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Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has lamented that African countries are frustrating his airline with exorbitant airport charges to prevent it operating seamlessly in the region. He laid the accusation at the 48th Annual General Meeting and exhibition of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) in Lagos. …

Workers union protest sack of 391 staff of water corporation Workers under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives; the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees; and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies on Wednesday protested …

The call followed the adoption of a motion on matters of urgent public importance moved by Reps member, Daniel Amos at the plenary on Tuesday. The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, as well as the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services …

Suspended CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele with lawyers Olalekan Ojo, Counsel to the embattled ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of ambush by trial. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are facing trial on a 26-count charge brought before …

Lagos bridge. Photo Credit: Google This is the interesting story of how 86 tenants paid N250,000 annually for a 10×10 and 12×10 rooms under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island. This much was revealed on Wednesday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday April 29, 2024 arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged money laundering and misappropriation of state funds to …

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced the release of the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The tertiary institutions entrance examination for 2024 commenced on Friday, April 19, and was concluded on Monday, April 29, 2024. The Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede announced this at a …

The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 1, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Tuesday, April 30. He re-iterated the need for excellence, efficiency and equity in all …

They were first scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Justice Usman Na’abba on April 17 but the arraignment could not go on due to service failure. The Kano State High Court has fixed May 16, 2024 for the scheduled arraignment of the immediate-past governor of Kano State and national chairman …

Binance Executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has disclosed that fleeing crypto chief Nadeem Anjarwalla will be smoked out and extradited to Nigeria to face tax evasion. Vice President of INTERPOL (Africa) Executive Committee, Garba Umar, made this known on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. …