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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 06:03

Collapsed Ikoyi highrise initially designed for 6 floors - Structural Engineers

Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE) says the 21-storey building that recently collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos state was originally designed to be six floors. The structure, which was being developed by Fourscore Homes, caved in on November 1, leaving over 40 people dead. Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, is one of the 45 persons who have so far been confirmed dead. In a statement on Tuesday, Kehinde Osifala, NIStructE president, said the changes made to the project appear to “have been seriously inadequate”. “There are clear indications of several design brief changes on the project and the engineering and…

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 06:01

Ihonvbere presents motion for adoption by Reps urging FG to honour agreement with ASUU to prevent another strike

PRESS RELEASE The House: Notes with dismay that once again, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria is threatening to proceed on another industrial action on a matter that has been on the front burner for so long: The implementation of negotiated and signed Agreements with the Federal Government; Notes also that the Federal Government has not been quite forthcoming, neither has it attached any consistent seriousness to the urgent need to reposition and refocus the education sector in line with our developmental objectives; Aware that the ASUU President has threatened to call out his members across the…

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 05:59

Five dead, many seriously injured in Lagos gas explosion

Five persons have lost their lives while a number of persons yet to be ascertained injured in a gas explosion at Odekunle Street, Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos, on Tuesday morning.⁣⁣ The fire incident was said to have been caused by a woman frying bean cake (Akara) close to a gas cylinder.⁣ The Guardian

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 06:07

#EndSARS: In leaked report, Lagos panel says 48 casualties recorded after soldiers, police opened fire on demonstrators. Here’s summary of the report

An inquiry panel has submitted a report which says Nigerian armed forces shot and killed anti-police brutality protesters last year. Tens of thousands of Nigerians took to the streets last October calling for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit to be disbanded. The report, leaked on Monday, has identified 48 casualties after the army opened fire on the demonstrators. Nigeria's army has denied shooting live rounds at protesters. The #EndSARS protests rocked the country for two weeks. The police unit had been accused of robbing, attacking and even killing people. According to the report by the inquiry panel, soldiers…

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 06:06

FG to set up Covid-19 vaccination centres at private health facilities, universities, stadia, motor parks, shopping malls, others

Nigeria will start a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign later this week, aiming to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January, government officials said. Africa's most-populous country has a goal to vaccinate 111 million people to reach herd immunity. Under the initiative to start on Friday, 55 million doses or more than a million a day will be administered. The country has to date vaccinated only 2.9% of those eligible to get vaccines. The plan will see vaccine sites set up at private health facilities, universities, colleges, stadiums, motor parks and shopping malls among other venues. Boss…

Monday, 15 November 2021 05:46

Locking out Kanu’s lawyers from court sessions will further threaten peace in Southeast, traditional, religious leaders tell FG

Southeast council of traditional rulers and representatives of Igbo archbishops and bishops have called on the federal government to affirm the rights of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and that of his lawyers. In a statement jointly signed by Anthony Obinna, Nnaemeka Achebe, and Chibuzo Opoko, the group commended IPOB for listening to its appeal and calling off the sit-at-home order ahead of the Anambra governorship election. The monarchs and religious leaders said the cancellation of the sit-at-home has offered some relief to “the already distressed social and economic life of our people”. They,…

Saturday, 13 November 2021 06:08

12m Nigerians facing hunger, need food assistance urgently - FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says over 12 million Nigerians are experiencing hunger owing to insecurity and the Covid pandemic. David Tsokar, FAO communications officer, said this in a statement on Friday. Tsokar said FAO arrived at the conclusion based on an analysis conducted in October in 20 states. According to him, about 19 percent of affected households are in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states because of the insurgency in the northeast and the lingering economic impact of Covid-19. “The analysis, known as the Cadre Harmonise, conducted in 20 states and the FCT revealed that approximately 12.1 million people are…

Saturday, 13 November 2021 06:07

Consumers to pay more for electricity as FG raises prices of prepaid meters

Federal government has increased the prices of both single-phase and three-phase prepaid electricity meters. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced this in a circular dated November 11, 2021. The new prices, according to the circular, will take effect from November 15. The circular titled ‘Review of the unit price of end-use meters under the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations’ was addressed to managing directors, all electricity distribution companies and all meter asset providers. The commission said the upward review of meter prices is due to “the recent changes in macro-economic parameters.” In the document, the regulator raised…

Friday, 12 November 2021 05:56

Buhari proposes special security outfit to man porous borders – NSA

Federal government says it is exploring the possibility of setting up a border security force in the future to secure Nigeria’s porous border areas. National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, a retired major general, disclosed this in Paris at the Nigeria international Partnership Forum held on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum. The event, attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and business leaders from Nigeria and France, was organised to spotlight Nigeria’s immense trade and investment opportunities. Monguno noted that Africa’s porous border had remained a major source of concern as it aided smuggling of prohibited items and irregular migration as…

Friday, 12 November 2021 05:55

Southsouth senators kick against bill seeking to include Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi in NDDC

Senators from the Southsouth geo-political zone have kicked against moves by the Senate to include Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi and others that have attained the status of oil producing states into Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The senators raised the objection, yesterday, during the consideration of a Bill for an Act to amend the NDDC Act sponsored by Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Lagos West). Senate Deputy President Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central), Matthew Urhoghide (PDP, Edo South) and George Sekibo(PDP, Rivers East) lampooned the move, just as Omo-Agege described Adeola as a classic meddlesome interloper and advised him and his cohorts to…

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Thursday, 11 November 2021 06:15

Senate approves yet another Buhari’s $16bn, €1bn loan requests

Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request for $16,230,077,718 billion, €1,020,000,000 billion, under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing plan. It also approved a grant component of $125 million (USD), and the request to the Bank of Industries for the issuance of €500 million but no more than €750 million Eurobond in the International Capital Market. The upper legislative chamber’s approval to the loan requests was, however, accompanied by a resolution that the terms and conditions of the loans from the funding agencies, be forwarded to the National Assembly prior to its execution for approval and proper documentation. The president had…

Thursday, 11 November 2021 06:10

Oil company reports 'extremely high order' oil spill from well in Niger Delta

Nigeria's Aiteo Eastern E&P has reported an "extremely high order" oil spill from a jointly-owned well in the Niger Delta and has had to abort immediate efforts to control the leak due to the pressure emanating from the well head. Local environment group Environmental Rights Action said the latest spill in Bayelsa State was yet another incident that would devastate the marine ecosystem on which most fishing depended. The well, which is not in production, is jointly owned by Aiteo and state oil firm NNPC. The leak was discovered last Friday. Its cause was yet to be determined but Aiteo…

Thursday, 11 November 2021 06:08

Nnamdi Kanu ‘undefended’ as his lawyers walk out of court in protest

The legal team of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, walked out on Binta Nyako, the judge of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court handling the separatist’s trial. Members of the defence team, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, were earlier seated in court but walked out just before the arrival of the judge about 10 a.m. Their action was in protest against the refusal of operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) to allow Bruce Fein, an American lawyer working with the team into the courtroom. But they later accused the judge…

Thursday, 11 November 2021 06:05

Benin Republic receives looted art from France

Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 returned to Benin on Wednesday, a landmark in the long fight by African countries to recover looted artefacts. The works, which include the doors of the Palace of Abomey, royal thrones and warrior dance staffs, were formally welcomed back to Benin at a ceremony presided over by President Patrice Talon. Talon received the works from the French government in Paris on Tuesday. "This return is a testimony to what we have been, a testimony that we existed before, a testimony to what we have known," Talon said before an…

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