After much delay, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has begun calibration of Category III Instrument Landing System at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), in Lagos. The Guardian learnt that the process begun with the arrival of the newly-acquired, King Air 350i calibration airplane and pre-calibration brief at the weekend. Recall that the flight […]

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Lagos-Ibadan railway project may not be ready for commissioning at the April set date due to the quantum of work yet to be done. Amaechi disclosed this yesterday during the monthly inspection of the project in Ibadan. The minister, who also inspected the project from Apapa […]

Scientists raise hope for eradication of dengue, malaria, others Lassa fever has killed 14 persons, infected 82 others in seven states and 13 councils in the country. The states include Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi and Ogun. According to latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), tagged Lassa fever Situation Report […]

‘Why we closed borders’ President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday briefed British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on major developments in Nigeria, especially the gains in different sectors of the economy and polity. The two leaders met at the United Kingdom (UK)-Africa Investment Summit 2020, in London where President Buhari told Johnson of accomplishments in agriculture, leading to […]

In the news, Nigeria Rallies U.S Government For Food Sufficiency. Catch more developing stories in the Global economy with Elizabeth Williams. Join us every Friday by 7PM GMT+1 on Global business Today.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has reassured that the counter-insurgency operations in the North East and other operations against insecurity across the country were on course. Buratai gave the assurance in a statement by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, on Monday in Abuja. He said that current indicators […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries. A circular released in Lagos on Monday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, noted that the appointment was part of the governor’s giant strides to attain the set objectives of the THEMES agenda. Sanwo-Olu listed the former […]

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday adjourned until Jan. 21, a case filed by the EFCC against a Briton, Adam Quinn, due to the absence of the prosecution witness. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abang had on Dec.18, 2019 ordered for the arrest of Quinn over his […]

The Supreme Court has fixed judgement on the appeals filed against governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, for 3 pm. That was after the parties through the respective counsel adopted their briefs of argument. While Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is challenging the election of Lalong, […]

The Katsina State Government says it would construct no fewer than 360 health clinics in the 34 local government areas, to promote efficient, effective and wider health care delivery in the state. Gov. Aminu Masari made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Daura. Masari said the […]

Mele Kolo Kyari the Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has arrived at the scene of the Abule-Egba pipeline explosion. NNPC said Kyari was in Abule-Egba “for on-the-spot assessment of the scene of yesterday’s unfortunate pipeline explosion.” The explosion, which happened on Sunday night, left three persons dead, while many trucks and houses […]

The Kano State Fire Service on Monday confirmed that four shops were destroyed by fire at Kofar Ruwa Yan-Rodi Market in Dala Local Government area. The service said in a statement that the cause of the fire, which occurred on Sunday at 10:49 p.m., was unknown, butt investigation had begun. Alhaji Saidu Muhammad, the Public […]