The Kitchen is usually described as the heart of a home. The reason for this description is obvious – it is where the food that sustains the family is prepared.

A regime of internationally acceptable standard adopted for construction works is to be observed and implemented by all contractors working with the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.

Four contractors who got the contract for the dualisation of the Abuja/Lokoja road three year ago but abandoned it midway due to lack of funds from the Federal government, have been recalled.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr. Ejike Mgbemena, an engineer, weekend, attributed the deterioration of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and the attendant perennial flooding on the activities of financial institutions and petrol filling stations who have built on the right of way.

Kitchen hazards are among the commonest in the home and the effects can be very devastating. An online report by Robert Rossier stated that major kitchen hazards could come from fire, electrical appliances, slips, trips or cuts and burns.