Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is set to take office as the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu. According to the statement, the ceremony will take place at the […]
Month: September 2019
Ikoyi immigration office commences Saturday operations
The Ikoyi office of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has included Saturday in its workdays to meet the demands of passport applicants. This means that applicants can now visit the Ikoyi office to apply and pick up processed passports during the weekend. Complaints of the laborious process involved in applying and getting a Nigerian passport […]
Budget 2020: Hard Times Beckon as Oil Prices Drop
There are indications that Nigeria’s economic situation will bite harder on the people in 2020 fiscal year as the federal government adjusts to the realities of dwindling oil prices. Oil revenue is projected to decline by about N1.32trillion impacting negatively on capital expenditure which is expected to drop by N1.14trillion, thereby slowing down economic growth. […]
Dana Air acquires first Boeing 737 aircraft
By Foster Obi ….To take more deliveries before year end Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has given its strategic route expansion plan a push with the arrival in Lagos of one of its newly acquired Boeing 737 aircraft. The Managing Director / Chief Executive officer of Dana Air Jacky Hathiramani in a statement said the aircraft […]
Electricity Tariff increase: Consumers to pay N1.52tn for power next year
Consumers will pay about N1.52tn for power next year, going by the recent tariff increase approved by the Federal Government, investigations have shown. This is about N600bn higher than the estimated N900bn which the electricity distribution companies are expected to make this year. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the Federal Government, through the Nigerian […]
Telcos fault minister on nine million unregistered SIM cards
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria has said there are not up to nine million unregistered mobile telephone SIM cards in the country, as claimed by the Communications Minister, Dr Isa Pantami. Pantami on Friday directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to immediately compel the telecom service providers to block ‘over nine million’ unregistered […]
Goalkeeper Enyeama plans return to Super Eagles after 4 years
Vincent Enyeama, the former Nigeria goalkeeper and captain who resigned from the National team after his clash with former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, in 2015, has hinted of a possible return to the National team. The 37-year-old had an interview with Brila FM on Friday Sept. 13 where he stated that should the country […]
Alleged Corruption: ICPC shuts houses of NFF President Pinnick, Dikko
The anti-graft agency, ICPC, has confirmed that it has sealed the houses of two top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In separate statements via its official Twitter handle on Friday, the anti-graft agency said it has sealed the Lagos residence of the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, as well as the Abuja residence of […]
Save Lagos Group Rates Ambode better than Sanwo-Olu
—Describes Governor’s 100 days performance as cosmetic A civil society organisation, the Save Lagos Group (SLG), has carpeted the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over the celebration of 100 days in office, scoring the administration low in term of laying a solid and good foundation for infrastructural development of the state. The group stated that […]