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Business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has denied reports that he plans to run for Nigeria’s top job on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. “I am an entrepreneur. My passion is to create jobs for Nigerians and not otherwise.  “I am not interested in politics and this is authoritative. No member […]Read More

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has expressed regret over Wednesday’s minor power outage that disrupted business at the terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The General Manager, Corporate Communications of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement on Thursday said the agency regretted the disruption which occurred on Wednesday night. For about an hour activities at […]Read More

No fewer than 139 Nigerian immigrants who try to illegally cross to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea from have been deported have been deported.  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which disclosed this, said the deported Nigerians arrived Lagos airport on Tuesday. Spokesman of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the deportation to newsmen on Wednesday. Farinloye said that […]Read More

By Jite Eriabie  The Ethiopian government-owned Ethiopian Airlines says it has made a bid to the Nigerian government to acquire Arik Air. In February, Arik Air, which is Nigeria’s biggest airline, was taken over by the federal government through the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) due to the company’s huge debt profile, which was over […]Read More

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said he has been mandated by President, Muhammadu Buhari is to ensure that the entire country is connected by rail. Amaechi made this disclosure at the 2017 15th National Council on Transportation, in Sokoto yesterday during a keynote address. “The President called two of us, myself and my colleague in the Ministry […]Read More

By Patience Danjuma  UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Boris Johnson has said that “Nigeria has an amazing future”, stressing that the United Kingdom was partnering with Nigeria in different areas including intelligence sharing in the fight against terrorism. This is even as the Federal Government is considering the option of partnering with the […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to jettison their differences and push for unity as Muslims mark the celebration of this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. In a statement released by the State House on behalf of the president, Buhari also congratulated Nigerians who are currently in Saudi Arabia to participate in the rites of the Hajj. He […]

A Federal High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded nine foreigners and two Nigerians in Port Harcourt’s prison for alleged oil theft. The suspects are Mohammed Ejaz, Naseer Khan (Pakistani), Oleksandr Nazarenko, Oleksandr kashernvi (Ukrainians), Romeo Annang, Francis Ahorlu, Kwesi Attah (Ghanaians), Victor Mikpayi (Beninois), Fredrik Fatin Omenu (Indonesian), Victor Azebiri, David Otuhohi […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said that owing to the competition inherent in the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) price modulation, the product’s prices will crash in the next four to six months. He urged Nigerians not to undermine the present prices of the product, stressing that a look […]

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC), Central Zone, on Thursday shut down the activities of the headquarters of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The angry Ijaw youths in their hundreds, locked down Yenagoa, the state capital for over two hours, claiming that the NCDMB had opened new offices in Lagos […]

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says the war against corruption is already lost with current tempo. The EFCC chief said this at an interactive session with media executives in Abuja on Wednesday. “The way we are going we have already failed. I am telling you we have almost […]

The management of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the elevation of some of its Principal Managers to the rank of Assistant General Manager (AGM), in line with its commitment towards operational efficiency. Amongst those affected are Ibrahim Nasiru of the Public Affairs Division which has been rechristened Corporate and Strategic Communications under the new […]