By Zayd Ibn Isah During a Corporate Law lecture at the Nigerian Law School, Abuja Campus, Bwari, the lecturer, Dr. Emmanuel Olowononi, made a profound statement that struck many of us. He said Nigeria is making progress. His words were greeted with murmurs. I could imagine some of the students asking themselves, “What is the erudite law lecturer insinuating? Nigeria is making progress? ...

A Kwara state Magistrate Court has sentenced a teenager, Olawumi Ayomide (m), who allegedly set a building on fire in Ilorin after stealing items belonging to the occupants. Magistrate M.A. Yahaya, found the suspect guilty and sentenced him to one year imprisonment at Mandala Correctional Centre without the option of a fine. He was charged to court by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration has cleared N30 trillion ways and means loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President disclosed this on Tuesday during his 64th Independence Day celebration nationwide broadcast. According to him, his administration in the last 16 months has made gains in retooling and repositioning Nigeria’s economy. He added that Nigeria under his ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJ), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others. The president announced this during his October 1 national broadcast. According to him, Kekere-Ekun and Akpabio have been conferred with the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ...

The Coordinator of the Women in Surveying, FCT Branch, Surveyor Ajoke Fatimah Akintola, has urged women to actively engage in the built environment to expedite national development. During the 2024 FCT Women in Surveying seminar, themed “Inspiring the Career Woman, Positioning Her for Excellence,” Surveyor Ajoke emphasised the importance of empowering women within the surveying profession, ...

In celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has exercised his ‘prerogative of mercy’ to grant pardons to 117 inmates serving various sentences in the state’s correctional facilities. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor said the initiative aligns with Sections 212 (1) and (2) of the 1999 ...