Nigerian airline operators have put at about N10 billion, the lost they have incurred in the first three weeks the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was closed for the rehabilitation of its runway. These losses, according to the airlines, were a result of low passenger traffic, more fuel consumption and increased remuneration due to crew’s extra flight time. Some of […]
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A controversial armoured vehicle bought by the Senate, but seized by the Nigeria Customs Service for evading correct duty payment, is yet another greasy mark on the National Assembly’s coat of many colours. Whether at the level of the lawmakers or the bureaucracy, our legislature has become a sickening joke in the eyes of discernible Nigerians. Earlier media reports had […]
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The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clevland Investment Management Limited “to curb crime amongst its members using ICT.” The President of ACOMORAN, Babangida Maihula, at the event in Abuja on Wednesday said there had been complaints that some motorcyclists and tricycle riders perpetrate crimes in their […]
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Activists in London have prevented the mass deportation of Nigerians and Ghanaians who failed to secure asylum in the United Kingdom, according to reports by the British media. The activists, who operated under a group called Stop Charter Flights – End Deportations, blocked the runway of the Stansted airport carrying banners and chanting songs condemning deportations. A video recording showed […]
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The Nigerian Customs Service on Wednesday said it had commenced a manhunt of those alleged to have smuggled about eleven vehicles –ten Hilux and one Land cruiser jeep into the country. The Public Relations Officer, NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said the vehicles were seized based on credible intelligence provided to operatives of the NCS Compliance Team, that some smuggled vehicles […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says passengers plying Abuja to Kaduna by rail have increased tremendously due to the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for repair works. Mr Victor Aduma, the rail service operations manager, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Aduma said that about 18,794 passengers used the rail […]
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to borrow $6.1 billion from Chinese Exim Bank to complete all rail projects in the country by 2019. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, in a statement issued by Yetunde Sonaike, the Ministry’s Director of Public Relations, said that the Federal Government had targeted the construction of […]
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Four persons were said to have been burnt to death while two others were injured when a loaded fuel tanker fell and exploded around Fidiwo area along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The four victims were said to have been trapped inside the fuel tanker which fell on its side, and caught fire, along with another tanker it scrubbed on the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has described accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists as alarming. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander in the state, expressed the view when he addressed some 800 motorcyclists during a sensitisation programme in Awka on Sunday. He said the operators were lucky that Anambra government had not outlawed their operations in the […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched the rebranded Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, with a pledge that the security of lives and property in the State is now non-negotiable. A total of 177 Salon Cars and Vehicles equipped with necessary communication gadgets, 377 motorcycles, 377 helmets, 4,000 bicycles, metal detectors for ensuring that illegal weapons are not smuggled […]
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Tragedy has struck the education sector in Delta State as a bus conveying secondary principals who were traveling for an all-important education meeting was on Friday involved in a ghastly motor accident killing at least four of the principals while nine others are said to be battling for their lives. It was learnt that the principals were travelling to Kwale […]
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The Federal Government will still carry out another round of upgrade works on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for 18 weeks after the facility would have been reopened for operations on April 19. A top Presidency official who spoke on the condition of anonymity disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. The airport is currently […]
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