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Two-time national champions, Grays International Secondary School Kaduna will today [Monday July 31, 2006] leave for Shanghai, China, to represent Nigeria at the “Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship [SAGE]” Competition, courtesy of three Nigerian companies- Globacom, Dangote Group and Zenith International Bank Plc. The school was declared winner at the end of the competition held at the Women Centre, Abuja, on June 3, 2006 to select Nigeria’s flag-bearer to the Global Competition scheduled to hold in Shanghai, China, on August 3-6 2006. The June 3 event was the 4th National Championship held in Nigeria. The Competition was organized to provide Nigerian Youths with the opportunity of gaining confidence in entrepreneurial skills and the rudiments of small scale business. Ten secondary school teams from across Nigeria converged in Abuja last June for the 4th National Championship of ‘Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) ’competition. SAGE is a

College to Represent Nigeria at SAGE World Cup in Shangai, China Women Development Center, AbujaJune 3, 2006 “The road to Nigeria’s democracy and development maybe fraught with dangers and setbacks but with perseverance, transparency and accountability, the journey is well worth it.” U.S. Chargé d' Affaires Thomas P. Furey said as keynote speaker at this year’s student entrepreneurship tournament organized by SAGE at the National Women Center on Saturday, June 3 in Abuja. SAGE is an acronym for Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship. Grays International College Kaduna emerged overall winner of the tournament.With these result, the College becomes Nigeria’s flag-bearer to the SAGE World Cup, which takes place in Shanghai, China on August 3rd 2006. Ten schools - Loyola Jesuits College, Abuja; Zamani College Kaduna; Government Science Secondary School, Area 3 Garki, Abuja; Grays International College Kaduna; Model Secondary School, Maitama, Abuja; Government Girls Sec

Minister of telecommunications, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, has said that the first phase of the National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), would take off in the country “any moment from now just as he said his ministry had started negotiating on the second phase of the project.Speaking in Lagos recently at a seminar, Chief Adebayo said the construction of exchange buildings and civil work to boost the project had been completed in 73 sites, located in 25 states of the federation. According to Chief Adebayo, installation of switching system and exchanges in 14 locations, spreads within 27 locations have also been completed.He revealed that construction of microwave towers is on at six locations “at the moment,” adding that twelve locations now have Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) and complete aerial networking.His words: “We have continued to make progress in the National Telephony Project (NRTP). The construction of exchange buildings and civil work has been completed in 73 sites, located in 25

FROM a modest seventeen (17 programmes at inception in 1983 by the former Kaduna State Government, the Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic (formerly Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology and later Katsina Polytechnic) is now running fifty two (52). The polytechnic has five (5) colleges and twenty one (21) academic departments training students for the award of various National and Higher National Diploma certificates. Rector of the institution, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim Matazu, said at the opening of a meeting of Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria, that the management and Academic Board under the guidance of the Polytechnic Governing Council are also striving to introduce new National Diploma and Higher National Diploma programmes in Science and Technology based departments. Provision had been made in the 2006 capital budget of the Polytechnic and grants from Education Trust Fund (ETF) Abuja intervention for Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) wi

The People's Elephant on Sunday kicked off an impressive campaign by defeating Accra Hearts of Oak of Ghana at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium in their first group stage encounter of this year's CAF Champions League. The CAF Champions League two time winners faced a tough clash as the hosts gave an impressive performance and showed why they were winners in 2000, but a 13th minute superb header from Foster Amadi and an own goal from Heart's Kwabena Boafa in the second half settled all rivalry abounded as the Ghanaians hopes came crumbling at their temporary home ground in Obuasi. Skipper of the People's Elephant, Dele Aiyenugba shined when he saved Heart's Daniel Quaye's retaken penalty after the centre referee ordered a retake of the first spot kick awarded due to infringements. It will be recalled that Enyimba had defeated the Ghanaian side with the same scoreline two years ago as both sides battled for the CAF Super Cup Trophy in Aba, Nigeria. Hearts were p

For years, Katsina state has been known as the best state in the Northern Nigeria that concentrates in the field of Education and also one of the best in the country. But yet the state commissioned its first University which is owned by the Katsina Islamic Foundation. After the establishment of the University, and kicking off its Educational activities, Katsina state Government set up a committee that will submit a report on establishing a state owned University in order to boost educational activities in the state. Right now in Katsina State, the School of Basics and Remedial Studies (SBRS) is situated in Funtua town and is owned by Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), besides that in Funtua town is also College of Administration. In Dutsinma also there Isah Kaita College of Education, and in the city of Daura, there is the school of Legal Studies; there is also Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic and also Federal College of Education in the city of Katsina town. The main aim of this write-up