Catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights immediately. Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika disclosed this at the weekly media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu, the Minister […]
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South-south forum lauds Buhari, Sylva over plan to fix PH refinery
A group under the aegis of South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has expressed happiness over the approval of $1.5 billion (about N600 billion) by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. The forum described as exciting even as it commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for […]
Buhari fires NiMet DG, appoints new NCAT Rector
President Mohammadu Buhari has Monday approved approved the sack of erstwhile Director General of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi. He was immediately replaced with Professor Bako Mansur Matazu. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu described the development as reorganizations within the Agencies under the Ministry of Aviation. He also […]
That needless outreach of Gumi against Nigerian Army
By Philip Agbese It is my fervent conviction that liberty is man’s greatest asset. It resides in everyone and in its confined seclusion; very hesitant to dare the worldly tempestuous waves, unless it is pressured by forces of disfigured pride or consciousness. When liberty is bruised, we are usually confronted with its unsparing venom and […]
Idoma students honour Agbese, backs House of Reps bid
The National Association of Idoma Students (NAIS), on Wednesday, honoured the Chief Executive Officer of the TheNigerian News Group, Chief Philip Agbese, with an award of excellence. The group, during a courtesy visit to the organisation’s corporate headquarters in Asokoro, Abuja, said the award is in recognition of his notable impact in the area of […]
Family petitions IGP, demands audit of remittance from oil companies
The Jumbo Major House Bonny in Rivers state has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to demand the forensic audit investigation of money received by the Jumbo Major House and its sub-houses from the all international oil companies. The family in a petition made available to in Abuja, dated the 8th January, 2021, and […]
Buhari inaugurates $3.2Billion PH-Maiduguri Railway Rehabilitation, to revive economic activities
President Muhammadu Buhari has Tuesday commissioned the rehabilitation of Port-Harcourt Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Guage Railway project. The President is hopeful the project will reactivate economic activities along the Eastern corridor. Buhari who stated this virtually during the event that held in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State added that the completion of the project would berth activities that […]
Christian, Muslim clerics endorse Covid-19 vaccine, laud NPHCDA’s efforts
Some renowned Christian and Muslim clerics in the country have approved the Oxford/Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine for all Nigerians irrespective of faith. Adopting the slogan ‘Covid-19 Vaccine is Safe for Health and Life’, the inter-faith group, under the auspices of National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) declared the vaccines safe and effective for Nigerians. The […]
ITF: Group hails Ari, dismisses MURIC’s nepotism allegation
The Coalition for Good Governance and Rule of Law (CGGRL) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) under Sir Joseph Ari for entrenching transparency and accountability in operations. The group, at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, refuted the allegations of nepotism by the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) against […]
AESID tasks EFCC on Ebonyi Airport project victims, insecurity
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has asked the new leadership of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under Abdulrasheed Bawa to beam its search light on the activities of Ebonyi state government, described as ‘shrouded in secrecy.’ The group also condemned what it called “abandonment of Ezza natives in Okaleru, […]