. This will make life more abundant for our subscribers," the statement added.

According to the company, the new BlackBerry subscription tariffs are for both old and new customers.

"Nigerians will recall that Globacom's entrance into the nation's telecommunications brought about dynamic changes. We have a commitment to continue to delight Nigerians and make telephone services not only available but also affordable. The drastic reduction in the subscription tariffs for all BlackBerry plans is one of such. The beauty of this is that the package comes with increased data allowance so that our numerous customers will have unlimited benefits while on the network," the company said.

Since When Did The Police In Lagos State Start Arresting Rams?

Here is a very funny picture of the police in Lagos state arresting and conveying some rams to an unknown destination.

It is noteworthy that the Lagos State Government has banned the indiscriminate sale and display of rams, as security agencies now arrest offenders.

Clara Chime, First Lady Of Enugu State, Begs Human Rights Groups To Release Her From House Arrest Imposed By Governor Sullivan Chime

Clara Chime, the First Lady of Enugu State, says Governor Sullivan Chime, has placed her under house arrest, and has cried out for assistance to reach human rights bodies to rescue her.

In a letter dripping with pain and suffering, Mrs. Chime disclosed that she married Mr. Chime in October 2008 but that she has been unable to share the matrimonial bed with him for over four years.

Describing her desperate situation, she said that even President Goodluck Jonathan and First Lady Patience Jonathan have intervened with her husband without success.

"My father is late, my Mum and few of my siblings are confused and have done all kinds of prayers they know of, 3 of my siblings prefers me dead than to see me leave the Government house.  He treats my Mum and my siblings bad," she wrote.

The Enugu State First Lady said she has been introduced to two psychiatrists whose names she gave as Dr. Onwukwe and Dr. Agumo, who have prescribed "all kinds of drugs that ends up keeping me acute depressed and also drives me into hallucinations."

The doctors, she noted, are scared of her husband the Governor, to whom nobody can tell the truth.  

According to the letter, the Catholic Bishop of Enugu state (Callistus Onaga), and top priests have come to intervene, as have the President and the First Lady of the nation, without success.  
Mrs. Chime further complains that Governor Chime has ordered her to leave with her four-year old son whom she conceived before their wedding.  However, the governor, according to her, later threatened to disown the boy should she leave with him.

 "He has told everyone he can reach that there is no marriage between us that I can leave if I wish to but whenever I plan to leave he instructs them to lock me in.  I have told him through Sms that I will leave my son behind and leave alone but still he instructed his securities to lock me inside the house."

Mrs. Chime further complains she has lost touch with the real world and all that makes her beautiful because of the side effects of the drugs she is taking, stressing that she is under house arrest for committing no crime.

Of the situation in Government House, she said,

"He does not take care of me personally, the government gives me allowance to run the house and that's where I save little from to take care of my elf, my Mum and few of my siblings," she said in the letter.  He shut me out of his life years ago; I don't have access to his apartment. The problem is enormous; I don't know where to start to explain from."

 

She said that even the security detail in the lodge has resorted to praying for her, while the few that can be bought with money are taking advantage of the situation.
"Police and SS men have been instructed by Mr Sullivan Chime to confine me in a place for a long time now against my wish [but] it is my wish to leave these premises," she said, begging,

"Please assist me to reach to the human rights and say to them to please come hastily and release me."

Source: Sahara Reporters

Immigration Must Refund Job Seekers- House Of Reps

The House of Representatives yesterday, directed the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to refund job seekers their N1,000 each charged as recruitment fee into the services.

The Reps made this query during a Joint Committee public hearing mandated by the House to investigate racketeering of job placement in the public service. At the commencement of the 2-day investigative public hearing, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal expressed concern over what he described as "one of the worst crises Nigerians face today".
"One of the worst crises we face today is the high rate of unemployment and the damage this has caused to our economic, moral and social development as a nation."

At the hearing, the Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) denied granting recruitment waivers, a prerequisite for employment to the Customs to recruit 5,556 in 2011.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Customs Service were asked to return today having failed to provide the Committee with complete documents on the procedure of the recruitment.

 The agency was also unable to provide documentary evidence to prove that due diligence was adhered to in its recruitment exercises it carried out between 2007 and 2010.The agency was discovered to have no policy on job recruitment since 1991 when it was created.Also, in contravention of the Public Service rules, CAC advertised for employment only in 2010 with appointments based on selection.

In what seemed like buck passing, Director, Human Resources, Labaran Shuaibu, who represented the Commission said she was only two days old on the job and could not give satisfactory responses to many of the questions put to her by the Committee.
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) also provided conflicting documents to the Committee, while failing to follow due process in its recruitment exercises .While document showed that 2,005 people were employed in 2011, another showed 2,550.
The Committee was enraged when the Secretary to the Immigrations board, Sylvanus Tapgun admitted that he does not know the bank account number where the revenue generated from the employment application forms sold for N1,000 and could not disclose the name and contact of the alleged consulting firm the Service hired to conduct its latest recruitment exercise.
The Secretary also claims to be unaware of House of Representatives' resolution urging the NIS to stop collecting fees for the employment forms, "I did not place the advertisement, it was done by my predecessor, I resume office in September".
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) was also discovered to have flouted Public Service rules by recruiting 5,595 in 2011 without approval from the Head of Service, according to the Permanent Secretary. Career Management Service, Ezekiel Oyemomi.
Similarly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was granted weaver to recruits 801 workers by the Federal Character Commission (FCC) but has recruited 1,146 so far.
At the point, Chairman of the Joint Committee, Andrew Uchendu said the Committee would no longer accept excuse of being new in the office as reason enough to claim ignorance of official matters.

He also noted that para military agencies were more guilty of flouting Public Service rules on recruitment.

"This Investigative Hearing is therefore long overdue and I am glad that we are finally getting to the root of this very serious anomaly.

"It is tragic that in a nation with such a high degree of unemployment, people can be so heartless as to make job-seekers pay for the opportunity of contributing their quota to the development of their father-land.

"This means that however qualified they are, unless they can cough out the bribe, they won't get the job. This situation cannot be allowed to continue. We are denying our youth the opportunity to provide our country with the right manpower.

 

Two Planes Collide At Lagos Airport

Another near air disaster was recorded at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos yesterday when a Turkish Airline aircraft collided with a Max Air plane which brought in pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.

Although details of the accident were sketchy at press time, airport sources said the Turkish plane had landed safely and was taxing to a stop at the apron, when its wing collided with that of Max Air.

The incident caused minor damages to both planes which were immediately taken away for repairs.

Spokesman of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr. Fan Ndubuoke, confirmed the incident. He described damages to the aircraft as minor.

 

US Senator Apologizes For Controversial Comments On Nigerians

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A United States Senator, Ted Cruz, has apologized over his disparaging comments on Monday, October 21 in which he referred to Nigerians as scammers.

 

He also called for a peace meeting with Nigerian-Americans who have demanded that he retracts the derogatory remarks.

 

According to local American media, Cruz, while taking a political swipe at the computer problems of the Affordable Care Act in the U.S, made the comments.

 

"You may have noticed that all the Nigerian email scammers have become a lot less active lately.

 

"They all have been hired to run the Obamacare website," Cruz was quoted as saying on Monday in Houston.

 

Nigerians home and abroad have strongly condemned the statement, while the Federal Government through the Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Prof Ade Adefuye, demanded an apology from Mr. Cruz.

 

 

But a letter on Sunday from the senator to leaders of the Nigerian community in Houston, Texas, where the comments were made, said Cruz "regrets any misunderstanding."

 

The letter was signed by one of the aides of the Senator, Mr. David Sawyer, the South-East Texas Regional Director in his office.

 

The letter of apology reads in parts: "Earlier this week, Sen. Ted Cruz made a joke in which he used the term 'Nigerian email scam."

 

 

"Senator Cruz regrets that it is unfortunate that we're living in a time where just about every joke can be misconstrued to cause offence to someone."

 

"Cruz has never, nor would ever use a blanket term in a derogatory fashion against such a vibrant and integral part of our community. This usage was never directed to the Nigerian community as a whole.

 

"To the good people of Nigeria – a beautiful nation where my wife lived briefly as the child of missionaries – no offense was intended.

 

"I am fully appreciative of the range of mutual economic and security interests that make Nigeria an important friend to the United States," Cruz said apologetically.

 

Man In Court For Raping Girl He Met On Facebook

The Nigerian police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Omowuyi Kelvin, over alleged rape of a 25-year old girl he met on Facebook.

Kelvin, who was charged before an Isheri Magistrates' Court, lives at Shangisha, a suburb of Lagos.

He is facing a two-count charge of rape and stealing.

The prosecutor, Insp Nurudeen Thomas, told the court that the accused committed the offences at 8.00p.m., on 15 October at his residence.

"The accused invited his victim all the way from Benin to Lagos.

"On arrival, the accused unlawfully detained her for five days in a room, had carnal knowledge of her and stripped her of N5,000, among other valuables," he said.

He said that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Section 258 provides for life imprisonment for rape, while Section 285 prescribes three years imprisonment for theft.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

Senior Magistrate Adejumoke Olagbegi-Adelabu granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

She adjourned the case till to 27 October for substantive trial.

On 22 July, 2012, Cynthia Osokogwu, a post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University and a clothing retailer was murdered in Lagos by friends she met on FaceBook.

They lured her to a hotel in FESTAC Town, drugged and raped her before she was murdered.

P. Diddy Donates $250k As Nigerian Student Emerge Winner Of Entrepreneurship Challenge

In an #entrepreneurship competition held at The Times Center in New York City recently, rapper and business mogul, Sean Combs, aka P.Diddy was on ground to speak with the participants on how to run their own businesses and being self-made bosses.

At the event, which was created by The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – an organization that empowers teens through entrepreneurship education, four finalists emerged. The finalists are, #Juny Nguyen, #Jesus Fernandez, #Dagim Girma and #Toheeb Okenla. At the end, Toheeb Okenla and Jesus Fernandez, from South Holland, Illinois, beat out 38 teen competitors with their business plan for T&J Soccer. T&J Soccer is a manufacturing and retail business that sells soccer socks with pockets sewn into them for inserts that protect players' shins during soccer games.

Meanwhile, P. Diddy after a private coaching session with the top finalists donated $250K to the NFTE group for supporting teen's entrepreneurs, while Toheeb Okenla and Jesus Fernandez-Ortiz were awarded $25,000 for taking the first place. The 43-year-old music mogul said, "I believe all young people should be given the opportunity to be successful and to pursue their passions and NFTE gives all kids the tools they need to be the CEOs of their future" "Being an entrepreneur means freedom, it means independence. It means being invested and believing in myself," he added. Toheeb Okenla studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) College of Business.

 

 Photos courtesy Kiyo and Fiyo Blog

Folorunsho Alakija Replaces Oprah Winfrey As The World’s Richest Black Woman

Move over Oprah, Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated fortune of $7.3 billion.

Africa boasts 55 billionaires - far more than previously thought - and they're worth a staggering $143.88 billion in total, according to pan-African magazine Ventures Africa.
Starting her career as a secretary in a bank in the mid 1970s, Alakija, 62, then studied fashion in London and returned to Nigeria to start a label, Supreme Stitches. But her biggest break came in oil.

 In 1993, her company, Famfa Oil, was awarded an oil prospecting license, which later became OML 127, one of the country's most prolific oil blocks, by then-president Ibrahim Babangida.

The company owned a 60 per cent stake in the block until 2000 when the Nigerian government unconstitutionally acquired a 50 per cent interest without duly compensating Alakija or Famda Oil.

In May 2012, Alakija, a married mother-of-four, challenged the acquisition and the Nigerian Supreme Court reinstated the 50 per cent stake to her company.

She also has a charity called the Rose of Sharon foundation that helps widows and orphans by empowering them through scholarships and business grants

Dangote To Chair World Economic Forum Meeting

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been appointed to co-chair 2014 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Kloster, Switzerland.

The Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus Schwab in his invitation letter to the business mogul, said Aliko Dangote's participation as co-chair will contribute significantly to the substance and relevance of exchanges between global leaders from government, business, academia, civil society, and the media at the forum.

The theme for the 2014 annual forum scheduled to hold from January 22, 2014 to January 25, 2014 is "The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics, and Business" and it aims to "develop insights, initiatives and actions necessary to respond to current and emerging global challenges."

In a same vein, Aliko Dangote was recently appointed to the steering committee of the United Nation Global Education First Initiative, a five-year global advocacy initiative, sponsored by Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to make a sustainable impact on lives of #children and youth through education and push to achieve internationally-agreed education goals set for 2015.

In the Secretary-General's own words, "when we put Education First, we can reduce poverty and hunger, end wasted potential – and look forward to stronger and better societies for all."

The three priorities of Education First are: putting every child into school; improving the quality of learning and fostering global citizenship.

Happy 100 Days ASUU; ASUU Goes International As French Journalist Writes An Article On The Ongoing Strike (MUST READ)

First of all, I want to wish ASUU a hearty congratulations on clocking #100days. This is by no means a small feat.

Students who ordinarily should be preparing for the new session haven't even completed the existing one before ASUU reared it's ugly head.

On ASUU's part, it is No Retreat, No Surrender, while on the Federal Government's part, it is a case of It's Either My Way, Or The Highway.

When two elephants fight, the grass surely suffers.

To show how international ASUU has gone, it featured on Al Jazeera's #AJStream some weeks ago, now it has even gone French, as some French journalist covered the news.

This strike has to be called off for the purpose of the students. This is totally unfair and totally insensitive to the plights of the future leaders of tomorrow.

It is becoming embarrassing that in this time and age, our education system is in total collapse.

Early this morning, I posted a story about how no Nigerian university made the top 400 in World University rankings.

Whereas, three South African universities made the list. Thought we were Giants of Africa.

Well I featured in this article to give my candid view about the ongoing ASUU strike and I will be the happiest man in Nigeria if this strike is called off in the interest of what's left of our education sector.

Big ups to Clio Bayle of My Science Work..

Kindly click on this link to read this article- http://www.mysciencework.com/en/news/10723/three-months-in-university-strike-in-nigeria-threatens-students-future

Nigeria Wins AFRIMA Hosting Rights

After months of intensive deliberations, history was made as #Nigeria eventually emerged as the winner of the hosting right of AFRIMA (Africa Music Awards). The final decision was reached on, Saturday October 5, 2013 by the International Committee of AFRIMA with members drawn from different parts of Africa at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.

Speaking to journalists at a press conference held on Sunday, October 6,2013 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, AFRIMA's Brand Communication and Sponsorship Director, South Africa's Matlou Tsotetsi said Nigeria was selected to host the much expected pan- African music award among four other countries- Gabon, South Africa, Namibia and Kenya.

One of the factors that aided the decision to give Nigeria the maiden hosting right, according to her, is the booming business of music in the country and its growing entertainment and event - hosting infrastructure. "We took a lot of factors into consideration before Nigeria was eventually considered and nominated just like we did last year in Namibia before we arrived at the last five countries.

"With the nomination, it was disclosed that Nigeria would host the music awards aimed at rewarding African music talent for the next three consecutive years, while countries bidding to host after Nigeria would be announced in 2015. The organisers noted that the award ceremony that will be preceded by a two-day Pan African Music Summit is expected to be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014. There will be twenty seven categories of awards that will be decided by a rich college of judges and fan sms/online voting.

AFRIMA, is designed to be the ultimate recognition of African music talent globally, has five Regional Directors and fifty four Country Directors across Africa to streamline activities. As part of the build- up to the award ceremony, a road show tagged 'On the way to the AFRIMA's will be held in three major cities of the world- New York, London and Paris including four cities in four of the key regions in Africa.

The unique selling propositions of the awards, according to the Regional Director, Eastern Africa and co-Producer of the award, Mr. Mike Strano, is that for the first time in the history of hosting music awards in Africa, songwriters will also be recognised among several other industry professionals.

It was also revealed that AFRIMA, which has been designed to work with the African Union to foster unity, peace and love among African nations, will embrace Statesmen, cultural icons, members of the diplomatic community and business leaders across the world.

According to the Executive Producer of AFRIMA, Mike Dada, ''AFRIMA will provide opportunities to showcase our strength as Africans for global competitiveness and project our musical and cultural values. Our mission is to project our heritage and bright future through the art of music'' Dada, a noted brand communication and public relations expert, added that AFRIMA will further accentuate Nigeria's status in cultural and entertainment products on the continent.AFRIMA will unite Africans with a live broadcast to 84 countries on 109 television stations across the world in the English and French languages .

SAD : No Nigerian Universities Listed In Top 400 In World University Rankings 2013/2014

The latest World University Rankings for 2013/2014 has no Nigerian University in the top 400 positions.

A study by the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings has shown that no Nigerian university made the top 400 in the world.

 

The report, 'World University Rankings 2013-2014,' which was released on Wednesday, also showed that no African university was on the list of 100 most reputable in the world.

 

The top 10 universities in the world, according to the report, are the California Institute of Technology, with 94.9 aggregate score. It was followed by Harvard University (USA), 93.9; University of Oxford (UK), 93.9; Stanford University (USA), 93.8.

 Others are the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), 93.0; Princeton University (USA), 92.7; University of Cambridge (UK), 92.3; University of California, Berkeley (USA), 89.8; University of Chicago (USA), 87.8; and the Imperial College, London (UK), 87.5.

In Africa, only three South African institutions made the list. They are the University of Cape Town, ranking 126th and scoring 50.5; University of Witwatersrand, between 226th and 250th; and the Stellenbosch University, between 301st and 350th.

 The UK varsities top the list in Europe, with Oxford University as the leader, followed by the University of Cambridge and Imperial College, London. ETH Zürich-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (Switzerland) is fourth in Europe and 14th in the world. The University College, London (UK) is fifth and 21st in the world.

 The University of Tokyo (Japan), 23rd in the world, is leading in Asia. The National University of Singapore, 26th in the world, is second in the continent. Others are the University of Hong Kong, 43rd in the world; Seoul National University (Republic of Korea), 44th in the world; and the Peking University (China), 45th.

 In North America, the USA had the top 19 universities. The University of Toronto (Canada) came 20th, at 78.3.

The University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) leads in South America and ranks between 226th and 250th. The University of the Andes came second between 251st and 275th; State University of Campinas (Brazil) is third between 301st and 350th.

Australia has the first five universities in the Oceania. They are the University of Melbourne (34th), Australian National University (48th), University of Queensland (63rd), University of Sydney (72nd) and the Monash University (91st).

 The Times said the rankings "are the only global university performance tables to judge world-class universities across all of their core missions — teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook."

It added that, "The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments."

By reputation, however, the organization said Harvard University had 100 per cent. It was followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (87.6 per cent), University of Cambridge (81.3), University of Oxford (73.0) and the University of California, Berkeley (72.4).
The report said the 'World Reputation Rankings' employed the world's largest invitation-only academic opinion survey to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands.

Names Of Passengers And Crew Of Crashed Plane; MIC Caskets Boss Tunji Okusanya And His Son Confirmed Dead

 

 

Among those confirmed to have died is the boss of popular casket making company, MIC, Mr. Tunji Okusanya and his son, Tunji and also the son of Chief Olu Falae, Deji.

Passengers

Feyi Agagu

Femi Akinsanya

Akintunde Joseph

 Akeem Akintunde

 Tunji Okusanya

 Chijioke Duru

 Kingsley Amaechi

 Deji Afolabi

 Mrs. E.O. Alabi

Daji Bernard

Deji Falae

Samson Hassan

 Olatunji Okusanya (MIC Boss)

Crew members

Capt. Yakubu

 Flight officer Oyinlola

Engr. Saroh Elaiye

 Flight dispatcher Ibrahim

 Mr. Felix Tatoye

 Cabin attendant Owolabi

Cabin attendant Samson

President Jonathan Mourns Victims Of Lagos Plane Crash As He Orders Investigation

President Goodluck Jonathan has received with great shock and sadness, news of the tragic airplane crash in Lagos earlier today.

On behalf of himself, his family and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends condolences to all families who lost members in the plane crash, and the government and people of Ondo State who have been plunged into sorrow yet again while preparing to lay their former governor to rest.
The President feels and shares the grief and pain of the Agagu family as they grapple with the further loss of beloved relatives and associates so soon after losing their husband, father and mentor.

He prays that God Almighty will comfort the  Agagu family, as well as their relatives and friends, and grant them the divine grace they will undoubtedly require to overcome the trauma of this most trying time.

President Jonathan views the plane crash as most unfortunate and regrettable, given the concerted efforts of the Federal Government to enhance aviation safety in the country.

He has therefore ordered a thorough investigation of the crash by all relevant agencies with a view to determining the cause and taking further actions, as may become necessary.

Reuben Abati

Special Adviser to the President

(Media & Publicity)

October 3, 2013