Prison security and administration in the country has been a matter of intense debate and criticism at various public fora since the breach of security at Kuje Maximum Custodial Centre in July 2022. The problems of dilapidated prison structures, congestion,…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has called on Nigerian citizens to appreciate all political officeholders with due respect and honour in order to encourage them to intensify more effort to serve…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, closed its money laundering case against the former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, and two others; Tanko Beji and Umar Nasko, before Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court.The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards until Sunday, January 29, 2023. INEC earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, January 22, 2023. After a meeting on Thursday, INEC said it…
Repair works have begun on the illegal tapping point discovered on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Nonwa-Uedume community in Tai, Rivers State, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has said. Recall that a 2km illegal pipeline said to…
A former President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, Dr Teslim Adekunle Sanusi, has emphasised the need for individuals and corporate organisations to give to the needy. A statement said while celebrating his 80th birthday by organising medical outreach for…
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) dominated the global long-term LNG import contract volumes signed by key purchasing companies in 2022, with a contracted capacity of 6.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. “Long-Term…
By FEMI ADESINA Who feels it knows it all. Perhaps the region most affected by the insurgency that almost strangulated the country since 2009 is the North East. It was there that Boko Haram started, proliferated, and spread to other…
Many Nigerians have in recent times embraced the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, encouraged by its speed in cooking and low health risk. However, a persistent increase in the cost of cooking gas is…
Public primary and secondary schools across 36 states in Nigeria today have lost the glory of the past. Rehabilitation and construction projects related to primary and secondary schools have become instruments of fund diversion. Hence, public projects are initiated by…
