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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Thursday shut down the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after an aircraft lost its landing gear while touching down at the facility. It was learnt that the private jet, operated by Nest Oil, skidded off the runway as soon as …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a cog in the wheel of the nation’s democracy, adding that the nation must be saved from total collapse. Addressing former ministers of the PDP who visited him  Thursday  in Abuja, the PDP Chief Executive Officer, …

Kano state government has awarded N1.5bn worth of contract for construction of three roads in Nassarawa local government area of the state. The three projects are the 1.1. km Holborn market road, the 2.3 km Kings Garden –Tudun Murtala dual carriageway and the 6 km Rimin Kebe –Jaba dual carriage way. Governor Abdullahi …

Atiku and Fayose Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, may reach a pact ahead of the presidential elections in 2019. Remarks by both parties showed that they would discuss possible alliance and make this known very soon. While fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday …

Obasanjo Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has told President Muhammadu Buhari to forget running for a second term.  Mr Obasanjo stated this in a special statement titled “The Way Out: A clarion call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement”. “I only appeal to brother Buhari to consider a deserved rest at this …

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is considering a fresh round of recapitalization for insurance companies and may likely roll out new recapitalization requirements this year. Our correspondent gathered from reliable sources that the commission, through the likely upward review of capital bases for all categories of insurance  companies, seeks to …

FIRS Chairman, Mr Babatunde Fowler. The Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Babatunde Fowler, on Monday said that the agency achieved N4 trillion as tax revenue collection in 2017. Fowler said this at the FIRS 2018 Management and Stakeholders in Lagos with theme, “Optimizing Tax Administration with Parliamentary …

The newly appointed Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land and the leader of the Oodu People’s Congress, Gani Adams, was pictured rolling on the floor during a thanksgiving service in Church on Sunday. Aare Ona Kakanfo who had his thanksgiving service at Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Model International, Alakuko, Lagos …

The Deputy Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Lagos State Police Command, Iheanachor Omuta, has lamented the rate at which officers of the Nigeria Police Force extort Nigerians. Omuta called on members of the public not to relent in reporting such cases to higher authorities in the force. The Deputy …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said 7.5 million Nigerians were out of job between January 2016 and December 30, 2017. The bureau stated this in “Labour Force Statistics Vol. 2: Employment by Sector Report,” released yesterday in Abuja. According to NBS, out of the country’s labour population of 85.1 …