•Squatters under Lagos bridge The Lagos State Government has commenced the dismantling of illegal shanties occupied by squatters beneath the Elegbata Bridge near Apongbon. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, announced the operation in a video posted on X.com yesterday. According to him, the clearance effort...
For 24 years, International Foundation for African Children (IFAC) has uplifted African children and communities with resources in education, healthcare, and sustainable development. This year, it is showcasing its values, mission, and partnership-sponsors as the only Nigerian NGO in COP29 with a booth at the side events, reports The Nation. C...
•Sultan of Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Mohammad Abubakar II, has called on Nigerians to stop castigating their leaders, urging them to allow God to deal with them as He wishes. He emphasised that nothing— good or bad — lasts forever and encouraged Nigerians to continue praying for both their leaders and the nation, […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from today to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday envisaged light dust haze on Sunday with localised visibility of 2km to 5km in the northern region during the forecast period. According to it, sunny skies with a few clouds of pa...
•Dr. Nnimmo Bassey Protocols Thanks to — Ford Foundation for support Social Action for collaboration Bayelsa State Government for shining the light towards ecological recovery of the Niger Delta, and by extension Nigeria. This conference comes at a pivotal moment in the social ecological history of Nigeria. Extractivism and accompanying pollut...
The ban on street begging by the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike and the directive to pick the beggars off the streets commenced today with 15 beggars and 19 scavengers arrested across the nation’s capital. The operations that had a combined force of the Police, Military, DSS, NSCDC, and other paramilitary agencies were deployed in [&helli...
•Tokunbo Wahab on inspection tour of parts of Lagos Island The urban regeneration of Lagos Island will start soon, the Lagos State Government has said. It affirmed that a conducive environment is very essential for economic growth, reports The Nation. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab hinted at this after a tou...
Truck owners and commuters have raised the alarm over mounting losses on the ever-deteriorating Calabar-Uyo federal highway, as the road continues to claim lives, damage vehicles, and destroy goods. In an interview with newsmen in Calabar yesterday, frustrated truck owners expressed their concerns over the road’s condition, which has worsened ...
•Floods Rescue operations are ongoing in the search for a missing girl in last Sunday’s flood that occured in Akure, Ondo State. The operation is being led by the Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Emergency Response, Prince Oriade Adebawo, reports The Nation. Devastating flood swept through Araromi Area in Akure on October 20, ...
Residents of Kusaki community in Gaube ward of Kuje Area Council of the FCT, Abuja are stranded following a bridge collapse in the area. A resident of Kusaki, Bissalla Ibrahim, who spoke with our reporter on Saturday, said the bridge collapsed as a result of heavy flood that accompanied a downpour, adding that residents have […]

