News

Health workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have given Federal Government 15-day ultimatum with effect from Sunday August 30 to embark on strike over welfare issues. The union said after 15 days, its members would begin a strike from...

Kaduna tricycle bans - Kaduna State Government has banned tricycle operators from plying major roads within the metropolis, in line with the ongoing transport sector reform. Director-General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), Mrs Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, announced the ban in a statement in Kaduna. She said all tricycles, “Keke”, are...

Second Niger Bridge - Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity on Friday gave details of how former Presidents elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deceived Nigerians with the Second Niger Bridge project. In his weekly article titled ‘ My Mercedes Is...

Opebi Helicopter Crash - A helicopter crash has killed two people and critically injured one person in the Opebi area of Lagos State on Friday, according to a state official. Sources say that the helicopter, a Bell 206, with registration number 5N BQW which belongs to Quorum Aviation, came in...

FAAN Increases Passenger Service Charge- Rabiu Yadudu, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says domestic airlines in the country will pay N2,000 as passenger service charge from September 1. This is a 100 percent increase from the N1,000 currently paid by airlines. Under the revised service...

The Federal Government of Nigeria released a statement through the office of Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to address the harrasement of Nigerians in Ghana https://twitter.com/FMICNigeria/status/1299327901129740289 Full Statement   The Nigerian Government is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the...

A yet-to-be-identified helicopter has crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the copter dropped from the sky around 12 noon at the Salvation Bus Stop in Opebi. No casualty or death has, however, been reported as of the time of filing this report. Public Relations...

Immediately Ahmed Sani Yerima enacted Sharia Law as Governor of Zamfara State in 1999, most observers knew the law was always always going to be controversial. And it has turned out to be, on multiple occasions. Because of how and why should a person be sentenced to death by hanging,...