Turkish Airlines has announced that it would on Saturday, May 25, resume its flight operations in Lagos, which were suspended following the disruption of its operations in the state, four days ago. “Due to actions at our counter at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport that jeopardised...
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The Federal Government has said it plans to provide energy access to 95 million Nigerians who are currently underserved through Distributed Energy Resources (DRE). The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Abuja on Friday at the Ministerial briefing on the performance of President Bola Tinubu...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has said, the ongoing Jere Bowl construction of about 50 kilometres road project which crossed six communities of Gwowom, Koshebe, Dusuman, Gadamari, Zabarmari and Gongulong in Jere and Mafa local government areas by the North East Development...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The outgoing Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Professor Aliyu Shugaba, on Friday had a valedictory press briefing with journalists at the El Kanemi Hall of the university , where he highlighted his tenure’s achievements and appreciated the support and cooperation of staff...
Real estate is a booming industry in Nigeria, and several young entrepreneurs including Alhaji Sanusi Abdul are making a name for themselves. Sanusi is a young entrepreneur who is the Founded & CEO of Sanan Homes, a real estate development company specializing in building and managing luxury residential...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N3,724,055,993.78 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of April, 2024. The amount represents a decrease of approximately 47 percent when compared to N6,316,621,045.37...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has opened the application portal for the first phase of the student loan scheme, for students from federal institutions across the country. The loan website which became active in the early hour of Friday had the scheme’s pilot phase opened to students...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking an order restoring to full operation the 1963 Republican Constitution in Nigeria and repealing the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for being incompetent. Justice Ekwo held that 1963 Republican Constitution...
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George, has said the party must stick to its power rotation grundnorm between the North and South to win in 2027. George said this while fielding questions from newsmen during his address to the nation, titled “My...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Women football teams in Nigeria would battle for the 2024 President Federation Cup beginning with the Round of 16 matches from May 29. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Competitions, Ruth David, who disclosed this in a statement, said eight matches would be...
Police Command in Katsina State has arrested four suspects who specialise in swapping their victim’s Point of Sales (POS) machines and withdrawing their money. The spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this while parading some suspects in Katsina on Thursday, said seven POS machines were...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Boko Haram Commander, Adamu Muhammad and 5 other fighters have surrendered to the military authorities in Borno State. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri. Lt....
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters. According to the sources, Putin is prepared to continue the war if Kyiv and the West do not respond. Three of...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says prices of rice, garri, tomato, beans, yam and other food items increased in April 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for April 2024 released in Abuja on Friday. The report said that the average price...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has said the pains of ongoing reforms would soon be over if the citizens can support the monetary and fiscal policies of the government. Cardoso represented by Dr Blaise ljebor, Director, Risk Management, said this while participating in a panel...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, have launched “Hooking the next generation,” a report highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industryw designs products. WHO said this in a statement made available on Thursday. According to it, the launch comes just ahead of...
Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed an alleged suicide by a final year student of the Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the student, identified as Miss Favour Ugwuka, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room at the Ishieke campus of the...
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on Thursday said that human capacity development was key to the economic development of Nigeria. Sanusi was the Keynote speaker at the 2024 Rivers State Economic summit According to him, to achieve development, it is imperative to recognise the need to take...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said the inauguration of commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit system will now hold on May 29 and not May 27 as earlier announced. Director of Press, Office of the FCT Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Energy Services Limited (EnServ) and Schlumberger (SLB), a renowned global technology company, have signed a technical partnership agreement toward bolstering upstream operations. The agreement was signed at the NNPC Ltd’s Corporate Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, with senior management teams from both...