By Lydia Ngwakwe The Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory Agency (LSMTL) has emphasised the importance of professionals in the built sector to work together and share knowledge and expertise, to ensure a safer Lagos. The General Manager, Mrs Olayinka Abdul, said this in a statement signed by the Head,Continue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced the fund’s commitment to disbursing 90 billion naira for student’s tuition and stipends. Sawyerr said this at a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships, and Higher EducationContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N78.35 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of the Buruku/Gboko Water Supply project in Benue and the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project in Jigawa. Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, said this while briefing State HouseContinue Reading
EU-RoLAC urges collective effort against cybercrime in NigeriaContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to embrace the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which he said had come to stay. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), said, while addressing State House correspondents, that the President gave the charge at the Federal ExecutiveContinue Reading
FG gives 60-day notice to title owners to pay ground rentContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele/Ngozi Njoku The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria, on Tuesday sensitised traditional rulers in Lagos State on their roles in preventing violence against women and girls. The group said that the community is one of the factors contributing to sexual and gender-based violence. TheContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa, on Tuesday, said 181 people died, following the tanker explosion that occurred in the state on Oct. 15. Namadi stated this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. He said that 80Continue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) have joined forces to combat corruption in the country. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this at a one-day workshop on effective collaboration in corruption prevention. The workshop hadContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Nigeria lost more than 500 million dollars to cybercrime in 2022, warning that if unchecked, the current cybercrime wave portended a grave danger. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2024 National CybersecurityContinue Reading
