NSE boosts workplace safety, donates safety kits to plastic recycling plant in Port Harcourt
By Esther Onyegbula The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Trans Amadi Branch, has donated safety kits to the TURN Plastic Recycling Plant in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as part of efforts to promote workplace safety and support sustainable engineering initiatives. The donation, carried out under the Branch’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, was aimed at […]
Cross River: Onwe faults calls for UCTH CMD suspension
The Chairman of the Cross River State Business Men’s Forum, Chief Henry Onwe, has described the House of Representatives’ call for the suspension of the Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme, as hasty, impulsive, and unrealistic. Speaking during an interview in Calabar on Monday, Chief Onwe […]
Makoko protest: Police used expired tear-gas on protesters — Falana
HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, raised concerns over the alleged use of expired teargas canisters by Police operatives during last week’s protest against illegal demolitions and forced evictions in the Makoko waterfront area of Lagos.
Nigeria’s grid collapses are not ‘bad luck’ – They are a design failure, and we know how to fix them
By Philip Obazee On paper, a national grid is supposed to be boring: frequency stays close to 50 Hz, voltage stays within defined bands, dispatch follows rules, and outages are mostly local events; faults isolated quickly, service restored, causes logged, lessons absorbed. In Nigeria, the grid is dramatic. It collapses, recovers, collapses again, and the […]
Platform launched to digitise Nigeria’s everyday betting culture
A new Nigerian digital platform, Tete9ja, has entered the market with the aim of formalising the country’s widespread culture of informal betting among friends, particularly around sports, politics, entertainment and financial trends. The platform, which is now live, enables users to place peer-to-peer wagers directly with friends on various events, without the involvement of traditional […]
Energy experts recommend ‘lifecyle approach’ for reliable energy
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —ENERGY stakeholders in Nigeria’s power and renewable sector are pushing for a “lifecycle approach” to infrastructure, ditching hasty project rollouts for coordinated strategies that blend technology, strict standards, and trained workers to deliver lasting reliability and sustainability. The push was made at the Nextier Power Dialogue in Abuja, hosted virtually by […]
Education still bedrock for devt – Afolabi, Nigerian-Born Canadian scholar
By Henry Obetta *Says govt, private sector drive youth skillsBy Henry Obetta As the Federal Government intensifies its focus on youth education, skills development, and national reforms, Nigerian-born Canadian scholar and education advocate, Prof. Taiwo Afolabi, has reiterated that sustained investment in human capital remains the foundation for Nigeria’s long-term development and global competitiveness.Afolabi, an […]
PDP fixes National Convention for March 28–29 in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its National Convention, to be held in Abuja.
APC recalls ‘retired’ Abdullahi Adamu for 2026 convention c’ttee despite ADC defection rumour
The Nasarawa State chapter of the APC had last month issued a formal rebuttal against claims of Adamu’s defection.
Russia confirms helping to repel Niger airport attack
Russia rarely comments on its military activity in the Sahel region, where Moscow has been increasing its influence after a slew of anti-Western coups.
Joe Aribo joins Leicester City on loan
Aribo adds proven Premier League and Championship pedigree to Leicester’s ranks, having previously turned out for Southampton and Scottish giants Rangers.
