•Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake The federal government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has revoked 924 dormant mineral licences. The Minister of Solid Development Minerals, Dele Alake, disclosed this information at a press conference today in Abuja. The revoked licences include 528 exploration licences,...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo and Dana aircraft The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend Dana Air, a day after one of the airline’s planes skidded off the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos runway. The minister also ordered a comprehensive audit of the airline. The audit wil...
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) have alleged that the federal government plans to sideline some of the current staff in the Federal Airport of Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) who are due for promo...
•FCCPC officials seal up Abuja Chinese supermarket today Officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer and Protection Commission (FCCPC) have sealed up an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket situated at the China General Chamber of Commerce. The FCCPC officials shut the supermarket when they stormed the premises today, reports Channels TV. The...
The federal government today, Monday, April 22, vowed to sell off the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) now under the management of banks and Asset Management Company (AMCON) in the next three months to reputable technical power operators. Recalled that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) is currently under the managem...
•Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, gave the directive today during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bw...
•Naira notes The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared a total sum of N1.123 trillion March 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the three tiers of government after its April meeting in Abuja. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation Bawa [&helli...
•Nadeem Anjarwalla The Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed May 17 to rule on an application by the federal government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), seeking to serve by substituted means the charge against a top executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who fled from custody while awaiting trial. Moses Id...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission yesterday carried out an enforcement raid at two supermarkets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to ensure adherence to price display and quantity regulations. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, said the exercise targeted at reducing the high cost of f...
•Umahi The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has inaugurated a committee to verify those whose property are within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway. The minister during the inauguration yesterday in Abuja said the verification is important to identify those that will be compensated for their loss during construction, re...
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