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Strike: FG threatens ASUU with contempt
The Federal Government has threatened to sue the striking lecturers, who are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities if they fail to resume as ruled by the National Industrial Court. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who issued this threat on Friday during an interview monitored on Channel TV, disclosed […]
Lagos State Govt to Make Physical Vehicle Inspection Mandatory for Issuance of Roadworthiness Certificate
The Lagos State Government is set to commence the ‘No Inspection, No Certificate of Roadworthiness’ policy by January 2022 as part of measures to improve safety on all roads across the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this at a meeting held recently at the Vehicle Inspection Service, (VIS) Headquarters, […]
Avoid Smuggled Frozen Poultry, Preserved With Formalin, NAFDAC Warns Consumers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised consumers to shun smuggled poultry products, saying they are usually preserved with formalin. Formalin is a poisonous chemical popularly used to preserve corpses in mortuaries and other laboratory specimen and it is considered unsuitable for human consumption because it can cause cancer. […]
Nollywood Actor on Sickbed for 20 Years Cries for Help
For almost 20 years running, the dreams of a budding Nigerian actor, Chukwuma Kabarachi Chigaemezu, have been put on hold after he suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident on August 28, 2001 in Lagos, Nigeria. At 42 then, Chukwuma Chigaemezu, who adopted Chukwuma Ugwumba, as his cast name in the movies, was a […]
Ikeja Electric: How Long Will this Affliction Last?
In mid-February, electricity consumers in Orisumbare in Alimosho Local Council Area heaved great sigh of relief. Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), after almost a year, agreed to restore electricity to the community. This comes after the community was compelled to pay a huge amount of money. It is also worth stressing that several meaningful socio-economic […]
NNPC Says Petrol Price Should Be ₦256/litre in Nigeria
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, says Nigerians should be paying at least ₦256 per litre for petrol as the country cannot sustain subsidy payment with the high volume of daily consumption. Kyari disclosed this on Wednesday, June 23 at a stakeholders meeting organised by the NNPC to stop […]
Strike: FG threatens ASUU with contempt
The Federal Government has threatened to sue the striking lecturers, who are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities if they fail to...
AI Backpack Enables the Blind to Walk Without a Guide
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia, USA, has developed a backpack equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) that allows a visually-impaired person...
children are neglected, feed on charity, go to school barefooted in Lagos community
Goodness Emmanuel, a 13-year-old basic six pupil of Eagle’s Wing Nursery and Primary School, Ilaje, Bariga, Lagos, and his two siblings, Favour and Godspower, have been finding it hard to survive since the death...
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Economic Diversification and the Wealth of Nations: Lessons and the Path...
“Diversify the economy” is a standing mantra in Nigeria’s national discourse. It is at once the promised goal of every government in office and...
How Consumers Suffer When We Depend on Importation , By Adesina...
Adebayo Ahmed Okoro started the day early, having set his alarm clock (MADE IN FINLAND) for 6 a.m. While his teapot (MADE IN CHINA)...
