…We have tried, they are beyond our capacity to handle …Intervention is on the way -Abia GovernmentBy Steve Oko EROSION-threatened communities in Abia State have sent an urgent save our soul appeals to both the federal and state governments for help over an existential threat posed by dangerous gully erosion ravaging their ancestral homes. The […]

By Cynthia Alo There are indications that farmers may have suffered huge losses following recent heavy rains that created flooding of farmlands across the country. Vanguard AgroBiz findings reveal that many farmers across the country are now battling with the impact on survival of their farming businesses. The situation may worsen as the Nigeria Hydrological […]

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria has opened a new chapter in its upstream petroleum development with the last licensing round conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). It targets 500 million barrels in new reserves and 300,000 barrels per day within three years. For many stakeholders, the continued protection of oil pipelines […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—THE Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, yesterday, assured residents that the waste backlog across the state will soon be a thing of the past. LAWMA’s Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said this during the commissioning of the rehabilitated Road E and newly constructed disposal platforms at the Olusosun Disposal Facility, Ojota […]

…Ooni seeks peaceful, credible pollBy Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, yesterday, described the Osun election as the most consequential off-cycle poll because it will serve as a mirror for the 2027 general elections. Prof. Amupitan was at the palace of the Ooni of […]