Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says after almost 20 years, Nigeria will take delivery of dry lease aircrafts on Oct. 6. Keyamo made the disclosure at the groundbreaking ceremony of Air Peaces’ maintenance hanger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. According to Keyamo, the first dry lease,…
The All England Club have announced that a ban on Russian and Belarusian players from competing has been lifted, allowing players from those nations to compete at Wimbledon once again. The club had banned Russian and Belarusian players last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war between the two…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has refuted claims of supporting President Tinubu’s emergency declaration in Rivers State. Wike who made this known during a media chat with selected journalists in Abuja on Monday, maintained that he has no personal conflict with Governor Sim Fubara despite escalating political tensions. He explicitly distanced…
Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of Ecobank Group, has been selected as one of five Nigerian banks to participate in the GET.Invest Enabling Domestic Green Energy (EDGE) Finance Programme. The initiative, funded by European donors, aims to scale up green energy financing and investment across developing nations. A statement by the bank on Tuesday, said the…
The arraignment of Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), over alleged certificate forgery was, on Wednesday, stalled at the Dutse Magistrates’ Court in Abuja. The case, which was on the day’s cause list before Chief Magistrates Abdullahi Ilela of Court I, could not proceed due to the magistrate’s absence….
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Accord Party against the declaration of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election. Delivering judgment, the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal held that Accord Party and its governorship…
Nigeria’s long-serving electoral chief, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has vacated his post as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), handing over leadership on Tuesday to Commissioner May Agbamuche-Mbu in an acting capacity. Yakubu, appointed in October 2015 and reappointed in 2020, became the first INEC chair to serve two full terms since the body’s…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 40,887 drug offenders, including 45 barons, and seized more than 5.5 million kilogrammes of illicit substances over the past two years. Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, announced the figures on Wednesday in Abuja at the commissioning of 48 operational vehicles for the agency’s strategic…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has denied claims of mismanagement in disbursing student loan funds. This development comes after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it was investigating alleged corruption in the disbursement of the funds. In a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFund…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has organised a two-day refresher training for political parties on the use of its Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, said the aim was to enhance the capacity of political parties and minimise procedural…
