Pedestrian bridges are architectural safety measures provided to eliminate the hazards and dangers pedestrians encounter while crossing roads in high traffic density areas. Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, is adjudged to be an ideal modern c...
Electricity generating sets have remained a major source of power supply for many Nigerians. Unfortunately, this alternative source of power which the people have continued to rely on has brought more harm to many homes rather than providing succour. O...
Recently, top management of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), led by its Executive Secretary, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim L...
Against the background of some controversies that followed the 2011 elections conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and considering some warnings on the imperative of fair polls in 2015, Ruth Yamta who attended the recent Democr...
The Seventh Senate marked one year as the arrow-head of the nation’s parliament last Wednesday. CHIBUZO UKAIBE in this report looks back at their performance in the year under review. The Seventh Senate marked one year, on Wednesday June 6. But t...
One year after its inauguration by President Goodluck Jonathan, EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE, in this report delivers a synopsis of the Seventh House of Representatives as it marks its first legislative anniversary. When the Seventh House of Representatives was i...
Chairman, House Committee on Cooperation in Africa/NEPAD Hon. Abubakar Momoh represents Etsako East/West/Central Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In this interview with RUTH CHOJI, he blames the on-going violence in Edo...
Chief (Ms) Temitope Labinjo-Ajayi is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian-American Agricultural Empowerment Programme (NAAEP Ltd) who was recently nominated by the Corporate Council on Africa and the Nigerian Embassy in the USA as...
One person was yesterday killed in a fuel tanker explosion at the Marina Road, Calabar, injuring over 11 persons and destroying property worth billions of naira. The fuel tanker which skidded off the road shortly after loading fuel from Shoreline Logis...
The former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye has revealed that both politicians and the Civil Service at both the Federal and state levels still lack the requisite capacity to deliver on government agenda; a deficiency which...
Some unidentified gunmen Saturday morning reportedly killed a custom officer and a member of the State Security Services [SSS] operative in Kano metropolis, Police in Kano have confirmed. An eye witness told our correspondent that the incident happened...
Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has disclosed that the federal government has set up a committee that will audit and review the operation of airlines in the country. This is coming on the heels of recent Dana air crash in Lagos that result...
Tension and emotions trailed the visit of the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, in Lagos as family members of the victims of Dana air crash openly demanded the release of the bodies of their loved ones. The Minister was&nb...
The Concerned Advocacy for Good Governance (CAGG), a non-government organisation, has scored President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration high on economy and employment in the first one year. The National Coordinator of CAGG, Mr Olusegun Bamgbose...
The delays in distribution of sensitive and non sensitive election materials in Akwa Ibom council elections have stalled the exercise in parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks in Eket and its environs showed that as at n...