Funding hitches may have caused a delay in the rehabilitation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, which was shut down by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on August 24 this year. Minister for Aviation, Hardi Siriki who ...
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Senate raises alarm over insecurity in waterways, tasks agencies on surveillance
The Senate has alerted the nation to escalating insecurity on the Bonny-Port-Harcourt waterways where activities of sea pirates had led to the abductions, killings and raping of Nigerian women and girls using water transportation. It charged security agencies to step ...
Read More »Vibrant commodities exchange will boost revenues, forex, Osinbajo declares
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has underscored the need for a vibrant commodities ecosystem to aid diversification from oil to non-oil sectors and boost the nation’s revenues and foreign exchange (Forex) earnings. Speaking at a Roundtable on Nigerian Commodities Trading Ecosystem ...
Read More »NDDC, IFAD move to employ 38,250 via $129m agricultural scheme
AN estimated 38,250 jobs in the agriculture sector are to be created through the $129.17 million Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Programme in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) initiated by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with the International Fund ...
Read More »Gunmen abduct six students, two teachers in Kaduna, CAN flays govt over insecurity
Gunmen have abducted six students and two teachers from a private secondary school in Kaduna. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, who confirmed the incident, said the force was on the trail of ...
Read More »Open up economy, guarantee Nigerians’ safety, businesses, Buhari charges South African govt
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the South African government to open up its economy for more Nigerian businesses and guarantee their safety, stressing the need for reciprocity in promoting trade and investments between the two nations. Speaking at the ...
Read More »NIPOST issues 200,000 stamps to celebrate India’s Mahatma Gandhi
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is issuing out 200,000 commemorative stamps to mark the 150th birthday of India’s peacemaker and nationalist, Mahatma Gandhi. NIPOST’s Postmaster General/Chief Executive Officer, Bisi Adegbuyi, disclosed this at the official launch of the postage stamp at ...
Read More »Arewa chieftain, don want JAMB scrapped
Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Liman Kwande, has called on the Federal Government to immediately scrap the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), accusing the organisation of ‘sabotaging’ educational development in the country. He also faulted JAMB for making ...
Read More »Unionist tasks FG on implementation of minimum pay
A former Vice President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Comrade Godwin Ibekwe has asked the Federal Government to implement the wage increase for Nigerian workers. He noted that the N30, 000 minimum wage earlier approved for should ...
Read More »O5 Initiative partners organisations on management of sickle cell
Wife of Delta State Governor and Founder of O5 Initiative, Edith Okowa, has said the Initiative will continue to partner individuals and organisations in the management and treating of sickle cell to minimise its impact on families and society. She ...
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