Kogi PDP guber primaries not credible, Awoniyi protests
Mr. Abayomi Awoniyi, one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi governorship aspirants, has said the party’s Sunday primary election was not credible enough. He said this in a statement on Monday in Lokoja, adding that the election was not free, fair or credible as it was marred by fraud. Sen. Dino Melaye had emerged […]
Railway generates N715.09m in Q3 2022, says NBS
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report showed that the figure dropped by 60.52 percent compared to the […]
Aviation Workers Protests, Blocks Access Road To Lagos Airport
The aviation workers on Monday caused heavy gridlock on access road to both domestic and international airports of the Murtala Muhammed Airports in Lagos, protesting over working conditions. The situation was reported to have caused delays and disruption if flight activities. An airport official said while the protests have caused flight delays due to gridlock […]
700 Nigerians die from oral cancer annually, declares health minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says 746 Nigerians die annually from oral cancer complications in the country. He said 1,146 cases were diagnosed in the country annually. Ehanire, who was represented by Dr Gloria Uzo-Igwe, Head of the Dentistry Division, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), said this at a one-day oral cancer training […]
Make e-Naira work outside Nigeria, VC urges CBN
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo-Egbewole (SAN), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make the e-Naira policy accessible to citizens abroad to facilitate the settlement of their international transactions. He stated this on Monday when he received members of a delegation from the CBN and Zenith Bank […]
6,146 driver’s licences unclaimed in Delta – FRSC
The Delta Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bassey Eshiet, says no fewer than 6,146 permanent driver’s licences have yet to be claimed by their owners in the state. He made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Monday. He decried the attitude of some […]
Sudan: East African leaders to mediate conflict
Three East African presidents are planning to travel to Sudan as mediators in a bid to resolve the outbreak of violence between rival military camps. Kenya’s President William Ruto, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh will arrive in the Sudanese capital Khartoum “at the earliest possible time,” the Kenyan government […]
FAAN tells passengers to make contingency plan over aviation strike
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Chapter, has urged intending passengers and stakeholders to make contingency plans in order to avoid missing their appointments. The management said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that any inconvenience that could be experienced was highly regretted. The statement […]
Buhari, Chadian leader deplore crisis in Sudan
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the ongoing fight, which erupted in the Sudanese capital between the military and powerful para-military, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, is unwelcome. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari stated this when the Transitional President of Chad, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Déby -Itno, visited him in Makkah, Saudi […]
TRACE officer kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
An officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Popoola Olasupo, was on Sunday abducted at Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Olasupo was kidnapped at about 6:30 am on Sunday while going to his duty post. It was also gathered that the police […]
