The Senate has introduced a bill that would alter the constitution and strip the president, his deputy, governors and their deputies of immunity from criminal prosecution. Sponsored by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, it was read the first time on the floor of the chamber yesterday. According to the bill, immunity will not apply “to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that restoration of the Argungu Agricultural and Fishing Festival after 11 years of its suspension is a manifestation of improved security in the country. He stated this in his address at the official recognition of the best male and female farmers of the year for which thousands of spectators, including […]

Safety team sensitizes Lagos traders on fire prevention About 100 shops, equipment and goods worth millions of naira were yesterday razed by an inferno at a section of Ifesowapo, Iso-Ege market, Eleyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State. An eyewitness, Mrs. Dorcas Olasunkanmi, said the inferno started at about 1:00a.m. and razed the entire Iso-Ege market […]

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has commenced the zonal launching of the Technology Story Board (TSB) initiative in Katsina State. The initiative, which began in the northwest zone, comprises Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, Jigawa and Katsina states.While declaring the event open, Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, said the technology […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike in the interest of students. He also urged the lecturers to consider negotiating with the Federal Government on the way out of the impasse. Gbajabiamila made the appeal yesterday during a tripartite […]

Piqued by his role in the recent postponement of the 51st convocation of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the institution have demanded the immediate removal of the pro-chancellor, Dr. Wale Babalakin. The decision was reached at an emergency congress called by the teachers to review […]

Stakeholders working on gender-related issues have lamented the absence of sexual harassment policy in Nigerian schools. They made this submission in Abuja at a two-day workshop on gender reporting for media professionals organised by TechHer. According to them perpetrators of sexual assault in Nigerian campuses are not been punished due to the absence of sexual […]

No doubt, the post-electoral judicial tussle that ensued between former governor of Imo State on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, but sacked by the Supreme Court, and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma, of All Progressives Congress (APC), has come and gone, but there are a legion of unsettled political, economic, […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that concerted efforts must be taken to stop the abuse of the use of bridges in Lagos to avoid disaster. The governor, who disclosed that a section of the Eko Bridge had been closed for motorists and commuters for safety of residents and motorists, as well as to […]

•Union seeks emergency declaration on education The Federal Government yesterday described as illegal the two-week warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the declaration while briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at […]

About 50 people, including truck drivers were fatally injured yesterday, while many shops and trucks were looted and torched after heavily armed thugs invaded Vinager and Abule-Ado areas of Satellite town along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State. It was gathered that the fight, which started on Tuesday evening, was as a result of illegal levy being […]

• ‘It is laughable, promoter seeking attention’ • FG budgets N9.05b for alternative power • Average power generation falls below 3,800MW If the bill seeking to outlaw the use of electricity generating sets eventually becomes a law, the economy may be heading for collapse as the vast majority of electricity consumers in the country, especially […]