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The National Universities Commission NUC has approved the establishment of Confluence University of Science and Technology by the Kogi State Government.At the presentation of a provisional license for the kick-off of the university, on Tuesday, in Abuja, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello said the idea behind creating the university is to raise graduates who can harness the natural resources in the state.The university which is located in Osara community has increased the number of state-owned universities in Nigeria to 50.Governor Bello explained that the university was also inspired by the need to contribute to national development, especially raising a crop of graduates with entrepreneurial mindset and self-reliance.He assured that the university will operate in tandem with international best practices, while care will be taken in appointing the management team and other levels of staff.The governor, while expressing excitement over the approval, thanked the Minister of E...

Pennsylvania-born Joseph Robinette Biden has spent most of his adult life in elected office. At the age of 29, he won a seat representing the state of Delaware in the US Senate as one of the youngest ever elected to the chamber. Before that, Biden had worked as a lawyer and served for two years on a county council in Delaware, where his Irish-Catholic family had relocated when he was a child. The son of a car salesman, Biden’s career in the chamber earned him a reputation as a straight-talking moderate, willing to work with the opposing party to get legislation passed. However, with a three-decade-long congressional career, and a Democratic Party that has moved farther left in recent years, Biden’s record in the chamber has come under increased scrutiny. Critics have denounced his drafting of a 1994 crime bill that has been blamed for causing the mass imprisonment of minorities and his eulogising of Senate colleague Strom Thurmond, a man who began his political career as a segregationi...