On the heels of last Thursday’s train disaster in Lagos, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Nigeria (CILT) has suggested a clear demarcation of responsibilities and efficient coordination between the road authority and the rail authority in managing intersections. CILT, which commiserated with families who lost their loved ones and extended its prayers for a speedy recovery for the injured …

A man has been rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) after being found unconscious by the roadside in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The command’s public relations officer, CSC Adamu Shehu said the man was rescued on Monday, March 6. A cable used to suffocate him was found on his neck and …

Google has unveiled three new projects focused on boosting African women business owners and giving them the tools they need to be successful. The effort, according to Mr. Folarin Aiayegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, was the group’s way of honoring International Women’s Day in 2023. Aiayegbusi said in a statement that the initiatives included the Google for Startups Accelerator …

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. During the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the Armed Forces in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said the surrendered terrorists comprised 222 adult …

Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu has shifted the school resumption date to 21 March, following the postponement of the governorship and state House of Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Vice Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke said in Enugu on Thursday: “The shift in the resumption of academic activities by the students had been approved by the Senate of …

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has said it received 102 victims of the PWD train-bus crash for treatment. LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, who said the experience was overwhelming, narrated that early Thursday morning, around 8 am, his hospital received 85 victims at once, adding that the institution embarked on open space treatment also known …

The statewide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Imo State to protest unpaid wages and violations of workers among others, has thrown Owerri, the state capital, and other parts of the state into darkness. But the Imo State government described NLC’s action as a deliberate and calculated plan to disrupt the smooth running of the state. Already, …

The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to launch an immediate investigation into the root cause of the collision between a train and a staff bus of the Lagos State Government that occurred in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday. In a tweet via his handle, @hadisirika, Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika expressed his …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested seven teenagers for gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Kodomun village, Demsa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, Superintendent Suleiman Yahaya, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects lured their victim into the house of one of them who is her boyfriend, and forcefully had …

Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters  Cards (PVCs)  in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot papers, cutlasses, and Indian hemp. the startling …