CAPPA warns against Lagos water concession, prepaid meter, says it will deepen crisis
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has cautioned the Lagos State Government against plans to place parts of the state’s public water infrastructure under private concession. The organisation described the move as a dangerous retreat from government’s responsibility to provide safe, affordable, and reliable water to residents. The warning follows the state’s […]
Poverty, reform and the problem of causation
By Tanimu Yakubu An increasingly familiar claim in Nigeria is that widespread poverty, nearly three years into the reform programme, is itself proof that the reforms have failed. Poverty remains widespread. Hardship is visible. From those facts comes the claim that the reforms undertaken since 2023 stand condemned. The pain is real; the conclusion […]
Tinubu opening new pathways for Nigerian youths
Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East, has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Federal Government opportunities in skills development, employment, education financing and entrepreneurship. Arodiogbu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu had created several pathways to […]
LWC, Julius Berger seek stronger coordination on infrastructure
The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has commenced discussions with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to strengthen coordination between water and road infrastructure projects. This is contained in a statement issued by the corporation, which said the engagement followed a courtesy and familiarisation visit led by its Managing Director, Mr Mukhtaar Tijani, to Julius Berger’s Ijora […]
Soaring rents push FCT families to skip basic needs
Residents of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have said rising rents are forcing families to cut spending on food, healthcare and education. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said sharp increases in rents had significantly reduced their disposable incomes and overall quality of life. They […]
Building engineer docked for allegedly misappropriating coy funds
A building engineer, Abdul Mohammed, was on Thursday docked in a Dutse Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly over misappropriating N2.5 million company funds. The police charged Mohammed, 40, with criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriation of funds. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mr Babajide Olanipekun, […]
20 Ilaje communities may boycott 2027 elections over govt neglect
Demand shoreline protection, emergency intervention Twenty coastal communities in the oil-producing parts of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have threatened to boycott the 2027 general elections if the Federal and Ondo State governments fail to intervene to protect them from the devastating ocean surge threatening their existence. In a statement […]
Police arraign seven over attacks on officers
Seven men were on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly attacking policemen and stealing property valued at about N9.8 million. The defendants are Aregbesola Ibrahim, 23; Usman Aliko, 39; Dada Oketayo, 37; Nurudeen Alimi, 28; Ojo Tofik, 46; Okunola Paul, 24; and Adeboye Adewale, 46. They are facing a […]
Govt promises to expand refining capacity to serve African market
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has said Nigeria will expand its refining capacity and petroleum infrastructure to position the country as West Africa’s energy and trading hub. He said this at the second edition of the West Africa Refined Fuel Market Conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said […]
