FG expresses commitment to end open defecation by 2025
THE Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ending open defecation in Nigeria by year 2025. Minister of Water Resources,…
FG to partner private companies on coal power generation
THE Federal Government has said that it will make coal sites available to “serious-minded” power companies operating in Nigeria, with…
FCT minister challenges NMA on preventive medicine
THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Muhammad Bello, has urged the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association to champion…
Tanzania to send 500 doctors to Kenya to help overcome effects of doctors’ strike
Tanzania is to send 500 doctors to Kenya to help overcome the effects of a strike in public hospitals, the…
Modular refineries, modular problems? Business of illegal oil refining in Niger Delta
EBENEZER ADUROKIYA looks at the issue of illegal refinery in the Niger Delta and how modular technology can ease the…
Costly litigation: Any hope for the common man?
The Osun State judiciary penultimate week experienced a shutdown, as the state chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) called…
Sports betting, viewing centres under siege
The space was so serene at a point they seemed to be on holiday. But the ‘bad boys’ are back,…
How Oyo police nabbed robbery suspects, 2 corps members receiving stolen vehicles
Children armed with education, particularly those who are able to get to the tertiary level, are expected to use it…
When monarch went back to the roots to pay homage at the Source
It was a time for reminiscences and digging deep into the roots of existence when the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti,…
Juvenile ‘death merchants’ taking over okada business
Transportation business is a very lucrative enterprise for those who choose to venture into it in Lagos basically because of…
Day women converged to champion boldness in fight for gender parity
Women from various walks of life converged on Ibadan, Oyo State, last weekend to deliberate on the importance of boldness…
Lagos, Osun partner to sustain Bola Ige’s legacy in calisthenics
In a bid to emulate the legacies of late former Attorney-General, Chief Bola Ige (SAN), the Lagos State government has…
FG to power 9 universities with solar energy
THE Federal Government has disclosed plans power nine tertiary institutions with solar energy in the ongoing efforts to reduce carbon…
Chukuku, a community in Abuja where frying Akara is taboo
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is a home to all Nigerian citizens from diverse cultural background. However, in spite of…
FG urged to integrate human rights in environmental laws
THE Federal Government has been urged to fully integrate human rights into environmental policies and laws in order to reduce…
Xenophobia: Ex-perm sec asks South African govt to punish perpetrators, compensate victims
A retired Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Bulus Lolo, has urged the South African Government to punish perpetrators of xenophobia attacks on…
MDAs responsible for rehab of women with disabilities not accessible —CDD
THE Centre for Citizens with Disabilities has decried the current practice where more than 99.5 per cent of Ministries, Departments…
How recession has affected our marriages —Couples
As the world celebrates World Marriage Day today, Oluwatoyosi Omisore and Rukayat Odewale spoke to couples and a counsellor on…
Stephen needs help for kidney transplant
LIKE his peers, he had anticipated a bright future; a future of going to a higher institution, graduating with a…
The Awolowo legacy and its message for Nigerian youths
Being the 2017 Obafemi Awolowo memorial lecture delivered by Professor Banji Akintoye on March 6, in Lagos. WE gather today,…
