Aisha was in the Kitchen when Solonzo came calling. Martins was reluctant to open the door for the intruder to gain access into his home, until he was left with no other choice. The banging had continued for more than three minutes before Martins finally yielded to pressure. Solonzo had received intel that Martins was leaving town with his family. ...
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Sokoto State test runs N3.8 billion IPP plant
New Telegraph reports that after eight years of the award of the N3.8 billion Sokoto State Independent Power Project (IPP), the plant was yesterday test run to commence full operation. The IPP was awarded in November 2008 by the immediate past administration of Governor Aliyu Magakarda Wamakko. The 38 megawatts capacity power plant was officially fired up as part of ...
Read More »Land trespass: Okumagba calls on Okowa to avert looming ethnic crisis in Warri
Vanguard reports that Okere Urhobo Kingdom in Warri has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to stop alleged conspiracy by a clique in his administration to illegally grab an expanse of land the community released to the state for public use decades ago. Vanguard reports that in a statement in Warri, one of the community leaders, Prince Mitaire ‘Mimi’ Okumagba, noted that ...
Read More »Lagos State plans N85 billion waste management project
Lagos State government has signed a $135 million (N85 billion) partnership agreement with a foreign firm as part of its new waste management policy. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said the partnership is under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and will last for four years. He said the investment, which would kick off ...
Read More »Engineers seek to generate power from wastes
With adequate policies, Nigeria could surmount her poor electricity supply through the tonnes of wastes that are generated on daily basis in the country. The Guardian reports that this was contained in a communiqué by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), at the end of the African Engineering conference on energy held last week in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. According to The ...
Read More »Delta community demands N855 million from NPDC
New Telegraph reports that Oghior community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, demanded a compensation of N855 million from the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) for allegedly failing to contain an oil spillage that occurred in September from militants or its operations in the community. According to New Telegraph, the President-General of the community, Hon. Wisdom Ghagara, while warning ...
Read More »Nigerian engineers critical to infrastructure development – Buhari
The Nation reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said that his administration will heavily utilize talents and skills of local engineers to rebuild ailing infrastructure across the country. According to The Nation, he described Nigerian engineers as ‘‘competent and cost effective.’’ Speaking at an investiture ceremony by the Nigerian Academy of Engineers (NAE) at the State House, President Buhari said the well-trained ...
Read More »Customs CG explains why Nigeria’s borders are porous
The Nation reports that the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Col Hameed Ali (retd), yesterday, said the nation’s boarders were porous because of their interconnectivity with adjoining nations. He added that there was no line demarcating Nigeria from its neighbours. According to him, those living within the nation’s border speak the same language as Nigerians. This situation, said ...
Read More »Ekiti State to complete Ikere road
The Ekiti State government is to complete the last phase of the extension of the dualisation of Ado-Ikere Road with N1.13 billion, in addition, it will pay N206 million as compensation to owners of structures that will be affected. The Nation reports that Governor Ayo Fayose, who announced the development in Ikere-Ekiti yesterday at a meeting with tipper owners and ...
Read More »Land speculators distorting FUTO masterplan — VC
Vanguard reports that the management of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, has expressed worry that “the activities of land speculators is distorting the masterplan of the institution.” According to Vanguard, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Francis Eze, who raised the alarm yesterday at a pre-convocation press briefing, also disclosed that the recent incursion into the university’s land is along the ...
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