Air Peace has announced the commencement of flight operations on Port Harcourt-Kano-Port Harcourt and the resumption of Kano-Asaba-Kano routes. The airline’s Media Executive, Mr Stanley Olisa, announced this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Mr. Olisa said that the airline had introduced a set of new connections to...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated security equipment for the police and other security agencies in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially handed over the patrol vehicles and various security equipment to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba. The security...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Olufolake Abdulrasaq on Thursday hosted this year’s Royal Commonwealth Society’s Essay and Quiz Competition in Ilorin the state capital. While speaking at the event, Mrs. Abdulrasaq said, the essence of the event is to give young creative writers...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, June 14 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. The Minister congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the award of contract for the establishment of a garment production factory in the state To be known as Garment Production Village in Ilorin, the state capital. The factory when completed is expected to provide job opportunities...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Buhari Thursday inaugurated the commercial operations of the $1.5billion Lagos-Ibadan railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos, describing the feat ‘‘as another milestone in the drive of this Administration to revitalize the railway system and establish it as a...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Wednesday it had concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. This was made...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday inaugurated the Pankshin Water Treatment Plant in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state, as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the treatment plant which is part of the Pankshin...
The Kaduna State Government has said synergy among security agencies is responsible for the success so far recorded in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality in the North West zone. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said this at the second...
OLA MODUPE, Akure – Ondo State Government has enrolled no fewer than 20,533 vulnerable people in its Basic Health Care Provision Fund Programme (BHCPFP) for free healthcare services. The Wife of the state governor, Mrs. Tomi Akeredolu, made the disclosure on Thursday in Akure during distribution of insecticidal nets...
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the leadership and members of the 9th National Assembly on their second anniversary. In a congratulatory statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari extolled the Assembly’s sense of duty and diligence in handling issues related to the development...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserve stood at 206.53 trillion cubic feet (tcf) as at Jan.1, 2021. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at the 2021 Nigeria International Petroleum Summit. The new figure represents a marginal increase...
The United States’ reputation as the most influential power has suffered in France and Germany compared with its pre-pandemic levels, a recent survey revealed. The perceptions of U.S. influence abroad under President Joe Biden in line with the results of last year, which had fallen by about 10 points...
The Police have started the enforcement of the ban on use of SPY number plates by unauthorised persons in Rivers. They have also suspended the issuance of permits to use tinted glasses in vehicles. Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman, directed the moves to check rising wave of insecurity across...
Some litigants on Thursday besieged some courts in Iseyin, Oyo, seeking adjourned dates for their cases, after the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) suspended its 64 days strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the strike, the longest industrial action in the Nigerian judiciary was suspended...
Somali National Army (SNA) said on Thursday that its forces killed 19 al-Shabab fighters in Deynunay village, about 25 km from Baidoa town in the southern part of the country. The military said its forces also burnt two vehicles belonging to the terrorist group after inflicting heavy casualties on...
The Yobe Government is to partner with the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) on sustainable food security. Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe made this known when he received the FAO representative in Nigeria and to ECOWAS in Abuja. Governor Mala-Buni said agriculture remained the main stay of the...
At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday. The accident occurred near the central city of Mandalay, the spokesperson told dpa. The weather conditions were very bad, according to local news reports. Soldiers and Buddhist monks...