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Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has said that the relocation of operations of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Kaduna would cost more than N1.1 billion. Sirika while briefing the senate on the logistics implication of the relocation said that the ministry had taken into account relevant agencies that would be deployed […]

Managing Director, Julius Berger, Mr Wolfgang Goetsch, has said that the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, could be fixed without closing down the airport. However the German construction company said the work would take more than two years. Goetsch made this known in his submission before the Senate on Tuesday at plenary. […]

The seemingly invincible and elusive leader of Boko Haram,  Abubakar Shekau, has said his group was behind Monday’s suicide bomb attack on the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). A veterinary medicine Professor, Aliyu Usman Mani, from Katsina State died in the attack which also injured more than 15 other people. Shekau’s claim was communicated via an […]

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be strongly represented at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which begins in Davos, Switzerland today. UBA CEO Kennedy Uzoka leads a senior executive team, at one of the most important events on the global economic calendar. The UBA delegation will interact with global business and political leaders during the event. The delegation will also include Group Head of Correspondent Banking Sola Yomi-Ajayi and […]Read More

“Happy New Year, my brother” “What do you mean happy new year, more than two weeks into the New Year. Have I not been in touch with you since January 1?” “But for you the New Year has just started. Your January 1 was not on January 1” “Looks like you have started taking something. […]

One professor and four other persons were on Monday killed in a suicide bomb attack targeted at the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Maiduguri, (UNIMAID), Borno State. Alhaji Satomi Ahmed, the Chairman of State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA) in the state identified the deceased professor as the Director of Veterinary Science of the University, […]

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will commence the 2016  Batch B Stream II orientation for prospective corps members on Jan. 24. The NYSC made this known in its official website on Monday, adding that the orientation would end on Feb. 13. It said that the on-line printing of call-up letters by stream II prospective […]

Although performing oversight on other arms of government forms part of the basic functions of the National Assembly, the plethora of investigations set up by legislators has called to question the justification and real significance of probes. The warning other day, by the Senate Committee on Works, threatening to arrest anyone who fails to respond […]

Persecution watchdog and aid organisation, International Christian Concern (ICC) recently released its annual “Hall of Shame” report for 2016, highlighting the world’s 12 countries that are the worst persecutors of Christians. Published by Religion News Service, the report divides countries into three categories – “Worst of the Worst,” “Core Countries” and “New and Noteworthy,” which […]

The supply logjam which often impedes stable availability of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise called cooking gas, may soon be over. The West Africa Gas Ltd (WAGL), a Joint Venture Company of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Sahara Energy will tomorrow, Tuesday 17 January, unveil two LPG vessels in Ulsan, South Korea which promise […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that it is probing the missing N500 million Safe School funds meant to rebuild the Government Girls School in Chibok in Borno state. The foundation for the school was laid some weeks to the presidential election in 2015 by former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the terrorist attack Monday morning at a mosque in the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). A professor of veterinary medicine and four others were killed by the suicide bomber. Fifteen other people were injured. The President expressed sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the University Community, families of the victims and […]