The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and hazy weather for the North and North Central states of the country beginning from today Wednesday, January 3, 2024. NiMet also warned about cloudy and hazy weather, with slim chances of isolated thunderstorms over the coastal cities of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states during the after...
•Scene of the explosion Piqued by the spate of gas explosions, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has warned persons storing gas cylinders indiscriminately without following safety rules and regulations to desist or face sanctions. Oke-Osanyintolu gave the warning during an assess...
•Demolition site Traders at the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos counted their losses following the demolition of the complex yesterday. It was gathered that demolition took place in the early hours of Sunday with armed security operatives supervising the operation, reports The PU...
•Collapsed building The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has said there are feelers that cement manufacturers are planning an upward review of cement prices in early January 2024. In the interest of safety in the Nigerian built environment and in the general interest of the public, the BCPG appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to [...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted the likelihood of dust haze today nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook released today, in Abuja predicted the prevalence of dust haze across various regions of the country. The agency attributed this to a high concentration of dust in the atmosphere. It added that horizontal visibilities will ran...
•Tony Nwoye A Nigerian-born United Nations Eminent Peace Ambassador, Ikenna Offor, has appealed to the senator representing Anambra North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Tony Nwoye, to repair the deplorable Ikenna Offor Road, off Anam Street, in Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. Offor made this ...
•Festus Keyamo Owners of abandoned aircraft littering the various airports across the country have continued to ignore the 90 days ultimatum issued by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for the evacuation of their airport. Despite the expiration of the ultimatum, which came to an end last November, the abandoned...
•Pipeline explosion No fewer than 30 persons have lost their lives in an explosion at an illegal oil tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The tragedy struck Sunday morning, when the youths allegedly broke a pipeline belonging to one of the multinational oil firms operating in the areas and started [...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast haziness and sunshine from today to Monday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja predicted moderate dust haze on Saturday with horizontal visibility of 2km and 5km over the northern region during the forecast period. According to the agency, a sunny sky i...
•Iwuanyanwu President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has called on federal government, through the Housing Authority (FHA) and other agencies involved in demolition exercise at Abule-Ado in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos State, to pay compensation to the victims. The area where the demolition exercises were carried out was...