By FABIAN EKERUCHE WATERAID Nigeria has donated critical laboratory consumables and water quality testing equipment to the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO). Report indicated that the donation in partnership with Cummins Nigeria was held on Wednesday in Lagos. The donation will enhance LASWARCO’s capacity to monitor and regulate water quality across the state for […]
By MUHAMMAD NASIR BASHIR THE Federal University Dutse (FUD) Alumni Association, has congratulated the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo over the Nigerian Universities Commission’s (NUC) approval of 26 new academic programmes for the institution. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Bashir Kassim, the President of the association, and made available to […]
By MERCY OMOIKE THE Nestlé Nigeria has introduced new clear caps across its Pure Life bottled water range to boost recyclability. The company disclosed this in a statement made available on Tuesday in Lagos. The statement said the clear caps, first introduced with the launch of the 33cl Nestlé Pure Life bottles, now features on […]
By PRECIOUS AKUTAMADU COMMUNITIES in Bayelsa and Delta have called for the establishment of functional waste management systems; improved access to agricultural inputs and credit as solutions to climate change in their areas. The call is contained in a statement issued by, Mrs Success Nwanedo, the Senior Communications Officer of Academic Associates Peace works (AAPW), […]
A female drug trafficker, Rita Idehen, and six others have been jailed ninety-three years by the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, sentenced for various drug-related crimes in the month of July 2025. Six of the rulings were delivered by Hon. Justice Prof. Chuka A. Obiozor, while one was passed by Hon. […]
ISLAMIC human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern, has asked both chambers of the National Assembly to consider initiating a bill to address what it described as the “glaring lop-sidedness” in the judiciary, by initiating a bill to create federal Shari’ah courts across the country, particularly in Southern Nigeria. In a statement signed by MURIC’s […]
NO fewer than 176 estates in the Eti-Osa, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, and Ajah axis of Lagos have been blacklisted after being deemed illegal by the state government. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of Physical Planning, Oluwole Sotire, in a statement released on Monday. The Lagos State Government revealed that the owners […]
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of petrol across its retail outlets. In Abuja, the national oil company outlets increased their fuel pump price to ₦955 per litre from ₦890, an increment of ₦65. Tribune Online monitored outlets in Central Business District (CBD), Wuse, Berger, Nyanya in FCT and […]
CELEBRATED author, Chimamanda Adichie, says her unwavering support for presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, stems from her belief in his “selfless leadership” and “commitment” to Nigeria. Distinguishing Obi from many of his political peers, Adichie, in an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Amazing Africans, described him as a man who is not driven by ego or […]
By MUHAMMAD NASIR BASHIR THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has confirmed the killing of its officer by suspected hoodlums at Shuwarin weekly market in Shuwarin District of Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Mr. Badaruddin Tijjani, said […]