The Lagos State University, LASU, in Ojo, has removed the Dean of Student Affairs, Professor Tajudeen Olumoko. Olumoko’s removal was connected with a news report on Monday, November 6, that a certificate racketeering syndicate had genuine Lagos State University certificates that anyone interested could purchase for between N2 million and N3 million, depending on the technicality of the course involved. A senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Dr Abiodun Fatai-Abatan, has been appointed as acting Dean of Student Affairs. According to a source in the university who pleaded anonymity, he confirmed the removal saying, “Yes, it is true,…
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The First Professor of Nuclear Physics in Africa, Frank Nwachukwu Ndili is dead. Ndili was also one of the prominent Vice Chancellors of the University of Nigeria, UNN. He died on Tuesday, February 13, at the age of 90 years. His death was confirmed by his children, Dr. Isioma Ndili-Nwokolo, and Dr. Amaechi Ndili, in a statement. The statement disclosing his death read, “The Family of Professor Frank and Dame Edna Ndili, wish to announce with deep sorrow, yet with gratitude to God for a Glorious, Excellent, and Exemplary life well-lived, the passing of our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great…
President Bola Tinubu is set to flag off the construction of 3,112 housing units in the Karsana area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The exercise, expected on Thursday, February 7, is part of a Public-Private Partnership project signed in December 2023 between the Federal Ministry of Housing & Urban Development and a consortium of companies comprising Continental Civil and General Construction Limited, and Ceezali Limited for a total of 100,000 housing units nationwide. In a statement by the Federal Ministry of Housing & Urban Development, the first phase of 20,000 housing units will be delivered in the FCT, out…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has released a list of embassies owing ground rent totalling $5.3 million in the capital city, Abuja. The list, having 43 embassies and high commissions in its ‘phase I – IV’ was released to the media on Tuesday, February 13. Some of the listed foreign countries with outstanding ground rent include Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Korea, Russia, France, Iraq, Italy, and Spain. Also, African countries on the list comprised Senegal, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and South Africa. Zambia and Niger Republic had the most outstanding rents standing at two million dollars each.…
Heavy Protest broke out on Wednesday, February 14, in Ughelli town of Delta State as youths in their hundreds block roads to obstruct traffic. The youths were protesting against unchecked brutality and extortion from the Nigeria Police Force in the state. In a video showing the protest, the angry youths were calling on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, and Nigerians to rein on police personnel who have turned themselves into what they described as armed robbers in uniform with the backing of corrupt senior officers who share the loot with them. Meanwhile, the Delta…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecasted a prolonged heatwave across the country in the next days. NiMet, in its weather outlook released on Wednesday, February 14, it said the air temperature in the north is at 41°C and 39°C over the south. These, it said, indicated a significant increase in heatwave. The agency warned that the high level of heat can cause dehydration, heat-related illness and respiratory issues among other chronic conditions. NiMet’s forecast reveals that residents of Ikeja, Lagos state, Warri and Asaba in Delta, among other states are likely to experience sunstroke, muscle cramps and heat exhaustion.…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has said the government of the state is planning to buy 2,050 vehicles to ease movement across the state. Osiyemi made this known on Sunday, February 25, saying that the procurement of the vehicles Bus Rapid Transit, popularly known as BRT would further address queues at bus stations. According to the Lagos commissioner, more BRT buses will also be provided with the support of an oil company that has promised to support the government’s effort. “We’re aware of the long queues in all our stations, especially on Mondays. We’re working better to…
The Lagos state government has announced a 36-hour traffic diversion at Island-Iyana Oworo bound carriage area of the state. This is due to the continuation of the repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge by the Federal Ministry of Works. The Lagos Island-Iyana Oworo bound lane will be closed to vehicular traffic from 12:00 am on Wednesday, March 6, till 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 7. In a released statement by the Lagos state Commissioner for Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, motorists plying this route are advised to use the alternative routes previously provided during this period. ‘’Kindly note that the Iyana-Oworo…
The Federal Government has threatened to revoke the licenses of power Distribution Companies, DisCos, over persistent poor power supply across the country. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this known on Wednesday, March 6, through his X handle, expressing that the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, and the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, have been summoned to a crucial meeting to explain the current challenges faced nationwide. “The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the worsening power supply in their respective regions and to collectively find lasting solutions,” he…
Bandits have attacked a mosque in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two worshippers in the process. A community leader in the LGA, Sani Usman, said that the terrorists invaded the Mosque at Anguwar Makera in Kwasakwasa community at about 2 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and opened fire on the worshippers. According to him, two people were gunned down by the bandits in the attack. A source also said the Muslim worshippers were observing the second round of the Salat prayers when they were attacked, thereby forcing the remaining people to flee from the Mosque. Meanwhile,…