A Lagos State High Court has dismissed a suit by former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, seeking an injunction to restrain the State House of Assembly from probing him over the purchase of 820 buses. The judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to stop the lawmakers from going ahead with […]
Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said Thursday. “In a covert operation on Tuesday, our men burst a child trafficking syndicate at Woji in Port Harcourt where 24 babies between the ages of one and two, […]
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Some experts in the field of education and health have called on the Federal Government to invest more in learning, wellbeing, and exports in preparedness for the year 2050. The experts, who spoke as panelists at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) 2020, themed: “Nigeria 2050: Shifting Gears,” noted that the earlier the country began […]
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has begun moves to upgrade its facilities and safety standard with a view to sanitising water transportation on the nation’s waterways. Managing Director of NIWA, George Moghalu, disclosed that boats and water vessels that do not have permits issued by the authority would soon not be allowed to move […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Federal Government and its agencies from deducting revenues accruable to Rivers State from the disputed Mbede and Akiri oil wells. Justice Tawo Tawo gave the order yesterday in response to an originating summons filed by Attorney General of Rivers State against the Attorney General of […]
To avoid some of the pitfalls that stunted the full realisation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP 2013-2018), the Federal Government would need to make funds available, and ensure policies targeted at growing the local market is promoted to bring the new NBP 2020 to 2025, to realisation. The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria […]
The inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the disbandment of satellite offices of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across Nigeria. Deputy inspector general of police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department Peter Ogunyonwo made the announcement during a courtesy visit to the family of late Remo Stars Sports Club player Tiamiyu Kazeem in […]
The House of Representatives yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the nation’s service chiefs, asking them to resign their appointments with immediate effect. Also, the lawmakers urged the executive arm of government to, as a matter of urgency, reorganise the entire security architecture of the country to reflect the existing realities. The house […]
Nigeria loses 1.5 billion dollars in Gross Domestic Products (GDP) annually to Micro-Nutrient deficiency (MND), the World Bank, an international financial institution that provides loan to Nigeria and other developing countries, said. This means that MND causes an increased financial burden on the healthcare system and an indirect loss of productivity, the report states. A […]
• Condemns slave labour The Federal Government has initiated a safety net-job for unskilled persons, as a strategy to move a significant percentage of untrained, un-trainable and idle youths out of the unemployment population. The Director, Special Duties and Project, Federal Ministry Labour and Employment, Dr. Martina Nwordu, revealed this at a National Survey for […]
• Coverage to hit 25% by 2030 Research group, McKinsey, has pointed out in latest report that the wireless industry will invest heavily to promote 5G networks. But in the next 10 years, the first wave of 5G will not benefit most people. McKinsey predicts that the first round of 5G deployment will cost $700-900billion, […]