The Chairman, Resort Group, Dr. Wale Babalakin, says the Federal Government owes one of the group’s subsidiaries, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, the sum of N200bn.
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UBER DRIVERS DOWN TOOLS, TAKE TO THE STREETS OF LAGOS IN PROTEST
Uber drivers in Lagos have gone on strike in a bid to express their anger against the recently implemented 40% slash on fair prices by the digital cab-hailing platform.
Continue reading »DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS DECLINE BY 67% IN FIRST QUARTER – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Monday said domestic flight operations declined by 67 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period last year.
Continue reading »SHIPPERS COUNCIL URGES FED GOVT TO REPAIR PORT ACCESS ROADS
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently repair the deplorable port access roads before the rainy season sets in.
Continue reading »POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED UBER TAXI HIJACKER
The Police in Lagos on Sunday said they had arrested a member of a syndicate notorious for hiring and hijacking Uber Taxi in the state.
Continue reading »AMBODE COMMISSIONS 10 ROADS, THREE BRIDGES, OTHER PROJECTS
The Lagos @ 50 celebrations took a new dimension this week as the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode embarked on commissioning of several infrastructural projects across the State.
Continue reading »21 KILLED AS TRUCK HITS MINIBUS IN GUINEA
At least 21 people, mostly women, were killed in a head-on crash between a truck and a minibus packed with passengers in Guinea, police said on Sunday.
Continue reading »MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS ON FLOODED OYO-OGBOMOSO ROAD
Multiple accidents occurred at Odo Oba area of Oyo-Ogbomoso road early morning on Sunday, which involved several articulated vehicles and commuter buses.
Continue reading »FED GOVT MAY TRY CAPITAL OIL CHIEF IFEANYI UBAH OVER ALLEGED N11BN OIL SCAM
The Federal Government may prosecute oil magnate, Ifeanyi Ubah, who is currently being detained by the Department of State Services.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESS ACCIDENT UPDATE: POLICE CONFIRM 26 DEAD, 11 INJURED
The Oyo State Police Command said that 26 people died in the early morning ghastly motor accident, which occurred at the Ibadan end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway (READ IT HERE).
Continue reading »AT LEAST 29 SCHOOLCHILDREN KILLED IN TANZANIA BUS CRASH
At least 29 final year primary school pupils were killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania on Saturday, along with two teachers and the driver, the school’s director said.
Continue reading »36 KILLED AS 2 PASSENGER BUSES COLLIDES ON LAGOS-IBADAN HIGHWAY
More than 36 people were on Saturday feared dead as two passenger buses collided and caught fire at a Quarry site at Km 96, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
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