The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Gbolahan Lawal says the state government will train 1,000 artisans in 2018 under its Master Craftsman Project to tackle skill gap in the construction industry. Lawal made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. The commissioner said that the state government had a target ...

Guinness Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc has promised to embark on four approaches aimed at reducing road crashes among its fleet and other haulage companies. The Customer Service and Logistics Associate Director of the company, Mr Akoji Amedu told newsmen that the company was more committed to safe driving among its fleet. Amedu spoke against the backdrop of ...

Niger State Police Command has apprehended a tenant known as Maaruf Sarki, 34, for allegedly killing his landlord, Tasiu Shittu, after which he buried him in shallow grave in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammad Abubakar, confirmed this on Wednesday, adding that Sarki also stole N1.7m from the deceased, including an unregistered Honda ...

When you use white paint for your walls, it may bring a crisp, clean and heavenly feel in a room but if they’re in your workplace, that crisp feel to it will be short-lived. A white wall in an office only means having to paint the walls occasionally. However this is not all there is to the demerits of painting ...

Kano – In its continued efforts at ensuring the provision of good road network that will curtail the chaotic traffic situation in the city, the Kano State Executive Council (SEC) has approved over N4 billion for the construction of an underpass (subway) and overpass that will connect Zaria Road/Silver Jubilee and Zoo Road in the metropolis. Addressing newsmen on the ...

Whether you’re 18, 21, 30, or 50, there will probably come a time in your life when you decide to move out of home’ and go it alone in the big wide world. This article provides a guide on how to go about it without hassles. Regardless of when it happens, or why, you’ll probably feel the same excitement and ...

Ondo State government has said it had earmarked about N50 billion in the 2018 budget for rehabilitation of roads in the state toward making them free of potholes. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Yemi Olowolabi said this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Akure. Olowolabi said that the people of the state were happy with the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that in order to take the full benefit of road projects embarked upon by his administration, Nigerians must “change their ways”. The President spoke at a one-day workshop on the developments in the road sector which held in Abuja on Monday. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Mr. ...

Economic activities between Kwara and Oyo States have been paralysed following the invasion of Ilorin-Igbeti highway by suspected herdsmen. Already, newspaper distribution from Ilorin, Kwara State, to communities such as Igboho, Kishi, Igbeti, Igbope, Iya, Yoyin, all in Oyo State, have been affected as commercial vehicles have abandoned the road. The incident according to THISDAY investigations, started last Sunday and ...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has fired yet another shot at ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the $3 billion allegedly frittered away through the strategic alliance contracts could have been used in constructing seven major roads. The alliance contracts are often derided by industry experts as the biggest organised scam in the history of Nigerian oil industry. The alliance contracts were between the ...