No fewer than Six hundred and eighty-one victims of last year flood in Gwadabawa local government have received the sum of N80 million from Sokoto state government, State Water Resources Commissioner, Alhaji Umaru Walin-Isa, has disclosed

Tragedy struck again at the Ojota area of Lagos State in the early hours of yesterday, when an articulated truck carrying a container fell on a Hyundai Jeep crushing the sole occupant to death.

The perennial crisis in the cement sub-sector of the economy which ranges from scarcity to cut-throat prices may soon become a thing of the past if the words of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, (CEMAN), Engr Joseph Makoju are to be relied upon. Makoju premised his optimism that the crisis in the industry will be over before the end of this year on the anticipated local cement production hitting over 20 million metric tons per annum

Over time, development planners have linked the bane of Nigeria to planning without adequate statistics. The country has been struggling to keep track of basic information and data of its citizens and residents which could be used for socio-economic planning and development purposes. This lack of reliable grass root data and information infrastructure according to experts, has led to some inadequacies in the realization of given government policies and international objectives

I don’t want my ambition of becoming a medical doctor to be shattered. I cannot see now, and I am afraid whether this dream can be fulfilled except good spirited Nigerians come to my aid and help restore my sight. All need is N600,000 to undergo the necessary surgical operation