FG blames poor implementation of Group Life Scheme on improper documentation
The Federal Government has attributed the slow implementation of its Group Life Assurance Scheme for its workers to what it called “lapses in the processing and settlement of claims as well as proper documentation.”
Faulty masts: Lagos warns banks
To save lives and property, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, PPUD, has cautioned banks operating in the state to maintain existing communications masts and towers, warning that it would pull down weak masts occupying airspace in the state.
Lawmaker tasks NCC on ‘private calls’
As part of efforts to ensure adequate security and to check kidnapping in the country, a member of House of Representatives, Alhaji Yakub Balogun, has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to direct all telecommunications service providers to stop all local calls made under the guise of ‘hidden numbers’.
FG repatriates 326 ‘stranded’ nationals from Libya
A total of 326 “stranded” Nigerians, including about a dozen children, were brought back home from Libya this weekend, an official statement said on Sunday.
DANA crash and aviation industry (2)
The aviation sector best explains the scenario. For example, it is difficult for the domestic airlines to afford new and functional planes because they don’t have the financial muscle and so they buy relatively cheap and very old aircraft.
Bomb goes off near church in Kogi
A man has been arrested by security agents in connection with an explosion near a church at Obehira, Okene, Kogi.
