The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has won the ‘Aviation Ground Handling Company of the Year Award’ for outstanding operations in 2024. The honour was conferred by Transport Day Media, as disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Mr Olutayo Ajakaye, NAHCO’s Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications. Reacting to the award,…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned until July 11 to deliver judgment in a case against a 37-year-old defendant, Samuel Bitrus, charged with drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) arraigned the defendant before Justice Yelin Bogoro, on a four-count charge of exporting 42.2 kg of cannabis sativa to the United…
China has commiserated with the U.S. over the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeperson, Mao Ning, made this known at the regular virtual news conference by the ministry held on Tuesday in Beijing, China The minister described Carter…
Rep Ado Doguwa, leader of the Northern Regional Caucus in the House of Representatives, has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as an exceptional soldier and astute democrat. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mohammed Umaru Bago, Governor of Niger State, on his birthday and lauds his courage, diligence, and commitment to the state’s development. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President celebrated with Governor Bago, his family, friends, and political associates on the special occasion, which provides another opportunity for…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of four defendants standing trial over alleged links to fugitive terrorist kingpin Bello Turji, after they failed to attend court proceedings. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the bench warrants on Wednesday after the prosecution, led by Mr David Kaswe, applied orally for their arrest due…
The Zamfara Youth Awareness Forum has called on the state Chamber of Commerce to hold Governor Dauda Lawal accountable over the alleged diversion of ₦1.1 billion meant for entrepreneurs. Chairman of the forum, Muhammad Mua’zu Shinkafi, made the demand in a statement on Wednesday. He said the Zamfara State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and…
The Kaduna command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a new revenue milestone, generating ₦5.16 billion in October 2025, the highest monthly revenue ever recorded. According to a statement by the NCS Kaduna command, the figure represented a 96 per cent increase above the monthly target and a 196 per cent target performance. Yusuf…
Mrs Fatima Aliko-Dangote, Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations, Dangote Group, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the full industrialisation of Nigeria, speaking at the ongoing 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Represented by Mrs Funmi Sanni, Group Head, Sales and Marketing, Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko-Dangote described…
The City Sanitation Operation of the Federal Capital Territory has demolished illegal structures and shanties, popularly called, “Cashew Garden” in Apo Cadastral Zone E27, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director of Development Control, who led the operation in Abuja on Tuesday, told journalists during the exercise that the move was to rid the city of criminal…
