FG, quantity surveyors fight corruption in contract awards, as Nigeria ranks world’s highest in project costs
Disturbed by the high cost of construction projects in Nigeria, the Federal Government has agreed to collaborate with the quantity surveyors in order to strengthen the fight against corruption and unethical behaviours in the award of contracts.
Boko Haram: 7 years after, hundreds of Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon
Hundreds of Nigerian refugees returned home from Cameroon on Monday, seven years after they were displaced by Boko Haram jihadists and forced to seek shelter across the border, the UN said. Xavier Bourgois, spokesman of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Cameroon, said the returnees comprised “100 families, that is to say 342 people”. […]
Osinbajo @64, our women and a nation under the bushel
By Ariyo-Dare Atoye It is the 64th birthday of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Your excellency, Igba odun odun kan, sir! March 8 is also a memorable day that should be appreciated by anyone born of a woman – it is the United Nations Observance Day set aside since 1975 to honour women every year. While […]
Awa Kalu, SAN marches on at 68, by Sonny Ajala
‘It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed’ by Harvey S. Firestone. When shortly after the end of the Nigerian and defunct Biafra hostility of the 1967-1970 era, the young, tall, handsome, water fatigued but determined Awa Uma Kalu boarded the Bus sometime in 1973 en route the university of Ife to […]
IWD: COVID-19, threat to women’s rights, leadership ― African First Ladies
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The African First Ladies Peace Mission, AFLPM, on Monday, said the COVID-19 pandemic is a threat to efforts at improving women’s rights and leadership in the continent. The organisation stated that while various governments implemented measures to curb the pandemic, there was a spike in the reported cases of domestic violence […]
Flowkits out with new sizzling jam titled “Hate on You Bawo“
Flowkits the “Stay with me“ singer, is out with his new sizzling jam titled “Hate on You Bawo“ Flowkits born Olajide Olamiposi is a talented Nigerian singer and songwriter based in Lagos. He professionally joined the fiercely competitive Nigerian music industry in his teenage years as a rapper. However, versatility, persistence, and grit stood him out […]
Hijab controversy: Kwara rescinds decision to reopen 10 schools as Church seeks God’s intervention
Kwara on Monday rescinded its decision to reopen 10 schools shut on account of a controversy surrounding the wearing of hijab by their students, citing safety reasons.
Sweden jails IS mother for jeopardising son’s life
A Swedish woman who joined the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for taking her young son with her, the first time Sweden has convicted an IS woman. The 31-year-old woman, who arrived in Syria via Turkey in mid 2014, was convicted of “arbitrary conduct with a […]
Fully-vaccinated people can gather without masks ― US CDC
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance Monday. Those who are fully vaccinated can also visit with unvaccinated people from one other household indoors without masks or distancing so long as the […]
A Poem to Celebrate 2021 women’s day
A Poem to Celebrate 2021 women’s day
Abuja to host WATRA 2021 AGM on Tuesday
By Emmanuel Elebeke Nigeria is to host this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) in Abuja. The event provides opportunity for telecoms regulators in West Africa to take important decisions, including the adoption of activities report, programmes, budget for the Executive Secretariat, as well as the renewal of […]
