Former directors of Arik Air, through their lawyers have filed a N20 billion suit against the federal government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent claims of negotiating the takeover of the airline. The suit was instituted at the federal high court, Lagos, against Ethiopian Airlines, the federal ministry of transportation and the attorney general of the […]
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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says he wants Nigeria’s crude oil to get exhausted so the nation can start to think and develop other revenue sources. The governor made the statement on Saturday in Ibadan while speaking at the 2017 town hall meeting/founder’s day celebration in memory of Ojetunji Aboyade, a renowned economist. “Because Nigeria […]
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Premier League clubs have voted to close the summer transfer window before the first game of next season. This means that the 2018 window will close on Thursday August 9, two days before the first match of the next campaign, and the new rule applies only to buying players. Premier League clubs will still be […]
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Despite the long meeting between resident doctors and a federal government delegation, officials have said the strike will continue. The meeting in Abuja ended in the early hours of Thursday between the leaders of the striking doctors, NARD, and a federal government delegation that included the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, and that of health, […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said it had received another batch of 121 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Suleiman Yakubu, zonal coordinator of NEMA, received them on behalf of the federal government. The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday aboard a chartered Airbus SA320 Nouvelair Flight […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says recession cannot be said to have ended until all Nigerians can eat three square meals. He made the claim above in reaction to the news that Nigeria had exited recession. Recall that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Tuesday announced that the country’s economy grew by 0.55% […]
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The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed the willingness of the Federal Government to the dredge River Benue in order to avert future flooding in Benue state. Osinbajo made the disclosure when he visited the state on Wednesday to assess the destruction caused by flood. The Vice President who addressed the displaced […]
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According to data compiled by Amnesty International, not less than 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in the North-east of Nigeria since April. In neighbouring Cameroon, at least 158 people were also killed by the terror group within the same period. The attacks have continued despite the efforts by the Nigerian military […]
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The Lagos State Government on Monday flagged off the building of a 10-lane Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete the project within the next 15 months. The state Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr Adebowale Akinsanya, said at the ceremony that the project was in line with the state government’s commitment to transform […]
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Suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping before a judge of the Ikeja High Court, on Wednesday. Evans, who has been in police custody since June 10, was charged with kidnapping and collection of ransom. He pleaded guilty to the two-count charge. Hakeem Oshodi, the presiding […]
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