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The planned closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State, by the Federal Government to give way for contractors to fix the runway, is not going down well with stakeholders from the South East. For some time now, the runway ...

Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected three of the 38 nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his cabinet. Those rejected are Ms. Adekemi Ajayi-Bembe, Obafemi George and Lanre Sanusi. The confirmation followed the presentation, debates and adoption of ...

Governor Emeka Ihedioha has set up an eight-man panel, chaired by Justice B. C. Iheka, to investigate the contracts awarded by the administrations of Chiefs Achike Udenwa, Ikedi Ohakim and Rochas Okorocha in Imo State. A statement issued in Owerri ...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has deplored President Muhammadu Buhari’s continued deployment of the armed forces to allegedly emasculate the civil rights of Nigerians. The group stated this yesterday in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel ...

The Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RUST), Port Harcourt, as the unions declined to join the warning strike yesterday. NASU chairman, Bari Jonah, said the decision was predicated on the fact that the executive did not receive any ...

The five-day warning strike embarked upon by Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the None Academic Staff of Universities (NASU) paralysed major activities at the nation’s ivory towers. At Nigeria’s premier University of Ibadan (UI), the workers complied with ...

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that it will deny foreign exchange (Forex) for importation of more items at both commercial banks and the apex bank levels. Emefiele stated this in Abuja at the ...

Three serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) died in a motor accident at Gobirawa village in Kankara Local Council of Katsina State. The early morning accident, which occurred due to poor visibility during a heavy downpour, involved ...

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has canvassed adoption of a comprehensive response mechanism to contain the pervasive poverty and insecurity in Nigeria. Addressing stockbrokers on the ‘Facts Behind the State Economic Development’ at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos, ...

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has described man’s inhumanity to man as the cause of instability around the world. A statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Christian Ita, disclosed that the governor stated this while unveiling ...