August 2025 – Page 115

FG to Inaugurate Advisory Committee

18.08.2025

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has announced plans to inaugurate the National Building Code Advisory Committee following the recent launch of a Ministerial Task Team to probe causes of building failures in Nigeria. He revealed this in a keynote address delivered at a recent Workshop on the National Building Safety...

PPP Investments Crucial to Avert Nigeria’s Infrastructure Cr

18.08.2025

Engineers have warned that Nigeria risks a deeper crisis if it fails to close its infrastructure gap through strategic Public-Private Partnership investments. In an interview with The Punch, the treasurer of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Victoria Island Branch, Babatunji Adegoke, stated that if Nigeria fails to leverage Public-Private Partnerships to address its infrastructure gaps,...

Youth Sustainability Boot Camp Kicks Off

18.08.2025

EKÓ EnviroTalk, an independent environmental sustainability non-governmental organisation, has flagged off a five-day summer boot camp to educate youths in environmental sustainability. During a Zoom call, it was noted that the summer adventure aims to help participants build green skills and lead the change for a better planet through interactive workshops and seminars, field excursions,...

Zero-Interest Property Plans for Nigerians in Diaspora

18.08.2025

Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, a real estate firm, has unveiled a zero-interest, no-hidden-charge housing and land subscription repayment plan for Nigerians in the diaspora. In a statement, it was noted that this move was taken in a bid to attract more investors and bridge the country’s growing housing deficit. The offer was announced on Wednesday...

UNDP & REA Partner to Accelerate Nigeria’s Clean Energy Tran

18.08.2025

The United Nations Development Programme and the Rural Electrification Agency have signed an agreement aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s clean energy transition, boosting innovation, and equipping a new generation of professionals for a future-ready energy sector. The electrification agency announced the development in a statement on Friday. The collaboration, formalised at a signing ceremony in Abuja,...

Concerns Over Unhygienic Condition Of Prison Facilities

18.08.2025

Lawyers have expressed deep concerns over a report by an investigative panel which documented the deplorable and inhumane condition of the nation’s prison facilities. The lawyers argued that keeping inmates under such condition amounts to a breach of Section 34(1) of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to dignity of human person. TUNDE OYESINA reports...

Nigeria Deductes N256.5bn for Gas Infrastructure Fund in H1

18.08.2025

The Federal Government, through the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, has deducted a total of N256.52bn from revenue allocations to fund gas infrastructure projects in the first half of 2025, official figures seen by Sunday PUNCH have shown. This comes amidst the government’s latest plan to review deductions and revenue retention practices. The deductions, which are...

NCC Boosts Telecom Infrastructure Protection in Nigeria

18.08.2025

The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced fresh measures to strengthen the protection of the nation’s critical digital infrastructure, in line with a presidential directive to secure assets vital to the country’s economy and security. Telecommunications companies have experienced a sharp rise in vandalism targeting critical infrastructure in recent months, particularly since May 2025. This wave...

INEC Declares Kaura Namoda Poll Inconclusive

18.08.2025

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kaura Namoda South State Assembly by-election inconclusive, following cancellation of results n 5 polling units under Sakajiki and Kyambarawa owing to irregularities. Announcing the results on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau, explained that the results earlier announced showed that the APC...

Blue Economy Key to Nigeria’s Economic Diversification

18.08.2025

Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Ade Dosunmu, has emphasised the importance of strategic reforms and stronger collaboration among agencies and stakeholders in unlocking the vast potential of Nigeria’s blue economy. Delivering a lecture titled “Blue Economy and Economic Diversification: Opportunities and Challenges” at the National Institute for Policy and...