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  • Lagos mosque collapse: How we escaped -Survivors

    One of the survivors of the collapsed mosque at Papa Ajao, Mushin, on Sunday, Mr Kazeem Babatunde, said he was terrified during the building collapse as he narrowly escaped death. Babatunde, who was currently admitted at Mukaz Convalescent Health Centre, Mushin, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday that he was shocked when…

  • Alleged kidnap: Evans opts for plea bargain

    Notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, have opted for plea bargain agreement. The two persons were charged with murder and attempted kidnap before an Ikeja High Court. Their re-arraignment was stalled on Thursday due to absence of Evans’s counsel, but lead state counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, informed the court that…

  • SUPA: The new frontier for shared prosperity, By Temitope Ajayi

    With the increasing demand for blue-collar workers in Europe, North America and Asia, the Federal Government, through the Industrial Training Fund, is now working to up the skills of artisans in Nigeria which, in turn, would boost the nation’s economy through skilled manpower and labour export. Of recent, Denmark, Germany, UAE, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland…

  • Tinubu appoints new CEOs for CAC, NSDC, ITF, others

    President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, made this known on Friday in a press statement. According to him, the appointment of the new…

  • Why funding for educational sector must be prioritized –Sanwo-Olu

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has stated that funding of the education sector must be prioritized and consistently improved if the country desires to be a player in the 21st century economy, which is knowledge and technology driven. Speaking today at the third edition of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Taxpayer’s Forum…