Ameka community, located in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is rich in mineral resources such as zinc and lead, among others. Our correspondent who visited the community, writes on how illegal mining is affecting the area, including…
Parents differ on the return of children to school after the holiday ‘Without the adequate provision of security, no parent will allow his child to go to school again’ ‘We ’re worried, but that won’t stop me from sending my…
New electricity consumers in Nigeria are being ripped off by power distribution companies (DisCos) through estimated billing despite a policy stating that all new connections must be accompanied by meter, an investigation by Daily Trust revealed. The Connection and Disconnection Procedures…
Almost a month since telecommunication operations were shut down in Zamfara State to tackle banditry and kidnapping bedeviling the state and the neighbouring Katsina and Sokoto, life has not been easy for citizens in those places. In addition to the…
As the insecurity occasioned by rural banditry bites harder, some residents of frontline local governments in Katsina State have either abandoned their farms or resort to forceful payment of taxes to bandits. According to the Katsina State Government, some 5,884…
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have demanded a probe of the report that bribes paid to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were used to fund the 2015 and 2019 general elections. Bloomberg had reported how lawsuits in London and…
Despite being among the three existing secondary schools in Yenagoa as in 1996 when Bayelsa State was created, Gbaranowei Grammar School Okolobiri has continued to be a shadow of itself. The school, which was among one of the best and…
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has listed rosewood among the wild flora and fauna that are supposed to be protected by authorities worldwide, but logging is said to be threatening the trees with extinction in most…
As the international community prepares to mark the second International Day to Protect Education from Attacks on September 8, and Nigeria sets to host the Fourth International Conference on Safe Schools Declaration on October 25-27, parents, communities, students and stakeholders…
Concerns and misgivings are growing among Nigerians over actions of the operatives of the Nigerian Police who allegedly demand and collect money before having kidnap victims, lost phones, and cars tracked, Daily Trust reports. Investigations revealed that officers in charge of…
