Rivers Govt. mourns former Speaker
The Rivers Government has expressed shock over the death of Mr Tonye Harry, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly on Friday.
Domestic debt market has increased foreign exchange flow – DMO
Kaduna – The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Friday said that its domestic debt market initiative had helped to increase inflow of foreign exchange. It said that this had also contributed to the growth of external reserves and stability of the naira exchange rate. Dr Abraham Nwankwo, the Director General of DMO, disclosed this at […]
Crashed aircraft ‘Black box’ to be analysed in Nigeria – AIB
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Friday said that the ‘Black-box’ of the crashed Associated Aviation Ltd., aircraft would be analysed in Nigeria.
Security tightened as Agagu’s burial rites commence
A tight security cordon was on Friday thrown on Iju-Odo, Ondo State, as the final burial rites for the former governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Agagu, commenced at St Paul Anglican Church.
No immediate ban on used vehicles, says Aganga
The Federal Government said in Abuja on Thursday that the new automobile policy was not aimed at immediate ban on the importation of fairly used vehicles.
APC expresses deep sorrow over plane crash
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condoled with the families of all those who died in Thursday’s plane crash in Lagos and prayed for the speedy recovery of those who were injured.
FG, resident doctors meeting ends in deadlock
The negotiation between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ended in a stalemate in the early hours of Friday.
Crash: ‘Another instance of failed regulation’
Failure of regulation may have been responsible for the crash of Associated Airlines plane at the Lagos airport yesterday, killing about 15 persons and injuring others.
Armed bandits kill Niger soldier, wound 3 others in Borno
“Armed bandits” have killed a Niger soldier and seriously wounded three others in Nigeria’s volatile north-east, a high-ranking Niger security official told AFP Thursday, in new violence to hit an area considered as the homebase of Islamist sect Boko Haram.
Mimiko weeps at airport
GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state wept openly both at Akure Airport and Government House following the crash of the Plane that was conveying the former governor Olusegun Agagu and his family members and government officials for his lying in state yesterday.
NASS, Atiku, Orji, Wada, Baraje, Okonkwo, others react to tragedy
Nigerians, yesterday, reacted to the plane crash involving the family of late Governor Olusegun Agagu of Ondo State in Lagos, describing the incident not only as shocking but a double tragedy.
