Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has attributed the frequent flight cancellations and rising ticket prices in the country to a shortage of aircraft. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Saturday, October 12, Keyamo acknowledged the challenges faced by both local and international travelers, including flight delays without prior…
Men of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 35-year-old man, Musa Abdullahi from Sokoto State, suspected of supplying food and other courier services to armed bandits and terrorists terrorising the state. The Head of the Communications Department of the Corps, Officer Adeleye Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend…
A train crushed a 50-year-old man identified simply as Emmanuel to d@ath in the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The incident happened near Arena Shopping Mall on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The deceased’s sister informed the police that she received a phone call around 9 am alerting her that her older brother had…
No food has entered northern Gaza in Palestine since the start of October, putting 1 million people at risk of going hungry, the United Nations’ World Food Programme told CNN on Friday, October 11. In August, about 700 hundred aid trucks entered northern Gaza then in September, only 400 aid trucks entered, after commercial…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Malam Mele Kyari, has lost his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima. Fatima passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024. Vice President, Kashim Shettima joined other mourners at the funeral prayer which was held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja. Shettima expressed his heartfelt…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has accused the national oil company, NNPC, of selling fuel to them at over N1,000 per liter while purchasing it for less than N900 from the Dangote refinery. IPMAN’s national president, Abubakar Garima, stated in an interview on Thursday, October 10 that marketers have been unable…
Thirteen former fighters of Boko Haram, have reportedly escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government. Premiumtimes reports that the 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government and were enlisted to join the military in fighting the ins-urge.…
The Sokoto State Government has disbursed N95.4 million for the maintenance of Juma’at mosques across the state. The funds were released on Wednesday at the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute for Qur’anic and General Studies by Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bello Goronyo. A total of 87…
The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved new rates for the issuance of national driver’s licences and vehicle number plates, set to take effect from November 1, 2024. The revised rates aim to enhance the quality and security features of these identification documents, in line with international standards. Under the new pricing structure, Nigerians…
The Supreme Court has scheduled October 22 for a hearing on a constitutional challenge brought by at least 16 state governments against the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other federal institutions. The case, marked SC/CV/178/2023, originated from a suit filed by the Kogi State Government and has now…
