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A report by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) into a police chopper crash in which a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, John Haruna died in 2014, says some discrepancies and non-compliance with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR) were observed in the operations of the Police aircraft. Investigations found the pilot medical had expired at the […]

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, Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement on Thursday said the agency regretted the disruption which occurred on Wednesday night. For about an hour […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Zone B Kaduna, says its personnel are on alert to prevent smuggling and sale of frozen products during Sallah Controller of the zone, Aminu Dahiru, disclose this in an interview in Minna on Thursday. He said additional manpower had been deployed to all border posts to also prevent illegal importation of weapons during  the […]Read More

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi 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 […]Read More

The Ethiopian government owned Ethiopian Airlines, says it has made a bid to the Nigerian government to take over Arik Air. In February, Nigeria’s biggest airline Arik Air  was taken over by the federal government via the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) due to the company’s huge debt profile, which was over N300 billion. The government […]Read More

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 […]

Executive Secretary of NCDMB Simbi Wabote 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 […]

Image source: Youtube. The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Muslims and all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the […]Read More

By Jite Eriabie  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the country’s consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of inflation, dropped for the sixth consecutive month — although by a smaller margin. According to the NBS, inflation rate dropped to 16.05% from 16.1% in June, but food index soared to 20.28 […]Read More

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Monday said the development of intermodal transportation would reduce the influx of people and trucks to port cities. Amaechi made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 15th National Council on Transportation in Sokoto. The minister, who was represented by Sabiu Zakari, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, […]

By Jite Eriabie  Nigerian musician, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, on Monday led a protest to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The protest was organised to demand the extradition of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the UK to Nigeria. Mrs. Madueke is currently standing trial in […]Read More

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has banned cash payments for passport processing as part of efforts to eliminate corruption at all passport offices nationwide.‎ NIS spokesperson, Sunday James, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja yesterday.  He‎ said the Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, had directed that henceforth all payments for passport processing must be […]Read More