The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has disclosed that the fire outbreak that affected the Murtala Mohammed International Terminal 1, destroyed weather reading equipment. Keyamo made the disclosure during the assessment of the affected terminal on Tuesday in Lagos. The minister confirmed that several Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) equipment were…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has urged that amendments under Executive Order 9 be subjected to legislative process to safeguard stability in the oil and gas sector. Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the opening of the association’s National…
Former governor of Kano State and National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has paid a condolence visit to former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, following the death of his elder brother, Malam Dahiru Shekarau. Kwankwaso visited Shekarau at his residence in Kano on Sunday to commiserate with him…
The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday felicitated former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on her 55th birthday. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message issued in Abuja, described Buhari as a supportive and patriotic Nigerian. “I join the children, grandchildren, family, friends and loved ones to rejoice and celebrate Dr Aisha Buhari on the…
The Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has closed down New Auto Spare- Parts Asocciation (NASPA) Market, Nkwo Nnewi, Nnewi – North LGA of the state for one week. According to the state commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor in a statement on Monday the market closure would last from midnight of Monday, 23rd February,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the nullification of 485 land documents across several districts in Abuja following a verification exercise that exposed widespread forgery. The cancellation, announced in a public notice on Monday, affects applications submitted by individuals seeking to regularise land documents obtained from Area Councils. According to the…
Former Presidents of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan have eulogised Imo businessman and philanthropist, Chief Success Akagburuonye, on his 60th birthday. The former Nigerian leaders showered encomium on Akagburuonye, at a Church service on Sunday, held at Noah’s Ark Assemblies of God Church, in Agbor Uvuru, Aboh Mbaise, to mark his birthday….
The Afemai Islamic Movement (AIM) has unveiled a Ramadan initiative aimed at curbing organised crime through moral and ethical methods rooted in Islamic teachings. The President of AIM, Dr Ismael Danesi, said at the movement’s 2026 annual Ramadan lecture in Abuja on Sunday that the initiative was designed to promote moral reform as a tool…
The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) has launched its Eco Club initiative with the adoption of Coronation Prep Academy, Abuja, as the first beneficiary school, marking a significant step in its youth-focused environmental advocacy under the Green Borders Initiative. The Eco Club was unveiled during an Environmental Education Workshop held on 19 February 2026 at…
The Para-Mallam Peace Foundation has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make the release of Leah Sharibu an urgent national priority before the end of his tenure. In a statement on Friday, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Revd Dr Gideon Para-Mallam, said although Tinubu had invested in strengthening the military and…
