Collapsed buildings
13 Aug
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Victoria Island branch, yesterday, said it had compiled and submitted a report on how to end building collapse in Lagos State to the state government.
Latest
2 mins ago
Saudi Arabian authorities have vowed to maintain their position on the establishment of the State of Palestine in the Middle East, despite Israeli interests. Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reaffirmed the Kingdom’s stance on Wednesday. The Crown Prince reiterated this position in a statement from the Saudi…
10 mins ago
The Federal Government is set to establish a pilot Soil Assessment Laboratory in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Recall that the Federal Government also recently appointed Ekiti as a pilot state in the Southwest for agriculture. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Ebenezer Boluwade, in a release made available…
18 mins ago
The registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj operations has been extended by two weeks, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced. The registration was initially scheduled to close at midnight on January 30, 2025. The new deadline of February 14, 2025, was announced by Sheikh Ahmed Abdulmumini, who led the NAHCON…
24 mins ago
The Founder and CEO of Connected Development (CODE), Hamzat Lawal, on Wednesday, reaffirmed his commitment to expanding humanitarian efforts and strengthening collaborations to enhance aid delivery across Nigeria. He stressed the need for a more inclusive approach to humanitarian assistance, ensuring that vulnerable populations receive adequate support. Lawal disclosed this in Abuja, during his investiture…
30 mins ago
The Ogun State Police Command is investigating a fatal crash that resulted in one death and six injuries near Ajobo village along the Abeokuta-Ibadan Road. The incident occurred at around 2:30 pm on Tuesday and involved a Lexus ES 350, driven by 26-year-old Abiodun Michael, and an Opel Zafira 1.8 Space Wagon, driven by 55-year-old…
38 mins ago
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old man, Nuhu Baba, for drug trafficking in Tumbau Village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Kano NDLEA spokesperson, Sadiq Maigatari, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday, revealing that operatives recovered Tramadol, Cannabis Sativa, Diazepam, Exol-5, and Rubber Solution during the raid.…
40 mins ago
Justices Aisha Kumaliya and Amina Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, convicted and sentenced two persons to three years’ imprisonment each for fraud. The convicts are Anaryu Akindaraju and Umar Alhaji Bukar, who were prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
40 mins ago
The Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, representing Akwanga/Nasarawa Egbon/Wamba Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State, Hon. Jeremiah Umaru, on Wednesday, hailed President Bola Tinubu for signing the bill creating the North-Central Development Commission. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, had announced during plenary on Tuesday that President Tinubu had assented to the North-Central…
49 mins ago
The Benue State Civil Protection Guard has arrested four people who claimed to be members of the National Hunters and Forest Security Services. The group, National Hunters, is reportedly said to be in the vanguard of armed bodies fighting against the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State. They were arrested in Aliade, the headquarters of…
58 mins ago
American technology company, International Business Machines (IBM), has exited the Nigerian economic space. The company announced that it is also leaving other African countries like Ghana, while it transfers its operations to a third-party company. IBM is one of the latest international companies to exit the Nigerian economic space in recent times. In 2024, Guinness…