By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has disclosed that the newly renovated Hajj Terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, can process between 8,500 and 10,000 passengers during the Hajj season. Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, said the terminal had become dilapidated over the years and no longer […]

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced plans to commence 100 per cent scanning of imported cargoes, including pharmaceutical products, at the Onne Port in Rivers State as part of efforts to tighten surveillance and prevent the entry of illicit goods into the country. The service said the measure was […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Human rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has congratulated Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, SAN, on her emergence as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), saying her election victory marks the beginning of a greater responsibility. In a statement issued on Wednesday titled “The Ballot Has Spoken: A New Chapter […]

“What emergency or unforeseen expenditure justifies increasing the service-wide vote from ₦638.34 billion in 2024 to over ₦12.8 trillion in 2026? That is an increase of approximately 1,918 per cent in barely two years,” Wanna said, dismissing the APC’s contingency-fund defence as a “lazy excuse”.

After hanging up his boots in 2013, Van Bommel has cut his teeth as coach of PSV Eindhoven, Wolfsburg and Antwerp.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The leadership crisis in the Osun State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has taken a new turn, as a faction loyal to Kazeem Oyewale has taken over the union’s state secretariat despite an order suspending its activities. Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba and a member […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced plans to begin monitoring education-related projects across Borno State to promote transparency, accountability and quality service delivery in primary and secondary schools. The ICPC Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for Borno and Yobe states, Linus Gubbi, disclosed this on Wednesday shortly […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has directed its Committee on Finance to prepare a strong motion compelling revenue-generating agencies and government-owned enterprises that failed to honour invitations to appear before it and account for revenues generated and remitted into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The move followed concerns over the refusal of some […]

Oyetola said Tinubu’s administration had laid strong institutional, regulatory and economic foundations to unlock the country’s marine and blue economy for sustainable national development, economic diversification and increased private sector investments.

By Alumona Ukwueze ENUGU—No fewer than 168 students graduated with First Class honours as the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), announced that a total of 12,895 graduands would receive degrees and diplomas during its 55th Convocation Ceremony. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing to flag […]

Meanwhile, INEC, in a counter-affidavit filed in opposition to the suit, while denying complicity in the alleged unlawful leak of the plaintiff’s details, clarified that information supplied to it by voters is neither classified nor confidential.

Nigerian content creators Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and Amadou Elizabeth, better known as Jarvis, have unveiled their pre-wedding photographs as they prepare to tie the knot on August 1.