A cabin crew strike at EasyJet and Ryanair saw 15 flights to and from Spain cancelled and 175 others delayed Saturday, as staff at the Irish airline announced 12 more days of stoppages. The strike at the two low-cost airlines over pay and working conditions began as European schools started breaking up for the summer, […]
The Coca Cola company and its partner, Medshare, in collaboration with Federal Government, on Friday donated equipment worth N3 billion to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano under the Safe Birth Initiative (SBI). The equipment and supplies were formally unveiled and handed over at a special event held at the Hospital in Kano. At the handover […]
One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writing their final exams at the time. Having fled […]
The UK has announced a deal with Nigeria to tackle illegal migration. In a tweet, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the “landmark agreement with Nigeria will increase the deportation of dangerous foreign criminals”. The announcement on Thursday was made hours after the UK deported at least 10 Nigerians for alleged immigration-related offences. Human rights campaigners […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the release of the official details of David Nwamini to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order in a judgement delivered on Friday, directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and […]
American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in Russia on charges of illegal cannabis possession. Ms Griner, a three-time WNBA league champion and seven-time All-Star, was seen arriving handcuffed at a court in the town of Khimki, outside Moscow. If convicted, the 31-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison. The US says […]
The Calabar Port returned to life on Thursday, three years after a ship berthed there last. A general cargo vessel berthed at the port with 204 heavy-duty trucks, 22 cubic meters of mostly pipes and other containers. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Calabar after the berthing of the vessel, Mr Festus Olumati, the Port […]
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the board composition and proposed governance framework for the sustainable management and payment of post-privatisation liabilities of the power sector transferred to the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) Board. This was among the highlights of the meeting of the Council presided over by Vice President Yemi […]