Flight resumption: Six airlines ready to restart operation — NCAA
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday said Six of the domestic airlines have met the requirement to restart flight operation when the airports reopen on the 21st of June. The Six airlines have had their planes certified and declared airworthy. This is just as the Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika said palliative will be provided for the whole aviation sector.
Insecurity in North: Concerned Nigerians group seeks release of Katsina protest leader
Concerned Nigerians group has asked the Nigerian Police to release Mr. Nastura Sharif whom it said is currently being detained for leading a protest against the insecurity in Northern Nigeria. The group, in a statement signed by it’s convener, Deji Adeyanju, said Mr. Nastura Sharif, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Coalition […]
Delta Ijaw group raises concerns over pipeline surveillance
The Delta Ijaw All Progressives Congress( APC ) Vanguard, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari for his timely intervention on the alleged incessant intimidation, subjugation, servitude and dire economic deprivation allegedly orchestrated against Ijaw members of the APC in Warri South West and Warri North Local Government Areas. In a letter signed by Mr. Siko […]
IMF advocates $49bn investment in Nigeria’s power sector by 2030
By Babajide Komolafe The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has advocated $49 billion investment in Nigeria’s power sector to ensure adequate power supply for the country by 2030. The IMF stated this in a report on Nigeria titled, “Additional Spending towards Sustainable Development Goals”. The IMF said that while Nigeria has made some progress in terms […]
Bristish PM Boris Johnson involved in car crash outside Parliament
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been involved in a car crash outside Parliament. Boris Johnson was in a car leaving via the gates of the Palace of Westminster and onto Parliament Square in Westminster when a protester ran out into the road to attack the Prime Minister’s convoy. The driver of the car was seen to hit […]
NBA warns Makinde over reopening schools in Oyo
THE Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch, has advised Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to rescind his directive on the resumption of pupils and students in Primary 6, Junior Secondary School Class 3 and Senior Secondary School Class 3 for academic activities on Monday, 29 June 2020.
Katsina Protest: Niger Delta youth demand release of Shariff
Says intimidation, arrest won’t silence oppressed voices By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Niger Delta youths under the auspices of Niger Delta Youth Congress, NDYC, Wednesday, demanded the release of the leader of Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, Nastura Ashir Sharif, who was arrested on Tuesday, by the police over a protest on rising attacks […]
NCDC seals off bank as manager dies of COVID-19
PORT HARCOURT: Officials of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have sealed off the premises of a new generation bank in Onne area of Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Covid-19: Churches, Mosques remain closed in Ekiti -Govt
Ado Ekiti—Ekiti State government on Wednesday reiterated that all the worship centres across the state remain closed, to curtail the spread of the COVID 19.
Police detain leader of Coalition of Northern Groups after protest against bandits in Katsina
By Ibrahim Hassan Nastura Ashir Shariff, the BOT chairman of Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, and alleged mastermind of the protest in Katsina, has been detained. The CNG confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, that Sharif, ” is currently being detained at the Police Force HQ, Abuja.” Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, CNG Spokesperson said in the statement […]
APC CRISIS: Delta APC urges leaders to play by party rules
WARRI: All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta state has called on leaders of the party at the national and state levels to play by the party’s constitution, saying that it was hopeful the leadership would resolve the crisis of leadership rocking the party at the top.
