Vatican City – In a embarrassing incident at the recent Papal inauguration, Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was escorted away by security guards after attempting to shake hands with the Pope without an invitation. The incident…
THE Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to curb the proliferation of fake driving schools nationwide. Mohammed made the commitment during the 2025 national workshop for driving school proprietors…
TO further enhance Nigeria’s aircraft maintenance, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has granted Flybird Aircraft Management Services Ltd. an Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) certification. Capt. Ahmed Borodo, Flybird’s Chief Executive Officer, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.…
THE Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the different non academic unions in the Nigerian universities has firmly rejected the Federal Government’s approved formula for disbursing N50 billion to university-based unions. The unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities…
Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has commended the outstanding efforts of the Madinah team in receiving Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj. The NAHCON boss said this in a statement issued by…
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Bashir Ojulari, to clarify the whereabouts of ₦500 billion reportedly unremitted to the Federation Account between…
THE Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has conferred the prestigious “Most Outstanding Friend of Ibadan” (MOFI) award on Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri. The ceremony took place at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State, as…
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ogun Command, says it has sensitised 21, 792 pupils on human trafficking and its menace in the state within two months. The Commander, NAPTIP Ogun , Mrs Abosede Jimoh,…
EMERGENCY responders have rescued three persons from a two-storey building that collapsed on Sunday afternoon at Mushin area of Lagos State. The Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the News…
THE Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has revealed that plans are underway to establish electric vehicle factories and other manufacturing ventures in Nigeria. Dunhai disclosed this to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake at a recent…
