Concerned about the growing cases of accidents in engineering construction sites and workshops, a group of researchers at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has launched a safety sensitization and training programme which aims to enhance a positive safety culture in staff and students. The group,...
Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee for US president, has named Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate ahead of the November election. The decision ends intense speculation over which candidate Harris would pick to go up against Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and forme...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will begin implementation of weaver of taxes on import food items and drugs by next week. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Bashir Adeyini, announced this on Tuesday August 6, at a joint press briefing by service chiefs and heads of security agencies at the Defence Headqu...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has directed the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to develop skills curriculum for adoption and implementation. Mamman spoke at a pre-validation meeting of stakeholders on th...
The Lagos State Goverment has commenced process for the launch of a new digital platform for seamless monthly rent payments for tenants in the state. This is coming after the state commissioner for housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, lamented the struggles with affordable housing in Lagos amid rapid populat...
The nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest has been suspended in Lagos and Osun states by the organisers. In Lagos, Comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto, one of the organisers, said the protesters would not be intimidated by threats from security operatives. His comments followed a statement by Lagos State Commiss...
