FG Commences Investigation Into Dana Air Mishap
The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the accident involving an airline operated by Dana Airline. The investigation is being carried out by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). AIB under the Federal Ministry of Transportation is set up to investigate any civil aircraft accident and serious incident in Nigerian airspace. It is aimed at improving […]
Over 50 Schoolgirls Missing After Boko Haram Attack, Yobe Govt Confirms
Yobe State government has confirmed that over 50 schoolgirls are missing from the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC) located in Dapchi, Headquarters of Bursari Local Government area of the state. The girls went missing after gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists invaded the school days ago. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam in a statement made […]
Two Abuja Pupils Die After ‘Eating Biscuit At Party’
The police in the federal capital territory have confirmed the death of two pupils of the Local Education Authority (LEA), Kubwa II school after eating biscuits at a party. The two pupils identified as Nehemiah Yahaya and Yahaya Garba, of primary 5 and 4 respectively, died after eating biscuits at a party allegedly organised by […]
FirstBank Launches Its Virtual Community For Women
Barely two months after First Bank of Nigeria Limited celebrated the one year anniversary of FirstGem, its life style offering for women, the Bank has announced the launch of a website specifically designed to build a virtual community of like-minded women in order to encourage interactions among them, whilst importantly focusing on key areas of […]
BUILDING A DEVELOPMENTAL AND WELFARE STATE: TOWARDS A NEW NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR NIGERIA. BY JAYE GASKIA
THE CURRENT FAILED ECONOMIC PARADIGM Let us begin by trying to understand where we are at – at the moment, so that we can put things in their proper perspective. This is because a clear unambiguous understanding of where we are and how we got here is decisive with respect to moving ahead from here. […]
‘Petrol Queues, Power Failure’ll Persist Without Adequate Pricing’
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was important for the country to address issues surrounding the pricing of petroleum products and gas if Nigeria must overcome the challenges in the supply of petrol, power and gas. It also stated that in attempting to fix the right price for petrol or any other commodity […]
Pipeline Sabotage Plunged Nigeria into Recession – Shell
Over 90 per cent of the oil spillage in the Niger Delta region is due to sabotage of pipelines and other facilities in the oil and gas industry, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, has said. According to him, the sabotage of facilities in the industry is the biggest challenge confronting oil […]
Premium Times Centre launches fact-checking websites
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) on Tuesday launched two fact-checking websites – Dubawa and Udeme. The platforms are meant to provide accuracy and fact-check publicly available information in order to deepen the democratic space. Yemi Kale, statistician-general Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), gave the keynote address at the occasion. He advised Dubawa […]
Buhari Visits Adamawa, Inaugurates Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited Yola, the Adamawa state capital to declare open the anti-corruption summit in the state and to commission some other projects. The President was received by the State Governor, Bindo Jubrilla, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, among others. A crowd of supporters were […]
Dana Air Plane Overshoots Runway In Port Harcourt
A plane belonging to Dana Air overshot the runway in Port Harcourt on Tuesday after landing at the Port Harcourt Airport. The plane had flown to Port Harcourt from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the nation’s capital Abuja. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed the incident. She […]
