•Protesting varsity lecturers University teachers embarked on peaceful protests on campuses yesterday over what they termed the federal government’s failure to meet their demands for better welfare and improved funding of the education sector. The protests, which grounded academic activities, were called by the Academic Staff Union of Universi...
Thousands of US air passengers were facing delays yesterday after United Airlines halted many departures in the wake of a systemwide problem. So-called “mainline flights” — those moving between major hubs — were grounded for over an hour before engineers were able to get things up and running again, reports AFP. “We are working with […]...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered the grounding of Rano Air aircraft with registration number 5N-BZY. The decision followed an incident involving the aircraft which reportedly lost one engine during an Abuja-Katsina flight, reports Daily Trust. It was revealed that the NCAA took the decision in line with strict enforcemen...
•Flights Flights have been grounded at the Akure Airport following the destruction of some vital equipment by a rainstorm. Sources at the airport said equipment was destroyed at the control tower and engineering unit, reports The Nation. It was gathered that equipment such as network time protocol, encoder, Air conditioners, computers and othe...
•Bimbo Ademoye Nollywood actress Bimbo Ademoye has opened up about the complexities of fame, describing it as both a blessing and a challenge. In this interview with Saturday PUNCH, she shared her perspective: “Fame has blessed me, to be honest. I have been able to receive favours from people. Yet, I have managed to stay […]
•Jake Paul (R) pummels Mike Tyson during the bout Mike Tyson’s controversial return to boxing ended in a one-sided defeat last night, with Youtuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul cruising to victory by unanimous decision against the heavyweight icon in Texas. Tyson, 58, barely landed a punch during the eight-round bout at the AT&T Stadium i...
•IPOB There was partial compliance in the capital city of Awka and its environs today as the two-day sit-at-home by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commenced. But the situation was not the same in Onitsha and Nnewi where there was full compliance, reports The Nation. Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo used today’s sit-at-home to visit [&h...
•Private jets The federal government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, will on Monday (today) ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, which were ex...
•Arik Air The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has grounded some aircraft belonging to Airik Airline over a $2.5m debt. A statement by the management of the agency today said the move was a sequel to an order by the enforcement department of the FCT High Court, regarding a debt of $2.5m owed by Arik […]
•The heavy downpour Business and commercial activities were grounded yesterday following a 10-hour downpour in many parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The resulting flooding brought down a two-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos, grounded vehicular movement on the roads and overwhelmed thousands of residents while pupils could not attend ...
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