The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev has warned that 148 Local Government Areas ( LGAs) in 31 states fell among highly probable flood risk areas for 2024 while 249 LGAs in 36 states including FCT fall within the moderate flood risk states He issued this warning during the official unveiling […]
•Agbo Major The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has criticised the killing of military perÂsonnel in Okuama commuÂnity of Delta State, saying with such carnage, the counÂtry was at the risk of losing its sovereignty. While speaking with our correspondent, Dr. Agbo Major, the party’s national chairman, who admitted to be speaking for the NNPP ...
The Acting Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr Chris Maiyaki has reaffirmed the commitment of the commission towards ensuring that universities in Nigeria do not operate below the set minimum standards and global best practices. Maiyaki stated when he received a delegation of King’s University, London, on a courte...
•Bandits Against the backdrop of the resurgence of the mass abduction of pupils, the federal government has said schools in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are at risk of attacks by bandits and insurgents. The National Coordinator of Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria, Hajia Halima Iliya, confirmed to our correspondent yeste...
•Xavi Barcelona have an important game coming up later this afternoon as they take on Getafe at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. It is a must-win game for the Catalans, especially if they are to remain in the race for the league title, with Girona and Real Madrid already enjoying significant leads. Heading into this game, […]
The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has given a 10 days’ notice to 86 government Ministry Department and agencies to pay up the N47.1bn electricity debt they owe or risk disconnection. An advertorial by the company said the notice was issued after the MDAs failed to pay up their outstanding balance for […...
•Uniliver has left Unless audacious steps are taken to fix the ailing Nigerian economy and halt the exodus of multinational firms, the country, literally on ventilators, may eventually collapse, experts warned at the weekend. The warning comes as the federal government, banking on the exaggerated capacity of local firms to fill the void, maint...
The aviation industry in Nigeria is tottering as last week’s sack of chief executive officers (CEOs) and their directors is having a huge toll on the sector. There are also fears that the country may fail to close the observed gaps by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the August – September safety audit […]