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On Tuesday, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) expressed sadness over the 62 buildings that collapsed in Nigeria in 2022, with Lagos State leading the way with 20. This was despite the BCPG’s best efforts. As a result, the guild requested immediate action to remedy the problem during its combined virtual and physical Annual General Meeting (AGM). The guild took attempts, including the implementation of a whistle-blowing system, to stop the trend, according to Mr. Eddy Atumonyogo, who led the guild until the election of his successor at the AGM. Sulaimon Yusuf, Atumonyogo’s deputy, served as his representative. The guild…

Authorities said on Tuesday that six people were killed in the latest earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria’s border region, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The quake on Monday, which occurred just as rescue efforts from the previous devastating earthquake were winding down, was centered near the Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. The quake’s magnitude was 6.3 by US and European seismological agencies, and 6.4 by Turkish monitors. It was followed by 90 aftershocks, according to Turkey’s Disaster…

On Friday and Monday, all Nigerian visa application centers will be closed. The UK Visas and Immigration twitter account announced the closure of the centers in Abuja and Lagos. The Nation has learned that the shutdown is somewhat related to the country’s presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25. It reads: “The Visa Application Centres in Abuja, Ikeja and Victoria Island will be closed on Friday, February 24 and Monday, February 27. “No VAC appointments will be booked on these days and customers will not be able to access the VAC to collect documents/passports. FG backs US visa ban…

A man named Celestine was detained by officers of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps with counterfeit fresh N1,000 notes totaling roughly N250,000. Celestine, who identified himself as a businessman from Anambra State living in Lagos, claimed he was stopped while traveling from Lagos to Isanlu in Kogi State to purchase bitter kola and kola nuts. The suspect claimed to be a victim of circumstances while speaking to reporters at the Amotekun State headquarters in Ado Ekiti. He said, “I collected the fake new naira notes from a customer in Lagos State without realizing they were not genuine. ”Following my arrest,…

Every mother hopes that when her son reaches a certain age, he will bring home a lovely, well-educated bride to spend the rest of his life with. There are numerous qualities and characteristics that one would seek in a future bride, but here are five reasons why a Yoruba woman would be an excellent choice They are sophisticated, courteous, and well-educated Yoruba culture is very traditional, and they believe in teaching their children respect and good manners. From a young age, a Yoruba woman is taught to be supportive and to care for her home. They are also known for…

Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has advised students to avoid any form of election violence and thuggery during and after the general elections. Obi, who offered the advice during a press conference in Calabar on Tuesday, urged students to resist any attempt by politicians to use them as thugs. She stated that the institution had announced the suspension of academic activities from February 22 to March 14 in response to directives from the National Universities Commission (NUC) that schools should close for the election. “I want to advise my students to be careful and conscious,…

According to Rev Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), the Federal Government’s Naira Redesign/Cashless Policy is aimed at combating corruption and insecurity in the country. Pam told reporters in Abuja on Monday that the policy was not intended to harm individuals or cause hardship for Nigerians. Pam stated that all Nigerians should rally behind President Muhammadu Buhari as he fights for a Nigeria free of insecurity and corruption, as he promised during his campaigns. “This is the moment we need to rally around the President; we need to encourage him. Everybody has witnessed in the…

Late Monday, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border, causing panic and further damage to buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history killed tens of thousands. According to two reporters, the tremors were strong and long-lasting, damaging buildings and leaving dust in the night air in central Antakya. According to reports, it was also felt in Egypt and Lebanon. According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). Antakya was patrolled by police, while ambulances rushed to the quake-damaged area near…

Because there is a shortage of Naira, the management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has indicated that its operating policy is against digital transactions. According to information obtained, the railway corporation refuses to sell tickets to customers who want to use electronic payment methods at ticket counters. Among the stations that prefer cash payments over digital transactions were Mobolaji Johnson Station and Babatunde Fashola Station. Unnamed official claims that because the electronic transfer is against NRC policy, management didn’t sanction it as a payment option. The railway stations are also demanding new notes, which have been scarce, as the…

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been disqualified from the Saturday presidential election by Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West). Adeyemi, who barged into the APC National Secretariat on Monday evening to seize the Kogi State governorship nomination forms, claimed that APC’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi are in a two-horse fight for the presidency. He started speaking after selecting his governorship application to run in the Kogi gubernatorial election scheduled for November 11, 2023. The former National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), who gave this assessment, hailed…