The Federal Government said it would fight corruption and ensure elimination of waste in the execution of Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, projects across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja yesterday, while declaring open a 3-day SDGs Task Team Implementation meeting. According to Vanguard, the Minister said: “The current economic realities of Nigeria demands judicious ...

There was a report in April 2016 that suggested that the first storey building in Nigeria may really not be the proclaimed one in Badagry, but are there enough facts to prove that an the Gobarau Minaret in Katsina State and not the white building in Marina, Badagry is actually the oldest building in Nigeria? A white, one-story building, with ...

As a result of the flood that damaged Mokwa Local Government Area of the state on September 19, farmlands have been destroyed in 24 communities in Niger State. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Inga, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Minna. He said that farms in eight communities ...

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has directed the inclusion of primary school teachers in the category of state workers that often enjoy car and housing loans. He made this known at the 5th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Ondo State wing, held at the Teachers’ House in Akure, the state capital on Thursday. Punch ...

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) revealed that flood has killed 29 people in 99 local government areas across 30 states this year. The Guardian reports that the Director-General of the agency, Mr. Moses Oluwatoyin Beckley, said at a “Sensitisation Workshop on 2016 Flood Prediction, Prevention and Mitigation Hydrological Area,” in Lokoja, Kogi State yesterday that 34 states would be ...

At the 17th anniversary of the Citizens Mediation Centre (CMC), which coincided with the anniversary of International Day of Peace, stakeholders in the justice sector urged Nigerians to embrace peace for the country to achieve sustainable political and economic development. According to The Nation, the stakeholders are: Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Justice Habib Abiru of the Court of Appeal, who ...

Federal Government has promised that the 40 federal universities can expect access to uninterrupted power supply within the next 12-18 months, beginning from December 2017. According to a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, the government plans to achieve this through its Energising Education Programme Initiative by utilising off-grid Independent Power ...

Reports show that immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, supports the sale of government assets to enable it pull the economy out of recession. Sanusi, who spoke in Lagos on Wednesday supported Aliko Dangote and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who had earlier called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ...

Real estate management frequently referred to as property management or asset management – is a critical segment of the much broader real estate industry. This article talks about why you should pursue a career in real estate management. Are you seeking a career that offers the opportunity for challenge and advancement? A job filled with interesting work? A place where ...

The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, said the World Pension Summit Africa Special that will kick off in Abuja next week will deepen the discussion around ensuring that pension funds were invested in the real sector for visible and measurable impact on the economy, while also boosting retirement benefits, Vanguard reports. Anohu-Amazu said she was ...