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The most crucial ingredient to the growth and development of a nation, arguably, is the human capital. Next to human capital will probably be state-of-the-art infrastructure that supports economic activities. A very important infrastructural component is power supply which has remained the energy behind industrialisation. Even in the biblical narrative of how the Supreme Being […]

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi The contractor handling the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, is expected to commence the laying of the track in December, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said. He also said the Federal Government team led by himself had decided to undertake a monthly inspection […]

Twenty-two people were injured after a bomb blast on a packed London Underground train on Friday, the National Health Service said in a statement. Police and ambulance services said they were responding to an “incident” at Parsons Green underground station in west London on Friday, following media reports of an explosion. “We are aware of […]

Some residents of Oron, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday protested against the setting up of a new management for the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), which is located in the community. The protesters, holding placards, blocked the entrance of the academy and prevented the workers from going in. The protesters said Oron people felt cheated that a […]

President Donald Trump has said that for war against terrorism to be won, his country must be “proactive and nasty.” He said this in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle. Condemning the Friday morning London Green Tube terror attack that left 22 injured, Trump described the attacker as “a loser terrorist,” and […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Niger says security has been tightened up at the Babana border post in Burgu Local Government Area, against influx of illegal migrants. The Comptroller of NIS in the state, Mrs. Tamuno Oyedeji made this known in an interview with journalists in Minna on Friday. Oyedeji said that the command […]

The Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Union, North West Province of South Africa, Mr Kelvin Okolo says Nigerians are contributing to the growth of the area through legitimate businesses. He told journalists in Rustenburg, North West Province of South Africa, on Friday that not all Nigerians in that country were bad. Okolo said that the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari  will go to New York on Sunday from Abuja, to join other world leaders at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72). The high point of the President’s visit will be his participation in the General Debate during which he will deliver the country’s National Statement. The theme […]Read More

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode  on Friday launched a specially-produced loaf made from coconut, known as `Eko Coconut Bread’ to encourage the coconut value chain in the state. The Eko Coconut Bread is produced by the Lagos State Coconut Development Authority (LASCODA) in Badagry, Lagos. Mr Ganiyu Okanlawon, Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has further dropped to 16.01 per cent in August from 16.05 per cent in July. The NBS made this known in its “CPI August 2017 Report’’ released on Friday in Abuja. The CPI which measured inflation, increased by 16.01 […]Read More

At least 22 people were injured after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train on Friday, setting off a “wall of fire” that burned commuters in Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months. Witnesses saw travellers with facial burns and hair coming off at the Parsons Green station in west London after the […]

A 38-year-old man, Paul Adebola,  was on Thursday arraigned before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly collecting N330,000 from a man on the pretext of obtaining Canadian visa for him. Adebola is facing a two-count of obtaining money under false pretence and stealing. The accused committed the offences sometime in November 2014 […]