Indigenous language, a veritable tool – Don
A PROFESSOR of Yoruba, Oluyemisi Adebowale of the Department of Linguistics and Languages, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, has said that for Nigeria to be relevant in the globalised world, it must place emphasis on rejuvenating and sustenance of its indigenous languages.
Stakeholders brainstorm on job creation, revival of industries
LABOUR leaders, workers, employers and other stakeholders gathered in Lagos from October 4 and 6th, at the 23rd Annual Education Conference organized by the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, in conjunction with Nigeria Textile, Garment and Tailoring Employers’ Association, NTGTEA, to discuss the employment and job crises in Nigeria and ways of reviving the declining industrial sector, especially the Textile industry.
Is Lagos still working? Fashola struggles to sustain tempo
LAGOS State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) began governing the state on a promising note in 2007. Within a short while, he made appreciable impact on Lagos landscape. He got the avalanche of refuse dotting most parts of the metropolis permanently cleared, cleared drainage and illegal structures, fixed the roads, returned sanity to dangerous areas like Oshodi, beautified the Marina, Falomo and arteries of major highways.
NGSL invests N750m on local steel pipe mill
The Nigeria Gas and Steel Limited (NGSL) has invested a $5 million (N750 million) into the production of a locally-produced large diameter steel pipes in Nigeria.
14 percent of Lagos population suffers mental disorder-Commissioner
It has been revealed that over two million people living in Lagos State suffer from one form of mental disorder or the other.
Forex demand dips by 7.14% in September
DEMAND for foreign exchange for the month of September dipped by 7.14 per cent when compared to the month of August which also slowed down by 9.4 per cent.
