Emirates Opens Ticket Booking in Dollars, Sparks Widespread Concerns
The carrier, in a statement, said Emirates will be completely suspending its flights between Nigeria and Dubai until the Civil Aviation Authorities from both countries […]
Month: August 2024
136 Europe-bound African migrants rescued at Spanish port
Emergency responders on Monday rescued 136 Europe-bound African migrants from a boat off the coast of the Canary island of El Hierro. El Hierro is […]
Banks’ recapitalisation sparks 44% increase in stock deals
The ongoing banks’ recapitalisation exercise has pushed up deals in Nigeria’s equities market by 44 percent in the first seven months of 2024. The Nigerian […]
Tinubu officially appoints Mohammed to lead NIA, Ajayi as DSS boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, […]
Police pledges justice for slain Abuja officers, nab 97, seize weapons
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday vowed to hunt down the killers of two police personnel who were allegedly murdered during an unprovoked attack on […]
FG threatens to shut down errant fuel stations as price surge to N1,000/litre
Many filling stations operated by independent oil marketers have now fixed the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at between N900 and […]
WASSCE age limit: ASUU, NUT disagree on FG’s ban for under-18 candidates
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination […]
Tragedy in Lekki as gunmen shoot dead monarch’s son, Demola Akinloye
The Lagos State Police Command has narrated how gunmen shot and stabbed to death Demola, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani […]
Elder statesman, Yakasai: I’m not part of Keague of Northern League Democrats
Today 21st, August 2024 my attention has been drawn to a Punch Newspaper online report where my name was mentioned as part of a New […]
IPI berates Tinubu government over constant harassment of journalists, arrests of Adejuwon Soyinka
We hereby condemn the arrest of the Regional Editor, West Africa of the Conversation Africa and Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka, […]
Why NNPC cannot fix old pipelines – FG
The Federal Government has declared that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited does not have the funds required to rebuild old pipelines. The Minister of […]
Okonjo-Iweala: Policy consistency key to Nigeria’s progress
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advocated policy consistency in Nigeria regardless of change from one administration to another. […]
How Abuja procession turned violent, policemen, Shi’ites Killed
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ites, has alleged that the police attacked the peaceful Arba’een symbolic trek in Wuse, Abuja, killing and […]
Controversy as FG’s oil surveillance contracts show potential duplication
A fresh wave of allegations has hit the Federal Government over duplicated million-dollar oil contracts awarded by the Federal Executive Council. The first contract, which […]
Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and the whole Shebang, by Osmund Agbo
In the land where the Zagros Mountains meet the horizon and vast deserts tell tales of ancient times lies a country historically known as Persia. […]