Normal flight operations have returned to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, following the improvement in the supply of JET A1 otherwise known as aviation fuel. Recall that domestic flights in the country suffered major setbacks in the past weeks following the short supply
The Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Ustaz Musa Mohammed, is dead. He was reported to have died Saturday evening. He will be buried on Sunday according to Muslim rites.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May 29. The APC claimed that the PDP-led government was not ready to fully cooperate with the incoming government, despite its public posturing in that regard. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday […]
The Federal Government, the United States and the World Health Organisation have opened Ebola Study centres in Abuja and Jos. With support from the Defence Reference Laboratory, one of the centres is located at the Ministry of Defence-United States Department of Defence within the Ship House headquarters of the Ministry of Defence. Unveiling the Abuja […]
The FCT Executive Committee (EXCO) has expressed grave concern over numerous uncompleted and abandoned buildings dotting the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, expressed this concern on Monday during the FCT Exco meeting, held at his residence. Senator Bala Mohammed, who presided over the meeting, reiterated that such structures poses
President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a closed door meeting with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The ongoing meeting is holding inside the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari, according to reports arrived for the meeting at exactly 3pm. Shortly before his arrival, President Jonathan with his Principal Secretary, Hassan Tukur
Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday morning, disrupted Arik Air’s operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when they denied the airline’s staff access to their duty posts. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Manager, Arik Air, Mr, Ola Banji, said the latest action might not be unconnected […]
The government of Korea has expressed her willingness to support Nigeria’s effort in the development of her education sector through exchange programmes. The Korean ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Noh Kyu-duk, made this known when he visited the Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, in Abuja. The ambassador, who noted the challenges facing the sector, […]
The newly-established Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, has received an official approval from the National University Commission (NUC) The Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, who disclosed the commission’s approval of the medical varsity at the presentation of an official certificate to Governor Olusegun Mimiko, in Abuja, described the
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, accompanied by the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, Senators-elect Ben Murray Bruce, Evangelist Foster Ogola and other senior citizens of the state, visited the family of environmental and human rights activist, Late Oronto Douglas in Abuja. In his remarks […]
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the Federal Government to pay the former staff of NITEL/MTEL their final entitlement representing 20 per cent of their annual salary within 30 days. Justice Peter Lifu (JP), who gave the judgment, however, dismissed three other claims by the claimants. The claimants had prayed the court to […]
As part of efforts to test the authenticity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) victory, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) leadership is set to challenge the Rivers State Governorship election results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the tribunal. The Rivers State chapter of the PDP, sure of the credibility of the […]
If you are coming into Abuja for the first time, you would marvel at the beauty and splendour of the Federal Capital City with wide stretch, well-manicured roads especially from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport into the city central area. In the day, you would see some of the most exotic cars you can find […]
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) said it would collaborate with the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) to commercialise its research and development products nationwide. Prof. Jere Bala, the Director-General of the commission, said this on Thursday in Abuja. He said the commission’s collaboration with NBTI was to
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday adjourned till April 13th, a suit challenging the emergence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Umaru Dahiru had challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in which Tambuwal emerged. Dahiru
The Federal government has declared Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6 as public holidays to mark this year’s Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations. Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, made this known, on Tuesday, in Abuja. In a statement, signed on his behalf, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Abubakar Magaji, and made […]
Former Head of State and Chairman of National Peace Committee on 2015, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election. He told State House correspondents, after a meeting, on Tuesday, with Jonathan, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, in Abuja, that his committee was pleasantly
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the Smart Card Reader Machines for the presidential election holding Saturday, March 28. In a ruling this afternoon, the presiding Judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi turned down the request for an interim order […]
The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Wilson Inalegwu on Friday said security personnel would be deployed to the 1,886 polling units in the FCT during Saturday’s election. Mr Inalegwu disclosd this when security forces involved in the election gathered for final rehearsal for deployment. Inalegwu is the chairman of the […]
Fire has gutted the federal high court sitting in Abuja. Officials of the federal fire service have been alerted to come to the scene. The cause of the fire is still unknown and it is said to case serous holdup along Maitama, Abuja. He fire is said to be massive. Details later.
