The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that there was no actual fire at the Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, as it claimed earlier on Sunday. In a statement it issued, FAAN said that there was rather smoke discharge from the Terminal 2 FM-200
A civil society organisation, Enough is Enough, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prioritise transparency and accountability to build public trust in Nigeria’s electoral process. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mrs Ufoma Nnamdi-Udeh, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria as
Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo, has awarded National Skills Qualification (NSQ) certificates to 14,603 trainees under its Centre for Innovation and Skills Acquisition (CISA). The ceremony marked the graduation of the institution’s first batch of trainees certified under the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). The Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Salisu
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has called for comprehensive reforms to Nigeria’s development finance architecture to bridge a financing gap exceeding N50 trillion. The organisation said the deficit was limiting growth across manufacturing, agriculture, agribusiness, micro, small and medium enterprises, and export-oriented businesses. CPPE Chief Executive
Sustained military operations have forced some members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), to begin surrendering their weapons in the South-East, military authorities say. This was contained in a military operational report made available to the News Agency of
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to thoroughly and effectively investigate allegations that over ₦6.79 billion of
Chief Deji Wellington, Lagos State Chairman of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has urged politicians in Osun to shun violence, saying no political office is worth the loss of human lives. Wellington made the appeal in an interview awith the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday while commenting on
Nabs notorious drug dealer in Rivers Island Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine concealed in local mortar and false bottom of a backpack packaged for shipment to China and Italy respectively through a logistics company in Lagos. The seizures made by NDLEA
.Hails Tinubu’s reforms Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Friday credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms for giving state governments the financial capacity to deliver meaningful development, saying the impact of the President’s policies is evident in the transformation currently taking place across Edo State. Addressing Edo indigenes
In a bold move to strengthen security, protect residents and boost investor confidence, the Ogun State Executive Council has approved four landmark bills designed to tackle violent crimes, ritual killings, cultism, extortion and the growing challenge of missing persons across the state. The approval, granted at the Council meeting held