•Mudasiru Hon. Kamorudeen Mudasiru is the chairman of Lagelu local government area of Oyo State. In this interview, he speaks about local government administration, the controversial autonomy and the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next general election, reports Nigerian Tribune. Excerpts: Almost one year after you were el...
The Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has faulted a media report claiming that it has agreed on a concession duration for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. It will be recalled that Enugu airport came under media scrutiny barely 48 hours ago after Air Peace airline suspended its flight operations...
•Electricity grid In a bid to end age-long power woes, the federal government is in talks with commercial banks and other investors to fund its ambitious universal electricity access, which requires a whopping $23.2bn investment. It was learnt that Nigeria will require $23.2bn of aggregate investment to achieve the planned universal electricit...
The plan to concession the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, by the federal government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to a private firm under the finance, rehabilitate, operate and transfer for 80 years has been described as ridiculous and mysterious in the global aviation industry. Aviation stakehold...
•NiDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa The federal government today confirmed the release of six Nigerian tourists who were recently detained in Cape Verde. Contrary to earlier reports that the tourists were held for entering the country without sufficient funds, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that they were wrongly accused of trafficking...
•Eedris, Seyi and Tinubu A faction of Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere loyal to the leadership of Late Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has upbraided President Bola Tinubu over the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s new song “Tell Your Papa”. Afenifere, in a statement yesterday signed by its acting Chairman and National Publicity Secretary, Oba O...
Academic activities in public universities in the country is once again facing a serious threat, following the alleged federal government plan to release N50 billion Earned Allowances to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Already the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, has written to the Minister of Education, Dr...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21, 2025 as public holidays to mark the Christian festival of sacrifice and resurrection – the Good Friday and Easter Monday – respectively. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration today on behalf of the...
Power generation companies, GenCos, on Monday warned that power plants across the country were facing imminent shutdown due to a huge N4 trillion debt owed by the federal government. In a statement issued by the Board of Trustee Chairman of the Association Power Generation Companies, APGC, Col. Sani Bello, Gencos said they were currently owed ...
•Prof. Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, calling for the reversal of the action. Abdulkareem, who is popular for his song ‘Jaga Jaga’, which was critical of the then President, Olusegun Obasanjo, recently released a new song titled, ‘Tel...
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