The Senate yesterday charged the Federal Ministry of Aviation on the need for proper surveillance of all persons arriving from China, especially Chinese citizens from Nigeria who traveled for the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities against Coronavirus. It also charged the ministry to extend such surveillance to all arrivals from any country that has a […]

Aviation regulatory agencies yesterday stepped up surveillance across operating airlines and international airports nationwide in a bid to contain any case of the Coronavirus pandemic.The Federal Government went further to urge Nigerians nursing travel plans to China to jettison them now until further notice, except under an extremely essential circumstance. The government also advised all […]

An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted a N50 million bail to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN in an alleged fraud case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge Justice Abubakar Kutigi upheld Adoke’s bail request and ordered him to produce a surety in like […]

For about five hours yesterday, the Senate debated the rising insecurity in the country. But an uproar was triggered when the Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, advised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to quit for failing to provide a solution to the menace. The motion, which sparked the debate that was intended to proffer legislative solutions […]

The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, will next month receive six new Diamond training aircraft recently purchased by the Federal Government.The scheduled arrival was confirmed after the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, inspected the new equipment in Austria, at the weekend.The aircraft arrival will also be followed by the delivery of the long-awaited […]

• Sanwo-Olu: ‘It’s a new journey toward developing Lagos’ Lagos State Government has opened a new chapter in its stride towards attaining self-sustenance in finance and governance. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, signed documents for the issuance of N100.33 billion bond, which the State raised from capital market to fund infrastructure and pressing capital projects. […]

‘Real opponent of APC in Rivers is not PDP, but the judiciary’ The petition written by National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, urging the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice A. H Iyayi-Lamikanra for the transfer of Suit No. OHC/4355/2019 from Justice Augusta U. Kingsley-Chukwu to another judge of Rivers State High […]

The simmering political crisis in Edo State may have assumed another dimension as Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday said it has become imperative to probe the Benin Specialist Hospital built by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki stressed that it has become imperative for Edo people to know the true state of affairs at the facility and […]

Following the reported cases of rising cases of contagious diseases across the nation, Anambra state Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, has assured that the Ministry is alert and fully prepared to respond to any outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Okpala in a chat with newsmen in his office complex, Awka said there […]

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has decried the inability of Nigeria to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, blaming governments’ attitude to the programme. The governor bared his mind when the Presidential Management Team of SDGs led by its coordinator, Dr. Albashir Ibrahim, visited him in Asaba, yesterday. Governor Okowa, in a statement by […]

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) of Bayelsa have begun school enrolment drive across communities in the state. In collaboration with the state government, UNICEF, last week, commenced school enrolment campaign in the state to reduce the rate of out-of-school children, put at 265,000. The programme, which is […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer and publisher of The Interview magazine, Mr. Azubike Ishekwene, before the Ikeja Special Offences Court over fraud allegations. He was arraigned together with the former Chief Executive Officer of Cleanserve Integrated Energy Solutions Limited (CIES), Mr. Olalekan Abdul, in charge number ID/11126C/2019. […]