TOP 500 RESEARCHERS IN UNN: PROF. VICTOR UKAOGO IN THE MIX By Iheke Nwachukwu In what has become an annual ritual of academic achievement measured in terms of research accomplishments in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the list of 500 highly reputed researchers has been released. Compiled by SciVal Elsivier-an internationally recognized publication database used for University rankings, SciVal contains database populated by publication data taken from the Elsevier scopus database. Elsevier analyzises research areas to find top performing universities and authors and is based in Boston University, United States. For the University of Nigeria, the top 500 authors came from all the faculties and departments with the sciences topping the log. Dr Uche Okonkwo and Prof. Victor Ukaogo, both of the department of history and international Studies were tops in the Faculty of Arts. Whereas Dr Okonkwo was 58th on the University log and first in the Faculty Prof. Ukaogo was 229th on the log and

REP BENJAMIN KALU THROWS MORE LIGHT ON THE RE - AMENDED ELECTORAL BILL ........as he clears the air on controversial areas What appears to be a fresh row between state governors and members of the National Assembly is in the offing over the re-amended electoral bill, which has been presented to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The governors, our correspondent learnt, are not happy with two new clauses introduced by the lawmakers. The resignation of appointed political office holders, such as ministers, commissioners, special advisers and others who are interested in contesting for elective positions before primaries preceding such elections is one of the clauses. Secondly, the lawmakers have also stipulated conditions for political parties interested in picking their candidates through the consensus option. The two clauses were believed to have been inserted by the lawmakers to make it difficult for governors to impose their anointed candidates on political par