A group of energy advocates and socio-economic activists has condemned the collapse of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, just weeks after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) claimed it had been restreamed. The Energy Reforms Advocates and Socio-Economic Activists, led by Dr. Thomas Zion Godknows, at a press conference in Port Harcourt on Saturday, […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG At least three people were confirmed dead, 20 rescued as over 50 persons remain trapped in yesterday’s building collapse in the Gwarinpa District of Abuja. Confirming the incident, Director Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Muktar Galadima, said that rescue operation was ongoing with combined team of several agencies. He said […]
*Court orders firm’s takeover Following the closure of the Omatek Ventures Plc, makers of Omatek Computers’ factory in Lagos, the dusts it raised are yet to settle. It will be recalled that the firm, which was taken over by a court order barely four months after the death of Mrs. Florence Seriki, founder and CEO […]
A foremost Estate surveyor and valuer, Chief Damian Okolo, has attributed the frequent collapse of buildings in the country to general decadence in the society. Okolo, who is also a lawyer and chartered administrator, said that it was because of the decay in the society that people build without approved plan designed by qualified architects […]
All inter-state road passenger bus owners/operators in Nigeria have resolved to come together as one unifying body to develop strategies to tackle the challenges facing the sector. They said the cost of vehicles used in their commercial operations have skyrocketed, requiring government’s intervention to save the sector from collapse. Their resolution was contained in a […]
Over 5,000 residents including school children of Alagbado community in llorin south Local Government of Kwara have been cut off with other communities following thee collapse of the only bridge linking them. Alhaji Mustapha AbdulHameed, the chairman joint associations for the community gave the figure of the affected residents during an interview with Daily Times. […]