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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,...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State says it has resolved to challenge the Appeal Court’s ruling, affirming Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of the March 18 governorship election. The Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...

Access Bank Plc, in collaboration with Asolar, has launched a green energy solution to tackle power supply challenges faced by small and medium enterprises and rural communities across the country. The products, which included solar-powered TV sets, Air Conditioners, and PoS machines, among many others, were launched on Tuesday at...

The 17-storey Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Swali, Yenagoa, is set to host oil and gas industry eggheads and policy makers as the yearly Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum 2023, 12th edition, kicks off on 4th December. The Minister of State...