Climate change: Civil engineers urge FG, construction firms to adopt green cement

By Angela Atabo The National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) has called on the Federal Government and construction firms to embrace green cement to cushion the effects of climate change. The NUCECFWW President, Stephen Okoro, made the call on the sidelines of the 7th NationalContinue Reading

Education stakeholders advocate responsive curriculum in Africa

By Jacinta Nwachukwu Stakeholders in the education sector have called for a holistic collaboration among curriculum development actors across Africa, to achieve qualitative, relevant and responsive  education system. They made the call at the 5th African Curriculum Association Conference on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading

FG inaugurates building code advisory committee

By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Building Code Advisory Committee (NBCAC) to reposition Nigeria’s building and construction industry based on standards, regulation, and professionalism. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, represented by the Minister of State, Yusuf Ata, announced this in Abuja. DangiwaContinue Reading

Be prudent in projects execution: FG charges devt. commissions

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Federal Government has charged the newly constituted Boards and Managing Directors of the South West, South-South and North Central Development Commissions to ensure prudence in executing projects. The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, gave the charge at the  inauguration of the boards and Managing DirectorsContinue Reading

Ebonyi Govt. increases minimum wage to N90,000

By Chukwuemeka Opara The Ebonyi Government has announced an increment in the minimum wage of civil servants from N70,000 to N90,000. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebe, made the disclosure on Thursday, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state’s Executive Council Meeting. Omebe said thatContinue Reading

Temporarily suspended Warri–Itakpe train service to resume soon – NRC

Train By Chiazo Ogbolu The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says that the temporarily suspended train operations on the Warri–Itakpe corridor will soon resume. The Chief Public Relations Officer, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lagos. “Operations were temporarily suspended on theContinue Reading

NSE trains engineers on data protection

By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has begun data protection training for engineers to equip them with knowledge in data privacy, regulatory compliance, and information governance. Mrs Margaret Oguntala, President and Chairman-in-Council of NSE, disclosed this at the opening of the Data Protection Induction Training for EngineeringContinue Reading