Allen Onyema, Chairman of West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has raised alarm over an “unspoken alliance” among foreign airlines operating the Nigeria-UK route, as part of a conspiracy to allegedly frustrate it out of international operations.Air Peace commenced direct flight operations from Lagos to Gatwick Airport in London on
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The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved a Sallah gift of N10,000 to all categories of civil servants in the state and local government services, to cushion the economic hardship during the Sallah celebration."In his continuing efforts aimed at improving the welfare of the civil servants in
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The federal government has extended the public holidays for the Eid-el-Fitr celebration to Thursday.Announcing the extension in a fresh statement yesterday, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, said, “The federal government has approved Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s
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In commemoration of the Ramadan Iftar with the Muslims, governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has instituted a N200 million interest-free loan and appointed Alhaji Ibrahim Iliya as his special assistant on Arewa Matters.At the special meeting with leaders of the Muslim community in the state, where he broke
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Ebonyi State Police Command has rescued six kidnapped children and arrested the ringleader of those who specialise in the abduction of children.In a statement signed by the police spokesperson, DSP Joshua Ukandu, he said on January 21, 2024, one Nkwuda Francis reported to the command that a woman, initially identified
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Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has responded to reports alleging a lack of medical personnel on a passenger train, resulting in the tragic death of a police officer.The incident, which occurred on April 4, 2024, during a journey from Abuja to Kaduna, prompted eyewitnesses to recount the officer's sudden illness.Eyewitnesses said
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An executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja.He pleaded not guilty to the money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Gambaryan was arraigned yesterday by the EFCC before Justice Emeka Nwite of the court.Counsel
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has suspended all events at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, over poor maintenance of the facility.Wike announced the suspension when he inspected the centre in Abuja yesterday. He said the suspension was to enable Julius Berger to carry out holistic
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) will on Saturday, 13th April, graduate over 22,175 students at its 13th convocation ceremony.Briefing the newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Olufemi Peters, said 22 of the total number of undergraduates received first class degrees.In his breakdown of
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The government of Borno State has said that several infectious diseases, such as polio, guinea worm, and maternal and neonatal tetanus, are on the verge of elimination in the state.The commissioner for health and human services, Professor Baba Malam Gana, stated this yesterday at an event to commemorate this year's
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