AIR Peace Ltd. says the operating cost for a one-hour flight exceeds N14 million.The airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, disclosed at a news conference on Friday in Lagos.Olajide said that N7 million is required to purchase 4,000 litres of jet A1 (aviation fuel), which is currently sold for N1,400 per litre.She added...
After weeks of intensive special operations training for officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, by men of an elite tactical unit of the French National Police, popularly called RAID, the Government of France has assured the anti-narcotics agency of more collaboration and support.The assurance was given at the weekend by the French...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejigged his list of nominees for the South East Development Commission (SEDC) board, replacing the initial chairman, Hon. Emeka Atuma, with Dr Emeka Nworgu.The President replaced all the three executive directors initially nominated and named two additional executive directors.The President also removed one of the board members, Donatus Eyinnah Nwankpa.However,...
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD).The President also approved the renewal of the appointment of Fatima Umaru Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary Of the Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC).In a list of nominees sent to the Senate late in September 2024,...
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on investors in the energy sector to partner with the state, noting that there is a huge energy market in the state.He stated this on Friday while commissioning the first phase of the 11 Megawatts Ibadan Hybrid Power Plant, the state’s first-ever Independent Power Project, at the Power...
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, says he is guided by the commitment to deliver projects that are strategic and significant towards improving the lives of people in the State on an enduring scale.The Governor disclosed this during the inauguration of the remodelled Government Girls’ Secondary School in Ahoada Town, Ahoada East Local Government Area...
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said investment opportunities abound in the state that require the buying-in of foreign investors.Prince Abiodun spoke at a meeting with the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days, in Rabat, Morocco on Friday.The governor listed...
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, said his administration will overhaul Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), the State-owned media outfit, to enable it compete favourably with its counterparts across the globe.He was joined by top government functionaries to inspect facilities at EBS and road projects at Upper Mission extension by Aduwawa junction, Obadan Junction Benin-Auchi Express...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he shares in the pain of loss with the Muslim Ummah over the passing at the age of 84, the highly revered Islamic Scholar Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello.President Tinubu, in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on(Information & Strategy) also affirmed that the cerebral scholar lived to serve...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed Monday’s decision by the Supreme Court, affirming the President’s power to declare emergency rule in any state of the federation. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Kamarudeen Ogundele, the Senior Assistant to the President Communication and Publicity office of the AGF...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (ARD-UATH), has urged Nigerians to be more conscious of their health and adopt preventive measures to avoid falling sick. The President of ARD-UATH, Dr Adewale-Adeleye Premiere, made the call during a medical outreach organised for police officers at Mopol 44 Barracks, Kuje, Abuja, and their...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licences of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc. This is according to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Hakama Sidi-Al. Sidi-Ali said the action was part of the apex bank’s efforts to re-position the mortgage sub-sector...
Nigeria’s digital healthcare sector could grow to 3.3 billion dollars by 2030, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, signalling expanding investment, technology adoption, and opportunities within the country’s health industry. A Consultant Public Health Physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr Sarumi Olakunle, disclosed this Tuesday in Ilorin during a paper presentation...
The Nigeria Police Force had insisted that there was no court order that restrained the force from enforcing tinted glass permit as being speculated. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the order being talked about was to maintain status quo on the issue. He said the...