National Examination Council, NECO, has dismissed a report that it was planning to recruit new members of staff. To this end, it warned unsuspecting members of the public against falling prey to the antics of some persons wanting to catch in on the report to dupe them of some money. The council, in a statement, […]
The travel measures taken against Nigeria by the United States last year are starting to have a clear and, potentially, long-term effect. Data from the US travel and tourism office shows Nigeria recorded the largest global drop-off in visitors to the US. As of October 2019, 34,000 fewer Nigerians travelled to the US compared to […]
A group known as Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) says the south-south should be allowed to produce the president in 2023. Addressing a news conference in Kaduna, Mohammed Danlami, leader of the little-known group, said this would enable the region to “complete its eight-year slot”. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is from the south-south, lost his […]
Some bank customers have frowned at their banks for not complying with the new guidelines for charges on Automated Teller Machine, released by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Some of the customers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, regretted that banks had now devised a means of deducting ATM charges without […]
By Foster Obi Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has said that the Enugu airport runway will be completed before the celebration of Easter and the airport will be reopened for operations. A statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)General Manager, Corporate Affairs said Senator Sirika made the disclosure today January […]
The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday announced the redeployment of 36 Air Vice Marshals and 40 Air Commodores including Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding and commandants of tri-service institutions. The Air Force in a release by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the redeployment followed the recent promotion of […]
The Federal Government has ordered power distribution companies to migrate to cashless settlement platforms with respect to the collection of electricity bills from residential, industrial and commercial customers. It stated that beginning from January 2, 2020, the distributors had till January 31 and March 31, depending on the class of customers, to comply with the […]