The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration, Barrister Nyesom Wike has said that his administration has concluded plans to reintroduce monthly sanitation as part of strategies to keep the city of Abuja clean. Following a closed-door meeting with contractors handling different projects in the FCT on Monday night, the minister said he had already briefed President Bola Tinubu on the …

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for immediate construction of flood control dams along the Rivers Niger and Benue to avert flooding likely to be occasioned by the release of Lagdo dam in Cameroon. In a letter to the Nigerian government, Cameroonian authorities recently said they would open the floodgate of Lagdo Dam on the River Benue in …

The adage that ‘out of the black pot nonetheless comes the white pap’ aptly captures the story behind the rise to fame of some of Nigeria’s big comedians. Interestingly, while many entertainers from places like Warri in Delta State, Benin in Edo State, Surulere, Ajegunle and FESTAC in Lagos are known to exhibit an uncanny talent, not many knew that …

As global attention turns towards acknowledging and addressing challenges confronting efforts to assist underserved people and communities, Egbin Power Plc has donated food items, provisions, and educational materials to orphanage homes in Ikorodu to commemorate World Humanitarian Day 2023. This is in line with the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility as employee volunteers from the company paid visits to two orphanages …

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has said that $360m has been released for the clean-up of the polluted Ogoni land in the Niger Delta. After a four-day tour of remediated project sites and the reticulated water projects in the four local government areas of Ogoni, HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey said: “We are happy to report to you …

The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation awarded 63 Rivers State students in the Nigerian Law School a grant of N120,000 and a brand-new laptop each at its 14th Law School Students Scholarships award ceremony held last in Port Harcourt, state capita;. The 63 recipients were the 2023 beneficiaries of the Foundation’s Law School Students Scholarships, from which 868 have benefited since its …

As the world is groping with the gigantic challenge of climate change, while its impact keeps ravaging the people and land, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) is set to launch the Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA) in Abuja on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th July 2023. NCF is the foremost environmental NGO dedicated to nature conservation and biodiversity resources management …

Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has sympathised with the people of Ikire over the flood disaster that affected the western area of the state recently. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke said his administration has previously embarked on prevention actions and initiatives, citing the massive rainfall as the cause of the sad event. …

Thousands of Muslims in the Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State have held a special prayer for rainfall. Hong LGA lies in the northern part of Adamawa State where rain has been scarce since the onset of the rainy season. The relative dryness in a supposedly wet season appears, however, to be the reality in the whole of …

Two children, Gbolahan and Olayinka Atolagbe have been killed when a fence of a neighbouring building collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred during a downpour on Saturday on Alao Street, Isawo, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of the state. The bodies of the two children ywere recovered …