The Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation have expressed concerned over incessant flight delays and cancellations experienced by passengers in the country’s aviation industry. The Senate and House Committee Chairmen on Aviation, Smart Adeyemi and Nnolim Nnaji, made this known in a joint briefing during an oversight visit to...
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says normalcy will be restored to petrol stations in Abuja and other areas in about three days following the resumption of loading in Lagos depots. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive, NMDPRA, made this known when he visited some petroleum products...
The Lagos Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again warned of an impending strike should government fails to meet its demands. Coordinator of the zone, Dr Adelaja Odukoya, gave the warning at a news conference on Tuesday at the University of Lagos, after a congress...
Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) on Tuesday said insurers had paid over N11billion as claims for losses suffered during the 2020 #Endsars protest. Mr Ganiyu Musa, Chairman, NIA, disclosed this at a news briefing in Lagos . “As at January, insurers have paid over N11 billion as claims that arose...
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a pastor with the Royal World Embassy Church, Rufus Olatunji, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old member. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F.M. Kayode, who did not take Olatunji’s plea, ordered that Olatunji he should be remand at Ikoyi Correctional...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it would introduce self-registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations. Head of Media and Information of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace has announced its readiness to resume direct scheduled flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 1. The airline’s spokesperson, Mr Stanley Olisa, whi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said the airline was also set...
A third prosecution witness, Doctor Aghogho Owhojedo, the Oromoni’s family doctor, has testified at the coroner’s inquest investigating the controversial death of the Dowen College Student. The doctor, who treated the late Sylvester Oromoni Jnr from Nov 26th when he arrived in Warri till Nov 30th, 2021 when he...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ondo/Ekiti Area command, on Saturday, said that it supervised the exportation of 3,991 containers of cocoa beans in 2021. The Area Controller, Comptroller Uche Ngozi, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Lagos. According to her,...
The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, said its men intercepted a bus conveying religious books which contained cocaine weighing 11.913 kilogrammes with a street value of N3.9billion. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, Hussain Abdullahi, a copy of which was...
It was a night of creative fun, music and dance from friends and well-wishers of multi-talented Nigerian hit record producer, Yung Willis as he celebrated his birthday by hosting an exclusive birthday hangout that had celebrities and other notable industry figures in attendance. Renowned for his signature tagline, ‘Willis...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 167 victims of human trafficking and forced labour stranded in Libya have been repatriated by the Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The Charge d’ Affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Mr. Kabiru Musa, disclosed...
The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Rear Adm. Bashir Mohammed, on Tuesday, said that 81 smugglers of contrabands and seven stowaways had been arrested in the last four months. Rear Adm. Mohammed, represented by NNS BEECROFT’s Base Operations Officer, Lt.-Cdr. Adetayo Adesokan, stated this at a news conference,...
A 29-year-old school bus driver, Desmond Mazeli, who allegedly sexually assaulted a seven-year-old boy was on Friday docked in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The police charged Mazeli, who resides at No 112 Itire, Surulere, Lagos, with sexual abuse of minor. He pleaded not guilty to the charge....
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, over an alleged N270m fraud. The suspect, who posed as a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources,...
David Adeleke, the multiple award-winning artiste, popularly known as Davido, is currently in a cheerful mood as he officially ‘opens’ his new house in the Banana Island area of Lagos. The excited singer took to his Twitter page on Thursday to share the good news as he declared that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmill machines have been destroyed by fire outbreak at Oko-Oba area of Lago State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11:40 AM. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has beefed up security at the car park facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. FAAN disclosed this via a statement issued on Wednesday by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu. The agency noted that contrary to social media reports,...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power supply to areas affected by early morning explosion, which brought down its five 33KV Towers through the activities of vandals in Isheri area of Lagos. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the TCN Managing Director, made this known during his visit...
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved free ride on Bus Rapid Transit corridors to Lagos residents on Christmas and New Year days. Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos by LAMATA’s spokesman,...