The strike action of the lecturers which is entering its fourth month has left public
universities shut since its inception following the lecture’s demands
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50 Passengers Rescued from Dana Aircraft Fire
50 Passengers Rescued from Dana Aircraft Fire
FG WARNS APM TERMINALS, OVER TRADE POLICY
the ministry has given terminal operators two months to key into the collection of pof
DEATH TOLL RISES IN LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE
the national emergency management agency nema has confirmed the building collapse which occurred on sunday on ibadan street in the ebute metta area of lagos state and said the death toll recorded during the building collapse has increased to eight.
nema acting coordinator ibrahim farinloye who made the confirmation says two male additional bodies were this monday recovered.
reports say the nema officials, alongside other emergency response agencies including the lagos state fire and rescue service; the lagos state emergency management agency, and the police, commenced a search and rescue operation immediately the three-storey building caved in late sunday.
the prompt search and rescue operation resulted in rescue of 23 persons alive including children.
reports also say the occupants were said to be in their various apartments when the building suddenly collapsed and trapped some of them.
farinloye, who confirmed the death of five occupants immediately the incident occurred says the collapsed structure had been marked for demolition.
the lagos nema acting coordinator who also says another three-storey building, on lagos street, about 200 metres away from the current scene has shown signs of distress with part throwing pebbles and falling off says the building has already been marked as distressed but the occupants are deviant.
The House of Representatives has listed series of cultural traditions it will outlaw
The House of Representatives has listed a series of cultural traditions it will outlaw, especially those infringing on the fundamental rights of widows in Nigeria.
They include preventing in-laws from taking over possession of property belonging to the late husband and forced marriage between a widow and her deceased husband’s brothers.
The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act Amendment Bill, 2021, which is awaiting second reading at the House, specifically lists and defines the cultural practices, some of which are considered as mourning rites that must be performed by a widow