Fifteen years after the federal government introduced the electronic system of tracking and monitoring cargoes and other vessels along the Nigerian seas, the scheme is yet to fully take off, on account of high-level horse-trading, corruption scandals and rivalry between…
Ahmad’s wife is an expectant mother, and as is the usual practice, the private hospital where she attends ante-natal care asked him to donate blood for her. He got a pint of blood from the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC)…
In this investigation, Daily Trust on Sunday unravels sharp practices in multi-million naira constituency road projects in two Sokoto rural communities, allegedly abandoned since 2019. Olu Maifachi sits on a mat, meters away from his vulcanizing shop, and stares at…
An advertisement placed by the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) in some Nigerian newspapers on Monday, April 18, 2022, calling for bids for ‘2020 direct line capital and zonal intervention projects worth about N80 billion has raised eyebrows,…
Following the resignation of former Inspector-General of Police Musiliu Smith as the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), real reasons that led to his exit have begun to surface, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. Although the management, through the…
In July 2020, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State handed over a 160-bed capacity hospital to the Federal University of Lafia, to be used as a teaching hospital. The federal university, which was established in 2010, had since taken off…
For Mary Peter, Treasure Ayuba is not just a grandson. “He is my blood and flesh. His mother only gave birth to him, but I am his everything. He and I had a strong bond even before he was born,”…
The dwindling fortunes of the 12-year-old Bayelsa State Plastic Industry has become source of worries to residents and other stakeholders in the state, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. Barely 12 years after the establishment of Bayelsa State Plastic Industry, the…
As Nigeria braces for the shocks of divestments of oil assets held by International Oil Companies (IOCs), there are mixed concerns that the decision could worsen oil exploration, or in a fit of hope, spur more exploration activities by indigenous…
There are growing concerns over conflicting medical test results from private and public medical laboratories in the country. Findings reveal that this has left in its wake, deaths and negative implications on the treatment and management of patients, as well…
