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Unknown gunmen had abducted 37 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Kaduna State, on 11 March 2021. They previously released 10 of them and recently threatened to kill the remaining students if concerned authorities did not yield to the demand for a ransom of N500 million. The threats met with public ululation particularly…
Virtually every occupation is prone to hazards. The magnitude, however, varies across jobs, sectors, geographic regions, and individuals. Data from International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveal that one worker dies every 15 seconds, while 153 are involved in work-related accidents globally. With growing industrialisation, fatalities are expected to reach thousands. This explains the zeal of Lagos…
For Nigerians passionate about premium services and top-notch facilities in health care delivery, the country’s first fully-equipped private oncology centre, the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre (MRCC) should be a natural choice. This purpose-built, fully equipped facility, located in Victoria Island, has an imaging centre with CT, mammogram, a laboratory and blood bank, two modular operating…
Recently, in response to the rising cost of food in the market, the Lagos State Government launched a five-year plan that will enhance food sufficiency in the state. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the road map will give Lagos comparative advantages in the sector and enhance self-sufficiency in food production from the current 18…
No matter the guise, there is always a way to unearth the fact that deep ethnicity and cultural values have a great influence on most humans. People are inclined to identify and associate themselves with their ethnicity first before nationality. Human society is an embodiment of economic, social and political activities. The synergy of all…
The plots and conspiracies for the 2023 presidential election have begun. Permutations have intensified on who will eventually capture the ticket of the two major parties. With the body language of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) looking up north, presidential candidates from the north seem more favoured to win the ticket of PDP. Former Senate President Bukola…
The use of non-biodegradable materials such as plastic has remained a source of concern across the world. With an increasing global population and undeniable climate change, the plastic onslaught on the environment is causing unprecedented threats to human existence. Plastic has remained a popular material for casing and handling because it is flexible, lightweight, and…
Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCo) is the latest effort of the government to deepen infrastructure development in Nigeria by financing public asset development, rehabilitating old assets, and constructing new ones. The initiative has the aim of raising $36.7bn with a seed capital of N1trn (about $2.6bn) coming from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the…
Internet fraud has been in existence in Nigeria for almost three decades now, and there is no sign of any decline in spite of efforts to stem the tide. In the last few months, hardly does a week pass without the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) parading young men for cyber fraud or some…
For keen observers of recent occurrences in the banking sector, it could easily be identified that the underlining issues were all linked to non-repayment of loans and poor servicing of credit facilities. The Central Bank Governor, in his speech to justify his intervention at FirstBank where he reinstated the Managing Director and sacked the entire…
