The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has explained that the United States Federal Aviation Administration delisted Nigeria from Category One Status of the International Aviation Safety Assessment programme over the lack of Nigerian airlines to ply the United States direct routes for two years. This means that Nigerian carriers will not be able to operate directly…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly running…
The coalition’s letter, sent to the Nigerian Embassy in the U.S., denounces the Nigerian government’s harsh measures against demonstrators and demands an immediate end to their detention. A coalition of workers, students, and activists in the United States has called on the Federal Republic of Nigeria to cease its repression of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The coalition’s…
Ahmad Muhammad Kabir, an undergraduate student at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, has openly confessed to providing crucial logistical support and supplying firearms to notorious terrorist groups operating in the region. Kabir, who is pursuing a degree in Geography and Regional Planning, was apprehended by authorities while attempting to deliver…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) on the stock exchange, in accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). His demand follows the NNPCL’s decision to transfer the management and operation of the Warri and Kaduna refineries to private operators. A statement issued…
The ongoing scarcity and high cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, show no signs of improvement as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has indicated that its ability to maintain fuel supply is in jeopardy.Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the NNPCL, made this statement in response to…
On Sunday, September 1, Donald Trump, The United States, US, Republic presidential candidate, warned Americans against his counterpart from the Democrat, Kamala Harris. Trump warned that Harris would bring about poverty and chaos to Americans if voted president. The former US president described Harris as a threat to America’s democracy. Posting on X, Trump said…
Nigerians have taken to microblogging platform, X (formerly known as Twitter) to challenge a former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, for mocking the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betsy over their childlessness. It was earlier reported that Oshiomhole in a press interview with some selected journalists had said Governor Obaseki and his…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has kept mum two days after a report emerged that its Governor, Olayemi Cardoso and four deputy Governors acquired six ultra-modern armored vehicles worth N10 billion despite the hardship Nigerians are facing. Recall that a newspaper report, (not Ekwe Anaedo) on August 30, 2024, reported that Cardoso and deputy governors,…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, has lamented the conditions of public sector retirees, saying some of them still receive N500 as a monthly pension in the country. The Secretary of the union in Kaduna State, Alhassan Musa, described the condition of the retirees as “pathetic”, saying that most of the affected retirees were in…
