An articulated vehicle which crashed into the ditch by the slope at Otedola Wstate, Ojodu-Berger is the cause of the current heavy traffic gridlock on the road. As a result of this traffic inward Lagos is drastically slowed down but there is an ongoing effort to remove it. Click to see Photo News
Canada to Spend $500,000 on Plateau Peace Process
The Canadian government is set to spend $500,000 on the ongoing peace process in Plateau State. The Jos Forum of the Swiss-based Centre is coordinating the peace initiative for Humanitarian Dialogue, with regional base in Nairobi, Kenya. Perry Calderwood, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, who disclosed this on Monday, while visiting HD funded projects in…
Hurray, It’s A No-Bra Day!
Ordinarily, Mondays are very busy and serious days in most organizations. For some curious, yet obvious reasons, most organizations slate management meetings and other serious engagements on Mondays. Monday, October 13 was no different. For me, the day had all the trappings of the seriousness it required. First on my list was management meeting.…
FUTA Partners Spanish University, four others on Food Security
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, has announced a collaboration with the University of Alicante, Spain, and four other universities in Africa on a Capacity for Food Research Project. The project, which is sponsored by the European Union and titled, “Integrated Soil Fertility Management for Food Security: Matching Capacities in Anglophone West African Nations…
Donors Pledge $5.4bn To Rebuild Gaza
International donors have pledged a total of $5.4bn to help rebuild war-stricken Gaza at a conference in Cairo, Egypt. Boerge Brende, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, who made the disclosure on Sunday, said the total pledge, which exceeded the $4bn the Palestinian government requested for, was a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people in general.…
Borno Appeals to WAEC, NECO to Release Results
The Borno State government has appealed to the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC and the National Examination Council to release the results of its candidates who sat for the 2014 examination. Mohammed Kauji, Permanent secretary, state ministry of education who made the appeal on October 12 in Maiduguri said the state had cleared all the…
NBA Pleads for Release of Former President Wali
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has pleaded for the release of Okey Wali, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN who is the immediate past President of the association. Wali, the 26th president of NBA, was said to have been abducted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by unknown persons on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at around 9pm.…
Gun Men Kill General Oneya’s Daughter
Frances Oneya, daughter of retired Brigadier General Dominic Oneya, former military administrator of Kano State has been killed by unknown gunmen. This has been confirmed by the police in Delta State. She was killed on Friday by unknown armed men just as she came out of a commercial bank at Effurun-Warri, Delta State where she…
Ebola: IMF Restates Commitment To African Countries
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has reiterated its commitment towards tackling the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak in Africa. Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, made the disclosure on Friday in Washington DC during a meeting with the president of Guinea. “On behalf of the Fund, my main message today to President Condé and to the…
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