A rebuilt Lagos-Ibadan expressway that would best serve us
The Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, has announced its intentions of making new arrangements for rebuilding the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. This expressway has been in use for over 30 years and motorists and transporters currently face unpredictable journey times once an incident occurs that leads to the partial or complete blockage of either the northbound or southbound carriageway. The incident could be the collision of two or more vehicles or the malfunction of an articulated goods vehicle or fuel tanker that results in goods or fuel spilling onto the road surface. Sometimes, the fuel tanker catches fire.
Illegal wildlife trade ‘threatening national security’, says WWF
PRofits from the wildlife trade may have been used to fund terrorist cells in unstable African countries, thereby threatening national security. This disclosure was made by the world biggest conservation group, World Wildlife Fund, WWF last week.
Prof. Akinyemi’s appreciation of Nigerian federalist parxes: A critique
PROF. Akinyemi’s treatment of nationality as the unit of Nigerian federalist statecraft is his strategic framework as affirmed in the following: “Nigeria, made up of 250-300/350 nationalities (depending on which 1 study one consults) of disparate population sizes, was obviously a candidate for federalism”.
Combating an incipient religious polarisation
THE menacing spate of insecurity which has ravaged Africa’s giant nation Nigeria expressed in youth militancy, armed robbery, kidnapping, smuggling, pipeline vandalisation, political violence and religious extremism may have gulped unjustifiable chunk of the annual budget only next to the ministry of defence budget of the 30 months Nigeria civil war.
Experts canvass cooperation, attitudinal change to stem buildings collapse
Stakeholders in the built environment industry have been told to adopt a change of attitude in order to nip in the bud the incessant collapse of buildings in Lagos and other parts of the country.
Nigeria needs over 100,000 roads to rank among top economies – Minister
For Nigeria to be among the first top 20 economies in the world, its road infrastructure must grow from 194,000km to about 300,000km. This view was canvassed by the Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, an architect..
