•Tinubu and FBI logo A Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has alleged that a U.S. federal court has taken a new step in the long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case seeking the release of alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In an update posted on X, the firm claimed th...
•Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Government said it has revoked the provisional licences granted to 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state, due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of vulnerable children in their care. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social...
•Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola Nigerian banks should scale back their flamboyancy, including spending on private jets, and pay a new windfall tax to regain public trust and support the economy, Femi Otedola, chairman of FBN Holdings has said. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg, Otedola said: “Nigerian banks are spending an estimated ...
•Education minister, Prof Tahir Mamman The federal government has denied reports that it is selling off public universities to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, said there has been misinformation on one aspect of the ministry’s policy in respect to tertiary education, reports Daily Trust. The minister who stated ...
•Private jets Last week’s suspension of the Permit for Non-commercial Flights (PNCF) of 10 private jet operators by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over flagrant disregard for regulatory compliance has exposed the abuse in the air transport sector. Amid accusations of engagement in illegal, illicit and other unauthorised activitie...
•A private jet The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended 10 private jet operators over failure to commence the recertification process. A statement signed by NCAA’s Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, said the suspension was rooted in its Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4 which ...
•Aviation Minister Keyamo and private jets The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says some private aircraft operating in Nigeria are being used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other illegal activities. Keyamo made the revelation at the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja today, when he inaugurated a Ministeria...
Some residents of Kebbi State attacked a government warehouse at Bayan Kara area of Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Saturday night and carted away food items. The hoodlums, who defied security operatives stationed at the warehouse, also broke into some private warehouses and shops in the area and stole food items, reports Daily Trust. [&he...
•Lea Government Primary School Negotiations for the release of no fewer than 287 abducted pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, Kuriga 1, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have begun. A highly placed source in the Kaduna State Government House, who is close to the negotiations [&helli...
•Late Wigwe and a tomb DANIEL ABIA reporting from Isiopo It is ten kilometres from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Wigwe International University in Isiokpo. From the airport junction deep into the hinterland, every turn wears a new look in anticipation of receiving an “august visitor”, reports Saturday Vanguard. Preparations for th...
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