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Reps warn of possible earthquake in Nigeria
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committee on environment to interface with relevant government agencies and parastatals, to avert “impending earthquake in...
Rain wreaks havoc in Lagos, Ogun, destroys buildings, others
A downpour that lasted about two hours, on Monday, wreaked havoc on different parts of Lagos and Ogun states, destroying property and telecommunications infrastructure,...
Pharmacists begin construction of headquarters in Lagos
President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) on Friday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the society’s multi-million naira eight-floor edifice tagged...
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By TPL Umar Shuaibu
Earthquakes are the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth. The movement releases stored-up 'elastic strain' energy in the form of seismic waves, which propagate through the Earth and cause the ground surface to...
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project will serve as evacuation corridors for deep seaports.
He reinforced that the coastal road will connect to the Free Trade Zones (FTZs), deep seaports and...
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), has began demolishing shanties in Bombata Market, Lagos Island.
The action follows the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum given to occupants to vacate the premises.
In a statement on...
A total of N18bn has been allocated to compensate affected property owners on section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced on Sunday.
Umahi also stated that everyone on the compensation list of section...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Monday said a market around the Ajah area of the state was engulfed by fire, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in...
By Tpl. Umar Shuaibu
The interest generated by our last discourse, titled ‘Suleja the Nelected Milk Cow’ was overwhelming. Many readers shared it in many social media platforms, and many vital and interesting comments that added more substances to...
The Olu of Orile Ilawo, Abeokuta, Oba Alexander MacGregor, has dismissed 10 chiefs for allegedly selling 1,600 acres of community land in Alagbagba and surrounding areas within Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Those dismissed include the Oluwo of...
From Our Housing Stand (136)
Housing, a fundamental human right, is the cornerstone of a society’s well-being and economic development. Nigeria, home to about 224.6 million people with an annual growth rate of
is marked by various challenges and shortcomings surrounding its public...
The National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, on Thursday, recommended the inclusion of the South East and South-South in the construction of dams.
The council also backed an earlier Federal Government directive mandating the Ministry of Water Resources...
The Oyo State Government has expressed its determination to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the area where a storey building located around Ojugbede Jegede Area, Ogbere, Ibadan, on Thursday, collapsed and claimed 10 lives while seven...