Stranded fund, foreign airlines’ withdrawal to cost Nigeria $1.36b

Air transport in death throes as more carriers consider exit over $464 million stuck fund Hurdles for Air Peace, SAA as South Africa restrains visas to Nigerian travelers Stakeholders warn of losing Nigerian market to neighbouring countries, seek caution, engagement with operators Dire implications await the Nigerian economy should foreign airlines make good their threat […]

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Rep Akande-Sadipe assists kidnap victim, pays hospital bills

A House of Representatives member, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State. A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, on Sunday, indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an SOS call from the victim’s family who had sustained various degrees of injury, in the […]

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Oyo urges Ibadan residents to patronise Scout-Camp market

Oyo State Government has implored the people of the state to patronise scout-camp market to strengthen the local economy and increase the state’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP). Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun made this appeal in Ibadan, after a visit to the market on Thursday. He said that government built and […]

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BESDA mainstreams Oyo non-formal learners to formal schools

Oyo State Government has said it is excited with the news that some non-formal learners, under the Intensive Literacy Programme of Better Education Service Delivery for All programme (BESDA) have been mainstreamed into formal schools. Speaking during a verification tour of the 21 Local Government Areas implementing BESDA in Oyo State, the Executive Chairman, Oyo […]

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Police arrest 6 murder suspects, 15 armed robbers, others in Ondo

The police in Ondo State have arrested six murder suspects and 15 kidnappers among others in Ondo State. While parading 15 armed robbery and kidnapping suspects alleged to have been unleashing terror on residents in different parts of the state, on Thursday, at the command headquarters, the state Police boss, Oyeyemi Oyediran said eight of […]

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Asiwaju Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance (ATSCGG.) meets Support Groups in Ondo State on August 24 in Akure

The South-west Zonal Director General of the Asiwaju Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance (ATSCGG.), Ambassador Sola Iji, will hold a meeting with all the Support Groups in Ondo State on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. A statement issued in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Sunday on behalf of the Zonal DG. by Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye, […]

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NBC suspends revocation of licences of AIT, Silverbird, 50 other stations till August 23

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing debt amounting to N2.6 billion in licensing fees until August 23, 2022. In a statement signed Saturday by the Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, NBC said the extension was due to appeal by the affected broadcast stations, relevant […]

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Nigeria revokes licenses of 52 radio, TV stations; AIT, Silverbird, others (Full List)

The Federal government has revoked the broadcast licenses of 52 television and radio stations. It also ordered the affected stations to “shut down their operations” within the next 24 hours. The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a statement said the licenses were revoked because the stations failed to renew their licenses as required by law. […]

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Strike: NANS begins consultations to sue Adamu

The National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday said it would commence consultations to sue the Federal Government and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The association made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja. The minister had during […]

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Reconciliation: PDP’s BoT seeks Atiku, Wike’s camps’ cooperation

The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Dr. Walid Jibrin, has urged the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s teams to sheath their sword. He said it was important for both politicians’ camps to allow efforts being put in place to resolve the party’s internal crisis materialise. The BoT […]

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