The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) has called for a sustainable process to mitigate the effect of flood on roads. This formed the consensus of speakers at the second Engr. S. O. Fadahunsi Memorial Lecture in honour of a former registrar and president of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), held […]

A COURT has granted the request by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze 65 Bank accounts linked to 12 firms and a man. They are suspected to be involved in the manipulation of the foreign exchange market. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, gave the order while ruling […]

The Lagos East Students’ Movement has endorsed Mr. Adetokunbo Abiru for the Lagos East Senatorial seat. The group said Abiru, who was Lagos State Commissioner for Finance between 2011 and 2013, is best suited for the job because of his experience in the public and private sectors. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on August […]

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will sustain its current strike if the Federal Government does not address its demands. Speaking at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State, ASUU President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said the government must first implement the report of the NEEDS assessment it conducted in […]

Three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) are feared dead in Kaduna State, following a clash with armed policemen yesterday. The Islamic group known as Shiites, who were celebrating Ashura Day, said policemen shot the three victims at Hayin Bello neighbourhood in Kaduna during the solemn Ashura session. The President, Media Forum of […]

The police, yesterday, announced the re-arrest of a notorious murder suspect, Sunday Shodipe, who escaped from custody on August 11. According to the force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, Shodipe was re-arrested on Sunday at the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It will be recalled that the fugitive is a prime suspect in multiple […]

Borno, Niger strategise to secure border communities Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has raised the alarm that Boko Haram is recruiting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from their camps to sustain terrorists’ activities in the state. According to him, the recruitment was fuelled by the inability of 1.76 million IDPs to return to communities for […]

More Nigerian subscribers have expressed their readiness to boycott digital satellite services offered by Multichoice, owners of DStv and GoTV. The resolve follows the South African firm’s intention to raise tariff again from September 1. The second within a space of three months comes amid a subsisting order of the House of Representatives seeking a […]

Nigeria and its West African neighbor are at a crossroad as Nigerian traders decry the unlawful closure of their shops ghana however vows to shut more foreign-owned shops as dispute deepens Traders have taken the matter to the fed Govt demanding a solution but the reaction from Ghana’s Govt will continue to enforce laws (foreign […]

The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole, has hit another Boko Haram terrorists’ structure at Warshale in Borno, killing scores of the terrorists in recent air strikes. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the air task force had continued to yield tangible results across the […]

Wahab Shittu, the counsel representing the suspended Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has again written to the Ayo Salami-led investigative panel, demanding fair hearing and copies of relevant exhibits from proceedings of the committee. Shittu requested that all records from the proceedings be provided to his client and his counsel ahead […]

In Africa, the number of youth is growing rapidly. In 2015, 226 million youth aged 15-24 lived in Africa, accounting for 19 per cent of the global youth population. By 2030, it is projected that the number of youth in Africa will have increased by 42 per cent. What does this represent for the continent […]