Insurgency: Army launches motorcycle battalion
The Nigerian Army has launched Operation Motorcycle Battalion aimed at the use of motorcycles in its operation against insurgency, especially in rough terrains and reduction of response time to emergencies.
Two injured as fire guts shopping mall in Lagos
lagos—TWO people, yesterday, sustained varying degrees of injuries when a shopping complex was gutted by fire at Odo-Eran in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Stakeholders call for passage of Occupational Safety Health Bill
Stakeholders in the health and judiciary sectors have called on the National Assembly to pass into law the Occupational Safety Health Bill as a means of averting occupational hazard in the country.
BOKO HARAM: Victim Support Fund empowers 1000 women
abuja—The Victim Support Fund (VSF) has empowered over 1,000 women, particularly those widowed by Boko Haram, through its Women Economic Empowerment Prorgramme (WEE).
Experts task surveyors on professionalism
THE Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria, APPSN, have stressed the need for practising surveyors to engage in training and development programmes in order to enhance competence and high professional ethics for national development.
Fire razes building in Enugu; police kill robbers
ENUGU—Police authorities in Enugu State, yesterday, began investigations into the cause of the fire outbreak which razed one storey building at Ogige Main Market by Slaughter Road, Nsukka.
