The Federal Government on Friday shut down the Eko Bridge and Ramps for eight weeks for essential asphalt resurfacing. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made this known in a statement, early hours , on Saturday…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday took the fight against drug abuse to secondary school students through its “Catch Them Young” initiative. The agency also inaugurated the NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) to…
THREE Kenyan activists who were allegedly abducted in August following anti-government protests have been released, according to human rights groups. The activists, Bob Njagi, Aslam Longton, and Jamil Longton, were reportedly held captive for weeks before being freed in a remote…
AT the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), world leaders are set to confront a deepening crisis in Africa’s education system: nine out of 10 African children are unable to read for meaning by the age of 10. This…
THE United States is sending Special Forces troops back to Chad, nearly five months after they left at the country’s request. This comes as part of renewed efforts to tackle the escalating militant threat in West Africa, particularly from Boko…
GHANA’S Electoral Commission has approved 13 candidates for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, including Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Dramani Mahama. The West African nation will head to the polls on December 7 to elect a…
A BRITISH businessman, Michael Lomas, has been extradited from the UK to South Africa to face charges of fraud and corruption related to his work as a contractor for Eskom, the country’s troubled power utility. Lomas is accused of…
… calls for residents’ involvement in cleanup activities THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has scaled up operational activities to tackle the challenge of marine waste along the Lagos coastline, in commemoration of this year’s World Cleanup Day, with the…
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have been deployed to all local government areas in Edo State to tackle voters’ inducement in the Saturday, September 21, 2024 governorship elections Commenting on this, Executive Chairman of the Economic…
I have just read a most sensational story about the EFCC saying it is still looking for Bello with a view to arraigning him next Thursday. This afterthought step is most unprofessional for God’s sake. I want to believe that…
