Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has asked Nigerians to fully patronise Air Peace and other local airlines flying international routes. This, Keyamo said, is the only way local airlines can survive stiff competition from foreign carriers. On March 30, Air Peace, Nigeria’s flag carrier, commenced its Lagos-LondonContinue Reading
A Vietnamese billionaire, Truong My Lan, has been sentenced to death for looting one of Vietnam’s largest banks for 11 years. Truong My Lan, 67, was sentenced to death on Thursday, April 11, at the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City. The 67-year-old VietnameseContinue Reading
The Nigerian Federal Government has unveiled a plan to hire over 10,000 young people and retirees to plant six million trees nationwide. This initiative, announced by Environment Minister Dr. Iziaq Salako, aims to combat climate change effects, create jobs, and provide economic opportunities for the unemployed and retirees. The treeContinue Reading
The Federal Ministry of Education has declared the 2024 Federal Government Bursary Award for eligible Nigerian students in tertiary institutions. A monetary reward of N150,000.00 is awarded annually by the Federal Government Bursary to selected applicants who are registered students in Nigerian educational institutions or universities. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FORContinue Reading
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from living in a fool’s paradise by selling a dummy to the public on the true position of the security of the state under the rudderless administration ofContinue Reading
In a grand celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, the Senate President, Dr Godswill Akpabio, has unveiled new plans aimed at promoting their future aspirations church. Speaking passionately to a large gathering of faithfuls and dignitaries during the event at the diocesan headquarters inContinue Reading
The President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has appointed Mr. Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). Engineer Nwagba, 36, holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a first-class Bachelor’s of Engineering fromContinue Reading
*”We rejoin the PDP in the Ward because of Dr. Udom” -Defectors …as Asang Ward IV Leader extols Gov. Umo Eno The Political Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Asang Ward IV, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Dr. Ekpedeme Udom has commended the Executive Governor of Akwa IbomContinue Reading
‘Not less than N80 billion had been budgeted for the PAF as maintenance cost, from 2016 to 2023. In 2016 (N3.65 billion), 2017 (N4.37 billion), 2018 (N7.26 billion), 2019 (N7.30 billion), 2020 (N6.79 billion), 2021 (N12.55 billion), 2022 (N12.48 billion) and in 2023 about N25.7billion, made up of N13billion inContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Ahmed, Tola Kehinde and Rosaline Ekwere The naira, on Monday, appreciated to N1,250 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market, according to reports confirmed by relevant stakeholders. The FX rate is a 0.43 percent increase from the N1,280 recorded on March 29, yetContinue Reading
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