LASG to begin infrastructure assets valuation
The Lagos State Valuation Office (LASVO) has announced the commencement of a comprehensive statewide valuation of all government-owned infrastructural assets. The exercise is scheduled to begin this week. This was…
LASG hands over 180 shops at Alaba Rago market
The Lagos State Government has begun handing over of 180 newly-completed shops at the Alaba Rago Transnational Market as part of efforts to deliver modern trading infrastructure under public-private partnership…
138m children remain in child labour—ILO
There are 138 million children that remain in child labour and that is “simply unacceptable”, says Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO). Houngbo gave the figure on Wednesday at…
Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations
The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56 nation group headed by Britain’s King Charles, said on Wednesday she expected member nations to make progress towards beginning negotiations on reparations for…
NAPTIP repatriates 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths suspected to be victims of human trafficking from Thailand. This…
Coup plotters will face full wrath of law – Air Chief
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, on Wednesday declared that any personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria found guilty of attempting to overthrow Nigeria’s…
US lawmakers list Kwankwaso, Miyetti Allah, others as terrorists deserving sanctions
The United States Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill calling on the Secretary of State to consider labelling Fulani ethnic militias as Foreign Terrorist Organization….
2027 general elections: It is all about computer software, by Chris Uwaje
Say it loud: “It is all about Computer Software’! Indeed, the whole cacophony about the upcoming 2027 general elections resides on the knowledge, core competence, quality and integrity of the…
Arik Air flight diverted to Benin, all passengers safely disembarked -Management
Arik Air has confirmed that one of its flights W3 740 to Port Harcourt from Lagos was diverted to Benin Airport as a precautionary measure after an unusual sound from…
As Benin Bronzes return to Nigeria, the craft that made them struggles to survive
As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa’s finest and most significant heritage objects is struggling to survive in the Nigerian city where…
