By Michael Eboh Gas flaring by some oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria, cost the country $25.66 million, an equivalent of N9.24 billion, in one month, as they flared 7.33 billion standard cubic feet, SCF, of gas in the month of May, according to data obtained Monday, from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. […]

By Joseph Erunke and Fortune Eromosele – Abuja The Hepatitis Zero Nigerian Commission, yesterday, revealed that over 21 million persons live with the viral hepatitis infection in Nigeria. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Dr. Mike Omotosho, President Hepatitis Zero Nigerian Commission, described as staggering the prevalence of Hepatitis, adding that the World Health Organization, estimates more […]

In the last two years, there has been an array of books published for Nigerian children. This new fervour for producing children’s literature provides an avenue for young ones to learn about their own cultural heritage as well as the cultures of other people. Such knowledge is essential for social and personal development.

Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Ishau Gruma to life imprisonment for raping a 6 yrs old girl. In his judgment, justice Adekunle Adeleye said the victim’s father’s statement, the medical report of the victim, the accused confessional statement, and his request for forgiveness, corroborate the fact […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe/Ajaokuta/ Aladja/Warri corridors after some “deserving Nigerian citizens”. Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi disclosed this through a statement by his ministry’s Director of Press, Eric Ojiekwe. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was, however, missing in the list of what […]