To forestall any incident of building collapse, Lagos State Building Control Agency has commenced the demolition of distressed budings on Lagos Island, Mushin and other areas across the state. The Lagos State Disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. The agency said it had earlier marked the buildings unfit for habitation and the occupants were expected to have vacated the affected buildings for their safety. It stated: “The evacuation and partial demolition carried out by the agency became necessary in order to compel the occupants of the distressed buildings to relocate to safer accommodations, adding that it was going…
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The Governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri has commiserated with Gurin Community over recent boat mishap that killed many lives. The accident which happened at Kwatan Mallam Adamu in the Gurin village on Monday led to the death of two persons, 12 rescued, while several others are still missing. The Governor, in a statement issued Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Muhammad Tukur, directed the enforcement of regulations on operations of inland waterways commercial transportation. He said at the palace of the District Head of Gurin, Fintiri called on traditional institution to support government…
Airbus says Nigeria Aviation industry will require nearly 160 passenger and freight aircraft by 2042. Airbus disclosed this in its 2023 Global Market Forecast (GMF) report. The Airline Marketing Director, Africa, Joel Ellers, disclosed this while addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the the 7th Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition opening at the International Convention Centre, Abuja. Ellers noted that amongst the aircraftincluded; 131 single-aisle aircraft such as the A220, A320 families, and 28 widebody aircraft such as the A330 and A350 families serving the Nigerian market in the next two decades. He explained that in…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen, Taoreed Lagbaja, Monday, says Operation Hadin Kai in the North East have effectively curtailed Boko Haram and other terrorist activities in the Region. The Army Chief disclosed this in Abuja at the Chief of Army Staff combined Second and Third Quarters Conference 2023. He said the efforts of the military has resulted in the large-scale surrender of members of the terrorist groups and the submission of a large cache of arms and ammunition. Lagbaja added that the people of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa States are steadily picking up their livelihood as the military, in…
An early morning air strike conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai at Suwa in Kala Balge Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State on Tuesday killed scores of terrorists. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement issued Tuesday may be recalled that Suwa was a stronghold of Boko Haram Terrorists in Gezuwa general area near Sambisa Forest until its dislodgement by the military and other security agencies. He added that recent intelligence, however, revealed the massing up of terrorists within the area with likely plans to attack troops on patrol along…
A boat accident that occurred on Monday In Adamawa State has claimed the lives of 11 persons. The boat accident which occurred in Kwatan Mallam Adamu in Gurin village, in the Fufore Local Government Area. Monday’s boat accident is coming barely two days after the Rugange occurrence where scores were feared dead. An eyewitness and a resident, Dahiru Gurin explained that the accident involved farmers who were returning home from their farm. He noted that the boat capsized on Monday afternoon when farmers were scampering to reach home to escape the coming rains. He added that unfortunately, midway, strong wind…
FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group, has downgraded Nigeria from a frontier market to an unclassified market. It added that Nigeria was added to the Watch List from September 2022 for possible reclassification from Frontier to Unclassified market status. It explained that this was due to reports received from index users and market participants from 2020 onwards of significant, ongoing delays to the repatriation of capital from Nigeria. FTSE Russell said it has received feedback from market participants that although Nigeria has adopted a floating foreign exchange (FX) rate for the Nigerian Naira in the Investors’ &…
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced Dan Abia, a former Special Adviser to the erstwhile Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), George Turnah, and two others: Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas Chidebere, to six years imprisonment. They were convicted by Justice A. T. Mohammed for obtaining money under false pretense, money laundering, conversion of funds and forgery contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. In a statement issued Monday by the Economic and Financial…
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has partnered a public relations firm, Bruit Costaud as part of efforts to enhance strategic communication, policy advocacy and research. The collaboration between the duo organisations was officially announced when the Director General of NIPPS, Professor Ayo Omotayo, paid a courtesy visit to the former minister of information and culture, and Managing Partner, Bruit Costaud, Lai Mohammed on Monday in Abuja. Mohammed said as NIPSS is strongly positioned as a policy think tank specifically focused on nation building through effective policy making, the PR firm is Nigeria’s frontier strategic policy advisory…
The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), says the list of Registered Builders, licenced to practice in Nigeria will soon be circulated publicly. Making the list public became imperative following the sad incident of collapsed building in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state which claimed the life of one favour Chukwuemeka Okoro, while five persons were rescued. The Registrar/Secretary to Council, Bldr. Adetunji Adeniran, in a statement issued on Monday noted that the alleged site Engineer, one Felix Udoh of Felixzity High Technology Limited fled, before he was on 7/8/2023 arrested by Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Command. He said the…