2 mn read “In light of the ongoing audit, Dana Air has made the decision to temporarily disengage some staff members pending the conclusion of the audit,” a statement said. Dana Air on Saturday announced that it has disengaged some of its staff members amid an operational audit being conducted by the nation’s regulatory authorities. The airline’s Head […]
< 1 mn read After a five-day search, rescue authorities in Lagos State found a Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), worker, Tajudeen Amololo, dead. On Monday, trapped in an underground drainage at the Onipanu area of the state while trying to clean the debris. It was learnt that the male adult worker was part of the […]
2 mn read An employee of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been tragically killed in Maitama, Abuja. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the victim, Khalid Bichi, was murdered by some unknown gunmen on Friday night. The incident reportedly occurred when Bichi, a middle-aged man, was out to get food. According to the PUNCH, Bichi […]
< 1 mn read President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the occasion of his 98th birthday. President Tinubu joined family, friends, and associates to celebrate a paragon of integrity and a peerless leader with a natural agency for rallying minds to the cause of peace, unity, and […]
2 mn read President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Nigerian ReNewed Hope Solidarity Movement (NRHSM) has asserted that the country would have faced bankruptcy without President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pragmatic policies and programmes. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja by its National Coordinator, Tom Obulu, the group praised the incumbent administration’s efforts in combating and eliminating […]
2 mn read Kidnappers kill 6-year-old boy after collecting feeding fee, insisting on ransom. Two men in Adamawa State who were arrested for kidnapping and killing a boy and going ahead to insist on ransom, have confessed to the crime. The Adamawa State Police, which disclosed this on Friday, added that the suspects had been quick in collecting […]
< 1 mn read BREAKING: House of Reps member, Dogonyaro is dead. Member representing Garki/Babura federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Isa Dogonyaro, is dead. Mohammed Bello El-Rufa’i, who is one of his colleagues, disclosed the death of the lawmaker on his Facebook wall Friday morning. He wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Earlier […]
2 mn read Govt Discloses When Remarkable Lagos Kano Rail Line Will Be Ready For Operations. As the Voice of Nigeria reported, Alkali inspected the Kano-Maradi rail corridor on Thursday, May 9. This is even as the contractor handling the project, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), announced that the rail line has been linked up to Zawaciki […]
< 1 mn read Breaking: Governor Sanwo-Olu meets, resolves Lagos Nurses’ Crisis. Nurses set to call off strike Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu held a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council at the State House, Marina on Sunday evening. The meeting was called by the Governor to address the grievances of the […]
2 mn read An employee of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Bello Bukar Adamu, has been found dead many hours after his sudden disappearance from home. Reports are that Adamu was contacted by his friend, Zubairu Sadiq, who is alleged to be a former coworker at KEDCO. The suspect allegedly lured Adamu out of his home under the […]
2 mn read The Federal Government is set to initiate freight services on the Lagos-Kano narrow gauge rail line, aiming to enhance commercial operations and reduce the burden on the nation’s highways. Naija News reports that the development was disclosed during an inspection visit by the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, to the project site in Kano State […]
2 mn read The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill prescribing the death penalty for persons convicted of dealing in banned substances (drugs) in the country. The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human […]
< 1 mn read Recall that the man recently updated Nigerians when he recorded himself in a coffin, sharing his experience inside it. He assured his followers of his well-being, even though there’s shortage of water. In a follow-up update on his Instagram account, he assured his followers of his well-being just by showing proof of his abled breathing […]
2 mn read Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has backed the new coach of the Super Eagles, Finidi George, to source for his assistant coaches. Finidi George was named the head coach of the Super Eagles over a week ago but he is yet to get his assistant coaches. There are reports that […]
2 mn read A former Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Christopher Oluchukwu, has been convicted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for his role in an employment scam. According to the case brought forth by the ICPC at Katsina State High Court 3, the defendant was alleged to […]
2 mn read Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the aegis of the Solidarity and Development Forum in Rivers State, have countered calls for Governor Siminalayi Fubara‘s impeachment. Recall that the APC state chairman, Tony Okocha, directed the Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday to immediately commence proceedings to impeach Fubara. The latest development […]
2 mn read A Boeing 737/300-passenger aircraft operating under Air Senegal, chartered by the privately-owned Transair, veered off the runway during an early morning takeoff in Senegal, injuring 11 people and leading to the temporary closure of the international airport near Dakar. Naija News reports that the incident occurred around 1 am (0100 GMT) Thursday, disrupting operations for […]
2 mn read Minimum Wage: ‘If Subsidy Was Not Removed, We Would Have Suggested ₦80,000 – NLC Boss Ajaero The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) national president, Joe Ajaero, has explained why they proposed ₦615,000 as the minimum wage to the federal government. According to Ajaero, the union would have probably suggested ₦80,000 if the fuel subsidy was not […]
2 mn read Rivers crisis: Pro-Fubara APC members counter call for impeachment Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State have countered calls for the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Recall that the APC state chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, on Tuesday directed the Rivers State House of Assembly to immediately commence proceedings for the impeachment […]
2 mn read Northern Elders kick against CBN’s cybersecurity levy A prominent socio-cultural organization, The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has kicked against the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to impose a cybersecurity levy on bank customers. In a statement signed by the NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the forum expressed its dissatisfaction with the policy. […]
