The Federal Government has stressed the need for state governments to use geo-spatial data in planning and decision-making. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, made this known in …
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Power outage: Passengers stranded at Manchester airport, flights cancelled
Thousands of passengers face delays and flight cancellations at Manchester Airport after a power outage brought the major UK airport to a standstill. PUNCH Online reports that this was disclosed …
Read More »Fire razes Christ Embassy headquarters in Lagos
Firefighters are battling a fire that erupted at the Christ Embassy Church headquarters in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Sunday morning. The cause of the fire remains unknown as of …
Read More »Court strikes out suit seeking to stop MTN’s network expansion
Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, struck out a suit seeking to stop MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited from constructing …
Read More »Desist from trans -border organised crimes, immigration boss warns Nigerians
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has warned Nigerians against getting involved in trans-border organised crimes. Nandap spoke while addressing stakeholders during the continuation …
Read More »EFCC arrests two former bankers for stealing dead customer’s money in makurdi
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi for allegedly stealing the sum of N4,199,500.00 …
Read More »NELFUND approves N35b students’ loan for 124 federal institutions
.70,000 applications approved so far, 50,000 under evaluation The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved the sum of N35 billion students’ loan across 124 federal tertiary institutions, The Guardian …
Read More »Atiku meets Buhari, Emirs, PDP stakeholders in Katsina state
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was in Katsina State yesterday where he met with ex-president Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence in Daura. The former vice president stayed at …
Read More »Japa: Tinubu orders sanctions for civil servants collecting salaries after relocating abroad
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the …
Read More »World Sickle Cell Day: Foundations seek stakeholders’ support for carriers
.SCD not a death sentence, says Akinsete A non-governmental organisation, Seyifara Foundation, yesterday, appealed to Nigerian leaders both at the federal and state levels to develop strategies aimed at reducing …
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