The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Friday urged passengers, airlines and the general public in the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, not to entertain any fear, during the emergency simulation exercise. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, made the announcement in a statement issued in Lagos. Yakubu explained that the exercise was an […]
The Senate on Thursday condemned the high lending rates in the country, accusing the Central Bank of Nigeria of not encouraging investors with the monetary policy. The Senate insisted that the CBN has not done enough in balancing the deposit interest rate and lending with the goal of encouraging savings. The chamber expressed concern that […]
Nigeria’s government has licensed two gold refineries to produce the metal for export and for the central bank to hold in its reserves, the mines minister said on Wednesday. Minister of Mines and Steel Development Olamilekan Adegbite told reporters in the capital, Abuja, that licences had been issued and the central bank would be the […]
Former Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro has said that while he welcomes ex-players being involved in Nigeria coaching set-up he questions Joseph Yobo’s credentials. This follows on the heel of some former Super Eagles players that challenged the appointment. His comments come after his former international team-mate and ex-Everton star Yobo was appointed as assistant coach […]
The Coordinator, Joint Border Patrol, Zone 3, Muhammed Garba, has said smugglers have devised new ways of smuggling banned items into the country. According to Garba, they now conceal rice and other contraband in bags containing yam flour. The Nigeria Customs Service chief said they had impounded 20 bags of yam flour, with foreign rice […]
By Chima Nwafo Those familiar with the state of the road linking Okigwe and Isiukwuato in Abia State were not surprised with the abduction of travellers by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the evening of Tuesday, February 11. But up to press time, no reaction from either the relevant government agencies nor the […]
An employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) was yesterday afternoon stabbed to death in Kabusa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, while one other colleague of the deceased escaped with serious injuries following an attack by assailants. The AEDC workers were on duty disconnecting the electricity of customers who failed to […]
The Nigeria Customs Service says ingenuity deployed by criminals or smugglers has made it possible for contraband items to come into the country. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. Attah explained that there were so many factors responsible […]
Prakasam police have arrested a gang of three, including a Nigerian national, on charges of online fraud to the tune of Rs14.67 lakh. The trio was arrested based on a complaint filed by one V Achaiah at Podili police station. Addressing media persons on Tuesday, Prakasam district SP Siddharth Kaushal said the 28-year-old engineering student […]
Nigerians would soon be faced with a 35 per cent hike in electricity tariffs, officials said on Tuesday, as regulators seek to reposition a sector that has been moribund for decades. At an interactive parley with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said an upward review of prices […]