No fewer than 19 professors from various disciplines including one female are jostling for the position of the vice-chancellor of the University of Jos following the expiration of the tenure of the former VC, Prof. Sabastian Seddi Maimako, in the…
Federal Govt yet to secure loans for railway projects – Amaechi
Aside from the $1.4 billion loan secured for the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, the federal government is yet to obtain loans for other rail projects in the country, the minister of transportation, Rotimi Ameachi has said. Amaechi stated this when he…
SSANU, NASU begin 3-Day warning protest over N22,127b Earned Allowances ‘unfair’ sharing formula
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have directed its member to proceed on a three-day protest over the sharing formula of the recently…
Ikoyi collapsed building: Bodies will be released from this week as 21 families submit samples for DNA test
Lagos State government on Tuesday disclosed that 21 families of victims of the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi area of the state have come forward to submit samples for DNA to identify bodies that they wished to…
Building Collapse: Abiodun reads Riot Act to officials, contractors
Apparently disturbed by the colossal losses recorded in Ikoyi building collapse in Lagos state, Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has declared that any contractor or government official indicted for compromising safety standards in the building industry will henceforth be…
When artists push for reversing future disaster
As part of its contributions to the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom, Solution17 for Climate Action and Naija Climate Now, held a group art exhibition tagged “Naija Climate Now: Race to…
Motorists want Lagos Government to reverse one-way rule on Charity-Ladipo service lane (Guardian)*‘Stop linking Osinbajo’s name with building collapse tragedy’ (Sun)
Lagos motorists, yesterday, denounced Lagos State Government’s one-way signage on Lagos roads, especially the one linking Ladipo International Spare parts Market from Charity Bus Stop. The State Ministry of Transportation had in September, mounted barricades on the road, following the…
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya loses second wife
The Founder of the Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, has lost his second wife, Pastor Nomthi Rosemary Odukoya. Pastor Odukoya’s first wife, Pastor Bimbo, died on December 10, 2005 in a plane crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Pastor…
*Super TV CEO Murder: Chidinma’s trial stalled in Lagos Court (Channels)*Lagos to sponsor corrective surgery, physiotherapy for 400 persons (Tribune)
Super TV CEO Murder: Chidinma’s trial stalled in Lagos Court (Channels) The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, accused of murdering Super TV’s Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, was stalled on Tuesday…