Presidential Air Fleet to Reps: We’re grossly underfunded, owing debts

Presidential Air Fleet to Reps: We’re grossly underfunded, owing debts

says 46 % of total budget proposal goes to aircraft maintenance  …informs fleet requires between $1.5m to $4.5m for such routine checks …proposes N15.5 bn for 2023 By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja  The Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) has said that its budgetary allocations in the last two year have been grossly insufficient to fund its operations. The […]
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NDDC Board: Legislators disagree over Onochie’s nomination

NDDC Board: Legislators disagree over Onochie’s nomination

There was a sharp division among Federal lawmakers, yesterday, over the eligibility of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the position of Chairman, Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mrs Lauretta Onochie.

Excitement as FG opens 2nd Niger Bridge to traffic

Excitement as FG opens 2nd Niger Bridge to traffic

AFTER four years of consistent construction work by Julius Berger, the multi-million naira 2nd Niger Bridge connecting the western and eastern parts of the country was finally opened to traffic yesterday, with the people residing around Onitsha and Ogbaru areas of Anambra State expressing joy at the development.

PENGASSAN blames downstream operators for petrol shortages, hike in price

PENGASSAN blames downstream operators for petrol shortages, hike in price

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has blamed petrol marketers and other operators of the petroleum downstream sector for the persistent shortage of petrol in the country and the current rise in pump price above government-approved rate.

Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Adesina, others for BBHS Centenary

Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Adesina, others for BBHS Centenary

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, are among eminent Nigerians to grace the Centenary anniversary of the famous Baptist Boys’ High School, BBHS, Abeokuta, which will climax on January 23, 2023, the school’s Founder’s Day.

2023: Stop influx of thugs to Rivers, Sekibo tells IGP, DSS

2023: Stop influx of thugs to Rivers, Sekibo tells IGP, DSS

Director of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Management Committee in Rivers State, Dr Abiye Sekibo, yesterday, urged the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, and other security agencies to stop the influx of thugs into the state, ahead of the 2023 General Elections.

Omo-Agege takes campaign to Itsekiri waterways, says time to liberate Delta is now

Omo-Agege takes campaign to Itsekiri waterways, says time to liberate Delta is now

Deputy Senate President and Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege have said that it is time to liberate Delta state from sycophants and cheerleaders, who, in the face of clear evil being meted to the state, continue to cheer on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his cohorts in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Lekki Port no threat to other Lagos ports — NPA, STOAN

Lekki Port no threat to other Lagos ports — NPA, STOAN

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, has allayed fears by stakeholders that the emergence of Lekki Deep Sea Port may signal the death of Lagos Port Complex, LPC, and Tin Can Island Port, TCIP. Meanwhile, Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria, STOAN, Princess Vicky Haastrup, said that Nigeria’s […]

Yuletide: DSS warns against threat to peace

Yuletide: DSS warns against threat to peace

As the yuletide season approaches, the Department of State Services, DSS, has asked Nigerians to conduct their activities in ways that promote public peace and safety as it takes steps in concert with sister security agencies to maintain law and order across the country.