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http://ift.tt/2rWroSR Addressing newsmen, Adebayo Adeyinka, one of the leaders of the initiative, said that a planned crowd funding initiative was being proposed in which alumni members and members of the public would be expected to contribute. Former students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso , on Monday unveiled a plan to raise N1 billion within 90 days to be deployed in solving the problems of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda was unveiled on Monday in Ibadan at a news conference organised by the alumni of the school under the tag, #Fundlautech team. NAN reports that the institution has remained shut for almost eight months as a result of the inability of the owner states, Oyo and Osun, to fund the university. Addressing newsmen, Adebayo Adeyinka, one of the leaders of the initiative, said that a planned crowd funding initiative was being proposed in which alumni members and members of the public would...

http://ift.tt/2s3SasY Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on June 9, 2017. Indian premier Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif shook hands and exchanged greetings late June 8, 2017 at the opening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Astana. Alexey FILIPPOV / AFP Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House this month, US and Indian officials said Monday, as the world’s two-largest democracies diverge on tackling climate change. In a statement, India’s foreign ministry said the two leaders would meet on June 26 for the first time after Modi arrives in Washington for a two-day visit. “Their discussions will provide a new direction for deeper bilateral engagement on issues of mutual interest,” the ministry statement said. White House spokesman Sean Spicer later said that Trump wanted the meeting to advance “our common...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted Thursday between them and demonstrators in the Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima, epicentre of a protest movement that has shaken the northern region for months. The tear gas was fired as dozens of young people threw stones at the riot police in the alleys of Sidi Abed neighbourhood, where demonstrations have been held for days without any violence. The northern port city of Al-Hoceima, in the neglected Rif region, has been rocked by social unrest since the death in October of a fishmonger. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed in a rubbish truck as he protested against the seizure of swordfish caught out of season and his death has sparked fury and triggered nationwide protests. The demonstrations have snowballed, giving way to a wider protest movement demanding more development and railing against corruption, repression and unemployment. In Sidi Abed on Thursday, groups of young people gathered again for a surprise demonstration...

http://ift.tt/2oXsWgg The programme with the theme:“Time Out with the Youths”, the 8th edition in the series, is organised by Fashola’s pet project — Leadership Empowerment And Resources Network (LEARN). Worried by leadership deficit in the country, a former First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola says youths should be constructively engaged in the quest for the attainment of national and personal goals. “We need to build our youths and help them in their dreams, they are the ones to impact on our environment, community and country. “We must help them to succeed because they are the ones to take over in the `nearest’ future,” she told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday on the sideline of a youth empowerment programme. The programme with the theme:“Time Out with the Youths”, the 8th edition in the series, is organised by Fashola’s pet project — Leadership Empowerment And Resources Network (LEARN). The event which held at Abalti Barracks of the Nige...