A 747 cargo jet suffered damage after it tipped backwards while parked on the tarmac when airport workers mistakenly unloaded the aircraft from its nose. The jet – belonging to Iranian cargo airline Fars Air Qeshm – became unbalanced during […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said aviation in Africa has created about seven million jobs and added about $725 million to Africa’s GDP . Sirika said the Africa Aviation industry was facing […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has set up a committee to map out plans to boost non-aeronautical revenue, to upgrade airports’ infrastructure nationwide. This is even as the agency said that it was […]
Boeing leading manufacturers has unveiled the first fully assembled Boeing 777X – the world’s longest passenger jetliner. The launch, earlier scheduled for last Wednesday, was delayed due to the Ethiopian Airlines’ B737Max plane that crashed, […]
Poultry birds numbering 8,845 were roasted in a midnight fire outbreak in Jimeta central market in Yola, the Adamawa state capital. Chairman of the Adamawa branch of the National Chicken Dealers Association, Alhaji Idris Sa’idu, […]
The Kano State Fire Service has said it received about 90 distress calls from different parts of the state within the last two weeks. The state’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the service, Alhaji Saidu […]
The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N61 billion revenue between January and February. The CAC, with the Public Relations Officer and top officers of Ogun Command, addressing news men at Idiroko Its […]
The Bayelsa state Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Department of Petroleum Resources have joined forces against oil thieves and illegal refineries. Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Ideba Pedro, told […]
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has again advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government yet to comply with Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to move their payroll to the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System […]
The federal government has said it will make the use of ECOWAS biometric identity compulsory for foreigners coming into the country as part of efforts to curb illegal entrance into Nigeria and check the incessant […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average price of some selected food items in the country decreased in February. NBS said this in its “Selected Food Price Watch (February 2019)’’ report released on […]
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that that the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFC) is not for sale. This is even as it debunked the alleged closure of the complex by the […]
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has assured that despite dwindling revenue, the federal government will continue to prioritise health expenditures. The Minister who gave the assurance at the Nigeria […]
Reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and other monitors of the Nigerian economy confirming a decline in inflation rate to 11.31% in February 2019, indicate that the “robust economic policies of the administration […]
The President of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Bernard Aliyu has projected that Africa airport passengers traffic may hit about 8.1billion by 2035. Bernard said the highest growth potential with over 4.1billion passengers transported on 38million routes […]
The Kolmani River-II Well which spud-in was flagged off last month by President Muhammadu Buhari is progressing satisfactorily, with drilling so far of 6,700 feet, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
The federal government has been urged to make the capital market the fulcrum of its industrialisation agenda and economic development in a bid to urgently lead the country out of poverty. This was part of […]
Investment in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday sustained declining profile following loses recorded by capitalied stocks, forcing the market to shed N16 billion Specifically, market capitalisation of listed equities declined by 0.14 per cent […]
Hundreds of thousands of young people left their classrooms and filled the streets recently to demand real climate action, only two days after the release of new research by UN Environment warning that devastating temperature rises in the Arctic might […]
The Nigeria Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) on Monday, said it would intensify its campaign on proper waste management particularly, the Electronic waste (E-WASTE) for a greener and safer environment. The chairperson, NIEE, Mrs Abiola […]
The World Bank has commended the staff and management of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) for effectively executing the project to make it a success story in the country. The Bank’s Practice Manager, Mrs, […]
The United Nations has called for better land management practices in order to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems. UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, said pollution from land-based activities such as agriculture and industrial […]
The federal ministry of water resources has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria, makers of antiseptic brand, Dettol to promote a national campaign on how to achieve a cleaner and […]
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, Monday said that over $500 million was being spent annually on importation of palm oil. Emefiele said this at a stakeholders’ meeting on the Palm […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has fixed ruling on the no-case submission filed by suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo and an Executive Commissioner […]
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