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Stakeholders have called on the Lagos State Government to expedite the implementation of its new housing policy, to support and sustain the development of mixed-income housing projects. The stakeholders made the call at the Dissemination Workshop on Community Infrastructure Projects and Lagos State Development Plan 2052, organised by the Centre …

A Nollywood actor, Dejumo Lewis, is dead.   The veteran actor died at the age of 80 Actor, Saidi Balogun, confirmed his passing in a post shared on his Instagram account on Saturday. Related News   Sharing the photo of the late veteran, Saidi wrote, “Good night DEJUMO LEWIS, may …

Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Thursday demanded the release of outstanding salaries of 70 lecturers allegedly withheld as a result of infractions on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The education union in a statement signed by its National President, Smart Olugbeko, while commending the Federal Executive …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday said no amount is too big to pay for peace to reign in the state. This is as he expressed commitment to ensuring peace in the state and among its people to foster development. Fubara spoke at the 3rd Convocation and 6th Founders …

A  man simply identified as Nuhu was shot dead by the police after he went on a shooting spree, on Saturday, stabbing a police inspector multiple times and snatching his AK-47 rifle in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.  PUNCH Metro learnt that the hoodlum …

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of four notorious terrorist commanders in air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Saturday in …

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Poland to pay a woman 16,000 euros (more than $17,000) for denying her the right to abort a foetus with abnormalities. Poland has one of Europe’s toughest abortion laws. Abortion in the majority-Catholic country is now legal only if the pregnancy …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Tuesday said polytechnics in the country are currently facing an existential threat. The union attributed this to what it described as dwindling student enrollment and qualified manpower flight away from the system. The ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, made the development known at a …

The leadership of the Nigerian Senate, on Sunday, announced the donation of N109m, being the December salary of members, to the victims of the accidental bombing in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Deputy Senate President,  Barau Jibrin, made the announcement on Sunday when he …

Negotiations over the future of fossil fuels heated up at UN climate talks on Saturday, with OPEC catching flak over the oil cartel’s push to block any phase-out in the final deal. The tone has veered between optimism and concern about the pace of talks as negotiators have held marathon …