The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has called for the suspension of the establishment of Nigeria Air. It also called for prosecuting those involved in the unveiling of the national carrier by the previous administration, describing the exercise as a fraud. The resolutions were reached on Tuesday during the committee’s interactive session with some … [Read more…]
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has said some former governors in the North-West of compromising the security alliance among states in the region by “wining and dining” with bandits and other terrorists. Sani, who did not mention names, claimed that some governors took an “extremely wrong” approach in managing the internal affairs of … [Read more…]
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described the June 5th, 2022 terror attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo as a devastating tragedy that struck the government and people of the state, a year ago. Akeredolu, who stated this on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, said the state would always remember … [Read more…]
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has insisted on the fight for the actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. According to Kanu, in a tweet by his counsel, Alloy Ejimakor on Tuesday, Biafra is non-negotiable and cannot be subdued. Ejimakor tweeted: “Personal Message from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu: “I … [Read more…]
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has approved the termination of all appointments for any type of revenue enforcement in the State with “immediate effect”. This was contained in a statement Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko. “Consequently, affected persons are to return all Government property in their possession to the … [Read more…]
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the president’s request on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday and it was approved through a voice vote during plenary. The identities of the 20 special advisers were not disclosed in the request. “Because there … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against the immediate-past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Spokesperson of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Mr. Festus Keyamo, for filing a “frivolous suit” against the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, election, Alhaji Atiku … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday, June 5, secured seven key agreements with the Federal Government before suspending its planned nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday, June 7. NLC declared the strike to compel the government to rescind its decision to remove the subsidy on petrol. While the NLC was mobilising its members … [Read more…]
The price of aviation fuel known as Jet A1 has been on a downward slide as soon as the fuel subsidy was removed which jacked up the price of premium motor spirit (pms) otherwise known as Petroleum, findings by our correspondent has revealed. Our correspondent learnt that from over N800, aviation fuel crashed to N650 … [Read more…]
Victor Osimhen is excited by Napoli’s Serie A title success this term, saying the feat humbles him. The Nigerian scored 26 league goals this season helping his side win their first title in 33 years. Osimhen’s exploits also earned him the top scorer prize in the Serie A, the first African to do so. Hours … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the planned strike to commence on Wednesday over the removal of the petrol subsidy. The resolution was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and confirmed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, after a six-hour meeting between the Federal Government … [Read more…]
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has alleged that his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, spent N2,794,337,500 on vehicles and failed to leave them behind upon his exit from office last Monday. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Bala Idris, in a statement on Saturday, said a contract awarded by the former governor, for … [Read more…]