For a country eager to position itself as Africa’s gateway for business, tourism and investment, Nigeria’s electronic visa platform was meant to symbolise efficiency – a streamlined, modern system that would make visiting the country faster and easier. Instead, a growing chorus of international travellers says the system has become a source...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has summoned 13 domestic airlines to an emergency meeting over the growing number of flight delays, cancellations and affecting passengers across the country. The meeting, scheduled for tomorrow at the NCAA headquarters in Abuja, was confirmed by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protecti...
•Tinubu with Katsina State delegation led by Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda on Sept 2 Barely 17 months after the Tinubu administration first expressed interest in establishing a decentralised police force, several sociopolitical groups, civil society organisations and ex-service men and women have intensified calls for its implementation. Th...
•Free train passengers stranded yesterday at Idu Railway Station, Abuja, ahead of Christmas The free train rides declared by the Tinubu-led federal government across the country have kicked off across the country amidst delays and overcrowding at some of the stations as Nigerians turned up in large numbers for the rides to their various destin...
•Dave Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the ministry has terminated several road contracts nationwide due to delays in their completion. Although he did not specify which projects were affected, Umahi confirmed that due process was followed in the terminations, many of which had been ongoing for over 20 years, reports Daily Trust....
•Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun The federal government has not yet commenced direct payment of monthly allocations to Nigeria’s 774 local government areas. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, explained that the Supreme Court’s proceedings had not yet been communicated to the Attorney General of the Fe...
•Delta Airlines Delta Air Lines has delayed its scheduled noon flight from Lagos to Atlanta, US, due to technical issues. The operator announced in a statement today that all its flights were temporarily paused as it worked to resolve a vendor technology problem. Earlier, a massive technical outage struck businesses worldwide, causing disrupti...
•Late singer, Mohbad The Chief Magistrates Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has adjourned proceedings on the DNA application filed to determine the paternity of the son of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. This followed the collapse of settlement talks between the Aloba family and the respondent – the late Mohbad’s wife, [&hel...
•Kenya floods Kenya said today that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to “ongoing heavy rains” that have triggered deadly floods in the East African nation. Schools were originally scheduled to reopen today, following mid-term holidays, but the torrential monsoon downpours have affected many educational facilities, pro...
•Dangote refinery Indications have emerged that lingering regulatory approvals have stalled Dangote Petrochemical Refinery’s plan to release aviation fuel (Jet A1) and diesel for sale in the Nigerian market in January, findings have shown. One week after the January 31 timeline set by the management of Africa’s largest refinery to begin sale o...
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