THE Federal Government has called on international oil companies and contractors in marine sector to adopt safety standard’s operating procedures for divers who work for them. Mr Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment made the call on…
FORMER Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika, and a firm, Enginos Nigeria Limited, have been arraigned on a fresh 10-count charge of contract fraud. The embattled ex-minister was arraigned before Justice Suleman Belgore of the FCT High…
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed plans by the federal government to offer Nigerians two months of free rides on the Abuja light rail service. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the ministerial press…
FORMER Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ex-Emir of Kano State, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has said Nigeria cannot afford to continue to depend on crude oil as a source of revenue. Sanusi said this on Thursday…
RIVERS State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has congratulated His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II on his purported reinstatement as the Emir of Kano. Trojan News reported that the former Central Bank Governor (CBN), is set to be reportedly reinstated as the Emir of Kano.…
GERMAN Economy Minister Robert Habeck and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire published a draft concept jointly on Thursday calling for reforms to European Union economic policy. The two ministers called for the cutting of red tape and the stimulation…
ELEVEN people died and two others were injured in an explosion in a sugar factory in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania, Shabani Marugujo, head of the local emergency services, reported on Thursday. The accident, which has been attributed to a burst heating…
THE Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan conducted nine operations across the country, seizing more than 97 kilogrammes (kg) of drugs, a spokesman for the ANF said. The spokesperson said that the force also arrested six drug peddlers during the operations…
● As state assembly dethrones Emir Bayero, others Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano, according ti a report by LEADERSHIP newspaper. This decision followed the Kano State House of Assembly’s resolution to dethrone the…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that it would not hesitate to invoke relevant sections of the organisation’s regulations to sanction Turkish Airlines over mistreatment of Nigerian passengers. NCAA’s Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu,…
