President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo and his family on the passing of their beloved mother, Mrs Grace Akeredolu. The president made his feelings known in a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja. ...
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) on Thursday said the continued increment in the price of local and international air fares was unacceptable to Nigerians and the trade association. Mrs Susan Akporiaye, NANTA’s National President, during a media briefing in Lagos, urged the Federal Government to engage necessary ...
The Nigeria's flags, home and in foreign missions, are to be flown at half mast in honour of the passage of Queen Elizabeth II, the Federal Government declared on Friday night. According to a statement by Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the flags would be flown at half mast ...
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) had said that the North will not support a candidate who seeks to benefit from strategies that exploit the ethnic and religious diversity of the region. Speaking at a book launch in Kaduna, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, ...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed as fake, reports of alleged discriminatory charges for Passport, saying charges for the document are the same across the country. The reaction is contained in the Service verified Twitter handle, on Thursday. Some online media reports had claimed that there was huge disparity ...
As part of the country’s renewable energy production, the Federal Government on Wednesday has announced that 10 states were to contribute 1,000 megawatts of off-grid electricity. It said each of the states would generate 100MW of solar power, noting that it was currently enabling off-grid electricity projects in their various ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students has urged state-owned universities to resume academic activities, describing the “total and indefinite strike” declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities as “unpatriotic and wicked”. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, stated this in a statement on Wednesday sent to Channels Television. Asefon alleged that ...
THE International Air Transport Association, IATA, yesterday disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, releasing about 43 per cent of the total funds belonging to foreign airlines trapped in the country has placed Nigeria in a positive light across the global community. The Vanguard had reported that the CBN ...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited’s group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari, has stated that the country will cease importing petroleum products by mid-2023. He claimed that the combination of Dangote refinery output and state-owned refinery output would “eliminate any importation of petroleum products into this country.” “Even ...
Nigerians drink beer worth N599.11 billion in six months running from January t0 June 2022, according to the first quarter results of four major brewers in the country. Champion Brew ended the First Half (H1) 2022 as the best performing company in the brewery Industry, as Nigerian Breweries and Guinness ...
