Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National budget says the Federal Government has thus far disbursed N1.98 trillion as a share of the 13 per cent oil derivation backlog paid to oil-producing states. She made the disclosure at the…
*Air Peace suspends Dubai flights over visa ban on Nigerians (DailyTrust)*Wike invites Buhari, Peter Obi, Oshiomole to commission projects in Rivers (Vanguard)
Air Peace suspends Dubai flights over visa ban on Nigerians (DailyTrust) Air Peace has suspended flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), over the non-issuance of visas to Nigerians. Daily Trust had reported how the UAE authorities placed a visa…
*CBN releases $265m to foreign airlines (Punch)*2023: We met Tinubu, Atiku, Obi but consultation not over – Wike (DailyTrust)
CBN releases $265m to foreign airlines (Punch) The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday, released $265m to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. There have been…
*Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian)*Motorists, passengers attack armed robbers with stones on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Vanguard)
Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian) Nigeria has brought home around 12,000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country earlier this year, including from neighbouring Niger, an official and a returnee said Wednesday. The…
*Command arrests officials of ride-hailing drivers’ association over protest (Punch)*Lagos traders, beggars take over pedestrian bridges (Guardian)
Command arrests officials of ride-hailing drivers’ association over protest (Punch) Members of the Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Drivers’ Association have accused the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command of arresting some of their officials for organising a…
*LASU beats UNILAG, other varsities at NANS competition (Punch)*Rector harps on dress code, discipline as LASPOTECH admits over 2,000 (Guardian)
LASU beats UNILAG, other varsities at NANS competition (Punch) Lagos State University has emerged winner of the southwest inter-tertiary debate organised by the National Association of Nigerian Students. The competition with the theme, ‘Clash of Thoughts’, had contestants from University…
Shut up or I will deal with you, Wike tells Akpabio
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has drawn the battle line with Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over the latter’s recent verbal attack on South-South governors. Wike threatened to deal with Akpabio if he dared speak negatively about Rivers…
Wike offers Rivers United N20m to beat Enyimba
Governor Nyesom Wike has pledged the sum of N20m cash to players and officials of Rivers United Football Club should they beat Enyimba in Aba in the first leg, 2nd Preliminary Round match of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.…
States reopen schools despite COVID-19 warnings
Pupils in Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Sokoto states are expected back in the classrooms today. This is in spite of the Federal Government’s directive that all schools should remain closed till January 18 to monitor the spread of the new…
*My father’s been having intercourse with me for eight years – Teenager reveals (Vanguard) *LASG gives conditions to reopen churches, mosques, others (Punch)
My father’s been having intercourse with me for eight years – Teenager reveals (Vanguard) A 19-year-old girl has revealed how her father had allegedly been having carnal knowledge of her since she was 11, at their apartment in Ikotun area…