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FG Begins To Collect Access Fees At Nigerian Airpo

Friday, May 17, 2024
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has commenced tollgate payment or E-Tags payment for all travellers at the 24 Federal Airports nationwide, starting from Friday, May 17, 2024. The authority disclosed this on its official X handle at midnight Thursday, May 16. According t ...

No Plan To Illegally Use Nigerian Workers’ Pension Fund For Infrastructural Proj

Friday, May 17, 2024
The federal government has stated that there are no plans to illegally tap into the N20 trillion Pension Fund of workers to finance infrastructure and housing. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ther ...

We Must Unite To Defeat Terrorism, Human Trafficking— Tinubu Tells Senegal’s Pre

Friday, May 17, 2024
President Bola Tinubu has called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting the region. Speaking during a meeting with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal at the State House, Tinubu said West Africa must work together to defea ...

FAAC Shares N1.2trn Revenue To FG, States, LG For April

Friday, May 17, 2024
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed a total of N1,149.816 trillion which came in as revenue in January 2024 to the federal government, states, and local government areas. The allocation, shared during the May 2024 FAAC meeting comprised of distributable statutory reve ...

USAID: Ebonyi Assembly Speaker Calls For Proper Utilization Of Fundsmeant For He

Friday, May 17, 2024
The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Ije Odunwa has called for proper utilization of funds released for healthcare projects in the state for effective healthcare delivery to the citizens. The speaker made the call during a policy dialogue on health sector financing in Ebonyi ...

Commuters Escape Death As Fire Engulfs Commercial Bus In Lagos

Thursday, May 16, 2024
The driver and passengers of a commercial bus have escaped death after the vehicle conveying them burst into fire at the Falomo Bridge inward Ikoyi axis in Lagos on Thursday. It was learnt that the commuters escaped unhurt from the bus as the inferno raged from the vehicle. Popular Nollywood A ...

Don't Hurt Anybody, Your Days Are Numbered In Office—Governor Fubara Tells LG Ch

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has warned that any out-going local government chairman in the State who hurts any well-meaning Rivers person will not be forgiven. The Governor pointed to an event that happened on Tuesday, where miscreants attacked some persons who attended the inaugur ...

President Tinubu Seeks N24.6bn To Refund Nasarawa, Kebbi Govts For Airports 

Thursday, May 16, 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the preparations and approval of a N24.6 billion Promissory Notes to reimburse Nasarawa and Kebbi States on the cost of their Airports taken over by the Federal Government. Nasarawa is to be reimbursed N9.5 billion wh ...

Many Students Injured As OAU Lecture Theatre Ceiling Collapses During Rainfall

Thursday, May 16, 2024
The ceilings of the Oduduwa Hall amphitheater at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, collapsed on a number of students during a rainfall on Thursday morning. According to eyewitness accounts, a powerful whirlwind accompanied the heavy rainfall around 9 AM, causing portions of ...

Emirates Airlines Resume Flights To Nigeria On October 1

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Emirates Airlines has announced October 1, 2024 as date to resume flight operations to Nigerian airports after two years of halting operations in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Airlines on its verified X handle on Thursday. Emirates wrote: ldquo;We rsquo;re back Nigeria We rsquo;ll be re ...
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