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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) to serve the country with sharp minds and skilled hands to make it a hub of great infrastructure and industrialisation. Tinubu made the assertion Wednesday at the 2024 International Engineering Conference, Exhibition, and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian…
10 Oct
The President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Engr Johnson A. Adeyoye, has said that one of the reasons that governments at all levels will not engage indigenous engineers is because they will not compromise with the politicians. Adeyoye in a virtual meeting with journalists Thursday, stated that sometimes foreign construction firms may be ready to…
7 Aug
Worried by the unabated energy challenges in the country, the Nigerian Society of Petroleum Engineers (NSPE) has partnered with the real estate investor, the Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, to tackle the energy crisis. The partnership, it was gathered, would abate energy problems, especially in the housing sector, with the use of renewable energy such…
26 Jul
The Deputy President, International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Africa, George Okoroma, has urged engineers to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve quality service delivery in the construction industry and embrace other economic opportunities in the sector. Okoroma said that AI, which is a field of science concerned with building computers and machines that can…
12 Feb
Engineers have reiterated the need for gender equality and support for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) / Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) courses as measures to improve women representation in the building industry.
11 Dec 2023
Towards reducing the exodus of manpower in the engineering industry, professionals, under the aegis of the Nigerian lnstitution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE), have called for more professional development and capacity-building opportunities to upskill younger/established engineers and ensure that they remain competitive in the manufacturing industry.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has fixed January 21, 2025, for the ruling whether the seats of the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who allegedly defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be declared vacant or not. A case filed…
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The founder of the Afe Babaloa University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola yesterday advocated an amendment to the constitution and other statutes to saddle the military with the enforcement and obedience to law and order in the country. According to him, the problem in the country today is nothing other than lack of discipline, adding…
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The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said the landslide victory recorded by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was not influenced by the presidency or any other external influence in the country. Speaking while receiving Aiyedatiwa at the national secretariat of the party on Wednesday in Abuja, he explained that…
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The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it had collected N2.01 trillion revenue as at November 19, 2024. The Customs Area Comptroller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, made the disclosure while addressing officers and men on a parade on Wednesday in Lagos. Olomu said the command aimed at achieving its…
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A group of Concerned Civil Societies in Osun State has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to direct the removal of the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Osun State Police Command, SP Moses Lohor, within seven days or face mass protests. The CSOs also asked Egbetokun to immediately direct an…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for an end to extortion at checkpoints and other wrong practices by law enforcement officials. The NBA made the call in reaction to an incident on November 11, 2024, in Utu Etim Ekpo, Akwa Ibom State, where a flour-loaded truck pursued by soldiers lost control and crashed into…
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The Federal Government has said that Nigeria has made giant strides in the promotion of the rights of children across the country and in ensuring their good fare through the domestication and adoption of the Child Rights Act, (CRA) and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPPA). Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan stated this…
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No fewer than 209 people were confirmed dead in the October 14 Majiya tanker fire incident. The figure was announced by the Chairman of the Investigation Committee on the tanker fire incident in Majiya, Jigawa State, DIG Hafizu Muhammad Inuwa (retd), who presented its findings to Governor Umar Namadi. The committee, which comprises government officials,…
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Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday vowed to continue its push for the Presidency, saying it would not relent in strengthening unity and collaboration in the party to drive the required change in the country. The party further said it would not stop until it leveraged the powers available in Aso Rock through a Labour Party…
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The Federal University Gusau has waded into the controversy surrounding the academic qualifications of the newly-appointed Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UniZik), Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Benard Odoh, as the issue assumed political and ethnic dimensions. The intervention of the Federal University Gusau has put to rest the insinuations, particularly from the Academic Staff…