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Nigerian government tasks universities on best practices for impact as panel visits FUPRE
Nigerian universities have been charged to always comply with global best practices in terms of corporate governance, operations, benchmark, quality assurance and judicious application of resources for impact. The Chairman of the federal government Visitation panel to the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Prof. Ikenna Onyido, stated this yesterday at the institution. Onyido argued that it was important for the federal government to at interval check the books of the various universities owned by it to ascertain compliance to the various regulations and assess their development in line with available regulations overtime. The Emeritus Professor and former Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, who led a seven-member team to FUPRE, stre...
SPIN Sets Presents: bad tuner
There are many ways to describe bad tuner – imaginative, groove driven, creatively conscious. This Brooklyn based DJ has spent his career building, exploring, and showcasing worlds that reflect his inner perspective on the outer societal experiences taking place within the 21st century. Having a distinct progressively deep-house sound has made him stand out brightly in the electronic space. Although, what drives such artistry to create immersive universes and inject innovative narratives within one cohesive musical landscape? bad tuner takes a moment to shed some light on his creative genius, his artistic influences, “a true pandemic collaboration”, and more. Catch the latest release, “Back To Me” here. Who is bad tuner and how did you come to life? This project was born out of my bedroom ...
Rafael Nadal beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 12th Barcelona title
Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 on Sunday and claim a 12th Barcelona Open title in the ATP’s longest match of 2021. The Spaniard secured his first title of the year and 87th of his career, denying Tsitsipas back-to-back triumphs following his maiden Masters 1000 title at Monte Carlo last week. Nadal avenged his Australian Open quarter-final loss to Tsitsipas and will return to second in the ATP rankings on Monday by climbing back above Daniil Medvedev after his marathon 3-hour 38-minute win. “It means a lot for me to play the final here and win,” said Nadal. “I improved my level during the week and this trophy means a lot.” Nadal redeemed himself after a surprise quarter-final exit in Monte Carlo, but the three sets dropped en route to...
SPIN Sets Presents: Motez
An emotionally conscious artist, Motez stands for authenticity. Always paying attention to the details, Motez’s music radiates his drive for honest expression by carefully piecing sounds and lyrics that instill a purposeful message. Release by release, he continues to open the portal to his artistic mind and the path to the new world the new world he is visually and sonically creating. Motez sat down with SPIN and to talk about music making, collaborating, musical influences and more. Catch his new video for “Give Me Space” here. Who is Motez and what do you stand for? Motez is a music-making, coffee-loving football fanatic born in Baghdad and resides in Australia. I stand for emotional connection and having a good time through music. Tell us about your sound – where does your style origin...
SPIN Sets Presents: Mikey Lion
Passion is an understatement for what Mikey Lion channels through his music. Mikey Lion is on a constant path toward finding enlightenment through music and creating one-of-a-kind experiences to inspire others to find themselves and their purpose in this world. Being both a spiritual warrior and visionary, he’s created a safe and revolutionary space known as the Desert Hearts community – where artists, creatives, and audiophiles can come together and explore free-expression and thinking within music and counter-culture. Read on to find out about Mikey’s biggest musical influences, spiritual guide encounters, his road to creating one of the biggest musical communities on twitch, and more. Be sure to also check out his latest release, “When I’m With You” here. 1. Who is Mikey Lion and what d...
SPIN Sets Presents: Blood Cultures
Blood Cultures is here not only to demolish social/systemic constructs, but to explore identity and empower free-thinking. Through an enigmatic alias, BC has reveled in being undefined and works as a producer that believes in the power of expression, using music to convey messages of liberation. An innovative visionary, they’ve set foot on a journey towards vulnerability, turning the attention inwards by creating discussion from their personal background and experiences. They took a powerful moment with SPIN to discuss their artistic mission, important ideologies, their upcoming album, Luno (pre-save here), NFT drops, and much more. Who is Blood Cultures and what do you stand for? Blood Cultures is whoever you want us to be. We stand for the individual’s experience above everything el...
Commodities trading: SEC issues new rules on warehousing, collateral management
File Photo In a bid to ensure a vibrant commodities trading ecosystem, which would in turn boost foreign exchange earnings for the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released new rules covering warehousing and collateral management, among others. According to the rules, every warehouse that stores commodities to be traded on a registered exchange shall apply to be registered by the SEC, while the commission shall maintain a register of all registered warehouses to be published on its website. The new rules also provide that any warehouse applying for registration shall submit proof of ownership or registered-lease deed or rent agreement, alongside a disclaimer from the owner of the warehouse/property providing waiver of ownership regarding commodities stored in such ...
COAS reiterates troops commitment to annihilate Boko Haram
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has reiterated Nigerian troops commitment to ensure that Boko Haram terrorists are completely eliminated from Borno, Yobe , Northeast and the country in general . Attahiru stated this on Monday in Maiduguri while inspecting the second phase of large cache of weapons recovered from the Boko Haram terrorists by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in various encounters with the insurgents in northern part of Borno state and fringes of Lakechad. The Army Boss who is on one week operational visit to the Theatre of Operation Lafiya Dole , had yesterday inspected another sets of heavy weapons recovered by the troops from the terrorists, which were displayed at the headquarters of 7 Division Nigerian Army, before later display of another sets of recovered...
SPIN Sets Presents: Nicky Night Time
An open-hearted and explosively colorful artist, Nicky Night Time has garnered attention for his knack in creating worldwide acclaimed electronic anthems. His path led him on major tours with musical legends such as, Daft Punk and Phoenix, which has equipped him with some great stories and greater musical prowess. He has now set sail into the next chapter of his career, establishing Music To Dance To record label. Nicky took a moment with SPIN and let us in on his artist roots, the inception of his record label, upcoming projects, new releases and much more. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:R...
ASUSS lauds Nigerian government over recognition as legal trade union
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has commended the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity for granting recognition to the trade union in spite of an alleged deregistration plot against it by a rival union. ASUSS also saluted the Supreme Court of Nigeria for proving the judiciary as the last hope of the common man by upholding its appeal in a judgment delivered on January 15, where it held that ASUSS’ registration did not contravene the trade union statutes. This was contained in a statement entitled “A Woeful Cry; Agony Of A Loser” signed by ASUSS National Secretary Sola Adigun and made available to reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday . Adigun, who doubles as the ASUSS Chairman in Ekiti, upbraided the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) for m...
SPIN Sets Presents: Brandon Lucas
The most ambitious he’s ever been, Brandon Lucas is on a lifelong mission to generate and spread love, awareness, and transcendence throughout the electronic sub-sphere and beyond. His eloquence and precision has opened a new horizon within his storytelling. Brandon takes a humble moment with SPIN and details the origins of his career, the impact of his biggest musical influences, lessons learned in his toughest moments of stillness and reflection, and how it led to the most abundantly blessed phase of his life yet. Who is Brandon Lucas and what do you stand for? I am love. I stand for love. Tell us about your sound – where does your style originate from and what have been your biggest visual, social, and sonic influences? My sound has its origins in RnB and Gospel music from t...
NLC: Nigeria’s insecurity, poverty getting out of control
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday held their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, at the Nigerian Airforce Conference Centre, Abuja, where they lamented the precarious state of insecurity and economic woes in the country. According to President of the NLC Ayuba Wabba, hardly does any day passes by without one negative report of citizens either kidnapped or abducted for payment of ransome. Lamenting the situation, Wabba said our beloved country has never been emmeshed in the grips of insecurity turbulence and crisis as we witness today. He said in the past two years or so, we have witnessed an intense resurgence of terrorism, armed banditry, kidnap-for-ransom, militancy and resource conflicts all over the country. According to him, there is also the challenge of criminals ...
