Recently, shortage of potable water has hit the residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The situation is noticeably pervasive in the nation’s capital, painting an ugly image of FCT, as water vendors hawk water round the places. But, the FCT administration in a recent report owned up to the scarcity and blamed it on…
Disquiet and palpable fear have enveloped the atmosphere in Ezioha – Mmaku, a hilly community in Awgu LGA, of Enugu state, in the South East region of Nigeria, following the leak of information that the Magistrate Court sitting in Awgu town plans to release sometime this week, two murder suspects remanded by a sister Magistrate…
Following the commensuration of World Hand Hygiene Day which is celebrated annually on May 5, the Nigeria Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (NCDC) has tasked Nigerians to practice hand hygiene regularly. This is confirmed on the official X platform on 6th of May after an X Space discussion enlightening people on the importance of…
The Federal Government has plans to remove the Peer to Peer (p2p) on all Exchange Platforms This is confirmed in a virtual meeting on Monday by the Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama. Agama said this move is to tackle the manipulation of the foreign exchange of the Naira in the…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has identified the location-based inability of some learners to access quality education as a major challenge affecting the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, highlighted this issue during the launch of a training program for 1,480 rural teachers aimed…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has refuted claims of discussions between the Federal Government of Nigeria and foreign countries regarding the siting of foreign military bases in the country. In a statement to the Africa Health Report on Monday, the minister stated, “The Federal Government is not in any such discussion…
Experts in the education sector have demanded a critical examination of existing laws governing the National Examination Council (NECO) to reflect technological advancements and evolving needs of the educational landscape. The call was made on Monday at a one-day retreat organized by NECO titled “Legislative Functions: The Imperatives of Achieving NECO’s Mandate and the Challenges…
Nigerians and the international community have come decried the wave of abduction of journalists in recent time, under the Tinubu-led democratic government, citing the abduction of Daniel Ojukwu on a Lagos street as being the latest and a point of concern for media practitioners. The arrest and detention of Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation…
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to in a notice on Monday. According to the notice, the downward tariff review of the…
Without noise in the atmosphere, Lagos can be a city of attraction. The noise that characterized the city of Lagos from mainland to Island, back to back, on a daily basis can be worrying. Nearly in all streets and roads the air is completely busting no thanks to noise. On regular rhythm the cacophony of…
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