The Federal Government has concluded plans to install height barriers on the Iddo Bridge in Lagos. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, told journalists on Saturday that the restrictions were necessary to facilitate repairs of the bridge. She said: “I am using this medium to appeal to all the motoring public,…
The Nigerian Navy has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at a wellhead in Akwa Ibom State. The wellhead is located about 26 nautical miles offshore in the state. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Abubakar Umar, disclosed this at a media briefing in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. He said…
According to the wireless message, the deceased’s father, Mr. Usman Bawa, a resident of Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the incident to the police authorities. A police officer identified as ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa with AP/No 337979 on Saturday committed suicide in Kontagora town, Niger State. This was confirmed in a signal shared…
A view of a closed path in the village of Fira, as the increased seismic activity continues on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 7. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters] One phenomenon shaking the ground beneath our feet is physical and it is activating existing fault-lines; the other is social and it is creating new rifts. Neither is…
[Shutterstock] The Hellenic Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (POSDEP) is calling for leniency in student expulsion policies ahead of the 2025 deadline for inactive students to be removed from registries. Under Law 4957/2022, students exceeding their degree time frame are set for expulsion starting September 1, 2025. While POSDEP supports removing long-inactive students, it urges…
