Environment
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Ibadan explosion traced to illegal miners’ explosives -Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the…
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Many feared dead, 15 hospitalised as massive explosion rocks Ibadan
No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised on Tuesday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan,…
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Climate change: UN agencies seek protection for children
The United Nations agencies have said pregnant women, babies, and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant…
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52nd Birthday Celebration: Dr. Fasua Launches 5 New Books
To mark his 52nd birthday , Dr. Tope Kolade Fasua will host an intellectual discourse/ colloquium and launching of 5…
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Airport expansion: FG to demolish multibillion-naira Lagos private jet terminals
The Federal Government has said it will demolish two multibillion-naira private jet terminals/aircraft hangars to pave the way for the…
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THAT CONTROVERSY AROUND A CRASHED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NIGERIA
The other day, I was invited alongside some other economists, to a parley with the Statistician General (SG), to…
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LESSONS FROM CHINA’S TARGETED POVERTY ERADICATION STRATEGY
In 2018, I read an article by Solomon Elusoji, in Thisday Newspapers, which caught my attention about the way…
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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT – CASE STUDY OF SOUTHWEST NIGERIA
One thing is very common to most Southwest towns – storey buildings made of mud and later cement –…
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AJAOKUTA – ONE HUGE FISHBONE IN NIGERIA’S THROAT
There is a video making the rounds on WhatsApp and other social media handles, about Nigeria’s moribund Ajaokuta Steel Complex.…
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NIGERIA’S POPULATION IS A LOT LESS THAN 220 MILLION
I remember that day in 2011 when world population was said to have hit 7 billion. I was passing the…
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