By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Air Peace Airline on Friday said it is set to resume direct flight connectivity to Guangzhou-China on Dec. 28. The spokesman of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, announced this in a statement on Friday. He said that passengers could also now fly Accra-China-Accra,...
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Death toll on Friday’s building collapse at Ebute Meta, Lagos State, has increased to three with the recovery of the body of a 12-year-old boy. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the figure to newsmen in Lagos. The News Agency of...
The National Association of Donkey Farmers (NADFAMS), has said the country can generate more than 60 million dollars annually and provide jobs for millions of youths through production of donkeys. A member of Board of Trustees of NADFAM, Mr Chidebere Innabuike, said this at the official inauguration of the...
An ex-convict, Mr Zakariya Mohammed, has said he earns over N150,000 monthly from shoemaking trade he started in the past five months. Mohammed said that he learnt bag and shoemaking skill while serving term at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Billiri, Gombe State. He told the News Agency...
The Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, has indicated that the recent naira redesign wasn’t expressly approved by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obazee had gathered that the approval came from Buhari’s aide, Sabiu Tunde ‘Yusuf’. This was contained in the investigator’s...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N4,729,281,486.64 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of November, 2023. The amount represent a slight decrease when compared to N4,966,217,872.99billion shared in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – For the fourth time since 2020, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has, approved free transportation for 630 families who intend to travel to their various states for the Christmas celebration as a way of cushioning the effect of the current hardship...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu state. Justice Mohammed Garba, who delivered the lead judgement described as mere allegation the statement that Mbah did not posses the National Youth Service Corp certificate, which is one of the certificate he tendered...
Angola said it would leave OPEC in a blow to the Saudi-led oil producer group that has sought in recent months to rally support for further output cuts to prop up oil prices. Angola’s Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries no longer served...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. The Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement, said a total of 47 Brigadier Generals were promoted...
The Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC) has cleared the seven months salary arrears and four months allowances owed its staff. This is contained in a statement signed by the Managing Director (MD/CEO), Dr Raymond Asemakaha, on Friday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigeria Navy Board has approved the promotions of the Naval Spokesman, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan and 29 other senior officers to the rank of Rear Admiral and 28 Captains to the rank of Commodore. The Director of Information, Navy, Commodore Ayo-Vaughan, announced this in...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu on Friday, congratulated the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on the occasion of the annual Igue Festival in Benin on Thursday. The governor said: “On the joyous occasion of the 2023 Igue...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the peace the nation enjoys is paid for with the blood, limbs and sacrifice for family pleasure of military personnel. Lagbaja said this on Thursday at the 2023 COAS Christmas Carol organised to give praise and thanks...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Point of Sale (PoS) operators to stop disrupting the seamless distribution of Naira notes. The Acting CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, who gave the warning in a...
A woman was killed and two people were injured by a large Christmas tree that fell over in the Belgian city of Oudenaarde on Thursday evening, authorities said on Friday. Security camera footage on Belgian news media showed a brightly lit 20-metre (65.62 ft) high Christmas tree slowly...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested 7 suspects, including a former political ward councillor, for criminal activities within Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said police recovered six firearms, 16 live cartridges, and...
In advanced democracies where strong institutions combine with law-backed systems to define the essential character of government, the rights of the communities of persons are protected. People rest assured of the ability and obligation of government to take care of their interests within the framework of the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has expressed her determination to serve everyone irrespective of their political differences. Senator Natasha-Akpoti spoked on Thursday while receiving some National Assembly workers who are of Kogi Central extraction in her office....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has approved a list of new directors for agencies in the ministry. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the mministry’s Head of Public Relations and Public Affairs, Mr...