The embattled boss of Nigerian airline Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has dissociated himself from a human rights suit filed on his behalf by an Abuja lawyer. The lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, filed the suit after the Air Peace boss was indicted in the United States for alleged bank fraud and money laundering. Jideobi wanted the court […]
The crisis rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) became messier yesterday as the Senate resolved to await the inauguration of the board members before working on the commission’s 2019 and 2020 budgets proposal as submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari. While the lawmakers were confirming the appointment of 15 nominees to the board of the […]
The Federal Government on Monday said seizures made by security agents at the country’s land borders indicated that the republics of Benin and Niger were not addressing issues that led to the border closure. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this when he led a government delegation to the Seme border on […]
Elizabeth Williams takes us on a tour at the Loveworld Exhibition 2019, where partners of the Loveworld Ministry from around the world explore innovations & products and service in the year 2019.
Following its plans to ban the single-use of plastic materials, the Federal Government has advised that a moratorium of 2024 be given to formulating policy guidelines on its implementation and management. In addition, there is the need to ensure that states adopt and implement provisions of the National Health Care Waste Management Policy and its […]
The Federal Government has extended the completion date of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project to April 2020. The project was initially scheduled to be completed by February 2020, but Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, during an inspection tour of the project at the weekend, said that the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), had pleaded […]
Hard times could hit the local air travel sector following fraud and money-laundering allegations against Air Peace airline’s boss. Although the industry is not new to such allegations, this is the gravest accusation against a major airline that has over 50 per cent dominant share of the local market and its operations. The fresh claims, […]
The push for a financially independent local government system in the country has been re-energised in the Senate. A bill to amend the constitution to achieve financial autonomy for local government councils has already been gazetted and is ready for a debate on the floor of the Senate this week. A copy of the bill […]
Henry is joined by two distinguished analysts, Bola Oba & Dayo Fagbolu, as they discuss the impact of Nigeria’s Border Closure on regional trade & partnership.
There are indications that the Federal Government and states are heading for a fresh battle over the delay in refunding the money spent by the state governments on federal roads. Various state governments in separate interviews with The PUNCH expressed concern about the delay by the Federal Government in refunding the money. Investigations showed that […]
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No fewer than 172 Federal Road Safety Corps personnel have been arrested and are under investigation for corruption, the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has disclosed. He explained that 70 erring officers were arrested in two tactical moves through internal regulatory mechanisms, another 71 operatives were also nabbed while 31 others were apprehended by other […]