archiveNovember 2023

Social critic and human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has described the judiciary as a mere toy in the hands of corrupt politicians. The development followed a statement credited to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, urging judges not to be overwhelmed by the sentiments of the “mob”...

  Nigerian banks are well-positioned to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive to increase their capital base. The president of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Ken Opara, gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday at the 22nd National Seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for...

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed an “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the organisation’s concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola....

Following the unexplained diversion of an Abuja-bound United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) aircraft to Asaba International Airport on Sunday, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft under the airline. This was announced on Monday by the civil aviation regulatory authority in a letter addressed to the...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has revealed plans by the 10th House to convene a town-hall meeting with stakeholders on the 2024 Appropriation Bill about to be laid before a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. He said this would allow...

  According to the Global Traffic Congestion Rankings 2023 by Traffic Index, Lagos State has the worst road traffic among all cities, with at least 500,000 inhabitants around the world. Riga, the capital and largest city of Latvia, came second on the list, followed by Tehran, the capital and largest...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) said the reported rain and thunderstorms in November in some states were a result of climate variability due to natural and atmospheric conditions. The Agency gave the explanation in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, noting that the 2023 rainy season in...

The Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI) has claimed that 70 per cent of female graduates from Nigerian tertiary institutions had been subjected to one form of sexual harassment or the other. The Lead Director, GMI, Ms Omowunmi Ogunrotimi stated this at a news conference in commemoration of the 16 days of...

President Bola Tinubu today chaired the Federal Executive Council (FE) meeting of his administration at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. At the cabinet meeting, Mr Tinubu will swear in the eight newly appointed permanent secretaries approved to serve in the Federal Civil Service. The meeting features Vice...

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding United Nigeria flight NUA 0506 to Asaba and the confusion it created in the public domain. It was reported that United Nigeria Airlines, on Sunday, November 26, said its Lagos-Abuja flight was diverted to Asaba,...