Quacks, fraudsters giving our profession bad image ― Surveyors lament
By Emma Una, Calabar The Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria, APPSN, has decried the high number of quacks in the profession and heaped the blame of illegal sales of land and manipulation of survey plans on them. Speaking on Thursday in Calabar during the inauguration of the second executive council of the association, […]
Keeping Nigeria’s best brains in the country
WHILE we rejoice at the “good news” of the British Government’s approval of work permits for Nigerian international students who wish to work in Britain after the completion of a UK degree at bachelor’s degree level or above, we must also consider the disadvantage – brain drain. For 2020 alone, out of 13, 000 young […]
2023: Moghalu urges NASS to fast-track legislation on Diaspora voting
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the National Assembly to fast track legislation that would allow Nigerians in Diaspora to vote in the 2023 general elections.
Hisbah intercepts 25-litre of ‘Burukutu’, 364 bottles of alcoholic beverage in Jigawa
The Hisbah Command in Jigawa has intercepted a 25-litre jerry can of local beer, popularly known as “Burukutu” in the Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.
Armed Forces Commission Bill: Coalition of CSOs backs Abaribe
ABUJA-A coalition of civil society organizations has thrown its weight behind the Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinaya Abaribe, for sponsoring the Armed Forces Service Commission Bill and moving motion for its consideration yesterday on the floor of the Senate.
150 Akwa Ibom youths to benefit from ECOWAS, EU disarmament programme
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and Akwa Ibom State Government have teamed up on ‘Small Arms and Light Weapons(SALW) Control, a disarmament programme initiated to train repentant militant youths in various skills.
