THE Federal Government on Thursday said it would prosecute an architect who allegedly destroyed the concrete perimeter fence being erected at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Covering about two kilometre, the fence is part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the airport. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, said the perpetrator destroyed a “national security […]
A substantive commissioner for Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Idowu Oyeleke, took his oath of office yesterday. Idowu is taking the office after the death of Kehinde Ayoola, who died on May 14. Governor Seyi Makinde admonished Oyeleke to ensure his appointment benefits the state and not his political zone alone. Oyeleke […]
PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) in Ire-Ekiti, Oye Local Government of Ekiti State, has debunked news the crisis rocking the town was sponsored by it. The party wondered how the festival crisis could be dressed in a political garment, saying ‘PDP has no hand in it. It was absolutely a festival issue and not a political […]
NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has appealed to Osun residents to vacate river banks and waterways to avoid loss of life and property. The agency warned there would be heavy rain between August and November resulting in flooding. Zonal Head of Operations for Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states, Olusegun Afolayan, yesterday went round flood-prone areas […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of Chief Nathaniel Folarin-Coker as a great loss to the state and Nigeria. Coker died yesterday in Lagos after a brief illness. He was 97. Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the late Folarin-Coker was a front-runner in the […]
Worried by the operational challenges in the COVID-19 era, ground handlers and stakeholders have rallied airlines to the right pricing mechanism and service payment in dollars. The operators, at a webinar organised by Association of Aviation Ground Handlers (AGHAN), said right pricing is a better alternative to price adjustment. A former Director-General of the Nigerian […]
The men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are currently battling to put out the fire that engulfed the two warehouses belonging to Guinness PLC, opposite Sunday Market, Wemco Road, Ogba, Lagos. The Acting Head of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, who disclosed this morning, stated that a distress […]
A Nigerian firm, AIC Limited, has warned potential investors against taking over the Nigerian subsidiary of Africa’s biggest supermarket chain, South African-owned Shoprite. Shoprite last Monday said it was looking at selling all “or a majority stake” in its operations in Nigeria after 15 years. Shoprite said lockdown restrictions because of coronavirus had affected its […]
The Nigerian Armed Forces Thursday assured Nigerians that the military is taking the warning of the United States of America African Command (US AFRICOM) on the infiltration of the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) and Al Qaeda in parts of the country, saying that the nation’s “security agencies are ahead of this evolving security challenge.” […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja carried out a virtual inauguration of the new headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) located in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Speaking from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, President Buhari pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects delivered […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info N5 million over a comment made by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailaifa on one of its programme. “In line with the amendment of the 6th edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, Nigeria Info 99.3FM Lagos, has been fined […]
The Nigerian Armed Forces Thursday assured Nigerians that the military is taking the warning of the United States of America African Command (US AFRICOM) on the infiltration of the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) and Al Qaeda in parts of the country, saying that the nation’s “security agencies are ahead of this evolving security challenge.” […]