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The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is currently on fire. According to PUNCH, details of the inferno as of the time of filing this report are sketchy. However, firefighters had arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire. The Spokesperson of the Federal […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted permission to the NDLEA to further detain suspended DCP Abba Kyari for 14 days, pending conclusion of investigation. Justice Zainab Abubakar granted the order after the Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, NDLEA, Joseph. Sunday, moved an ex-parte motion to that effect. The NDLEA, in the application […]
Promoters of the Lekki Deep Seaport said that the port project will be delivered on schedule as construction works reaches 80 per cent, a development that will change the face of port operation in Nigeria. The $1.57b deep port is spread over 90 hectares of land in the heart of Lagos free zone, […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has sentenced the former Rector of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Dr. Edna Mogekwu, to jail for refusing to honour invitations on allegations of corruption. A statement by the ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, on Monday indicated that affected persons were charged before Justice Marshal […]
A part of efforts to end the on-going strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities is expected to meet the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige on Tuesday (today). Charles Akpan, spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Employment disclosed this to newsmen on Monday. “The minister will meet with the ASUU […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed March 26 for its national convention. The development comes weeks after the party announced that the national convention would hold on February 26. Speaking on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja, John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the APC caretaker committee, said zonal congresses would now […]
The Federal Government has sympathised with Nigerians over unforeseen hardship occasioned by scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and called for patience in finding lasting solutions to the problem. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made the appeal on Sunday in a statement by his Senior Adviser (Media & Communications), Horatius […]
Domestic airlines have hiked their fares by about 100 per cent, with a one-way economy ticket selling for over N50,000 while Federal Government says it has not been informed of the hike in air fares effected by airline operators. According to the Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, when […]
There was chaos at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport this morning when Arik Air passengers disrupted the operation of the airline over the cancellation of their flights. The aggrieved Owerri passengers that had their flight canceled on Thursday, stormed the counter that they must be airlifted first to Owerri before any other […]
The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) has announced the death of another Nigerian in South Africa, following a vicious attack on the Nigerian by gangsters in the former apartheid nation. The President of NUSA, Mr Collins Mgbo, announced the death of Mr Nicholas John in a statement issued from South Africa on Thursday. John, […]
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