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• Proposed Airline Yet To Apply For ATL, AOC Four Months To Takeoff.• New Addition To Bring Government-owned Airlines To Four• Employing 70, 000 Staff A Mirage – Mshelia• FG Becoming Regulator, Operator Unfair – Stakeholders The Federal Government’s newfound zest to float the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, next year, has spiked concerns in the industry, in a manner …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 116 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari to take immediate steps to ensure the arrest of soldiers and police officers indicted by the Lagos #EndSARS panel report for the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll-gate, and police …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said that the 2022 UNILAG-NUGA Games will provide undergraduates with the opportunity to also showcase their hidden talents. Dare, who stated this on Friday night at the lighting of the NUGA Torch of Unity, as well as the Games’ mascot, christened “Kaddi” unveiling, said the Games highlight the coexistence of …

Economic and financial experts have warned the Federal Government that Nigeria risks losing key national assets to China in the event that it defaults in paying back loans obtained from China which is currently put at $3.48bn. FILE: Nigeria President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) in handshake with Chinese president Xi Jinping They spoke against the backdrop of the possible …

• Government taking us for granted • How can N5,000 help anyone in this country? • Use the money to repair roads, fix refineries, revamp power sector Nigerians have described as fraudulent and an insult to their sensibilities, the proposal by the Federal Government to disburse N5,000 monthly to 40 million poor citizens to assist them cushion the impact of fuel subsidy …

Voting buying has become a disturbing feature in elections in Nigeria, as observed most recently in the November 6 Anambra governorship election. However, speaking with PREMIUM TIMES a few weeks before that election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Obo Effanga, says the phenomenon also indicates an improvement in the electoral process. Follow his argument and other observations in …

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, yesterday dismissed an appeal by the embattled former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her $40 million worth of jewellery to the Federal Government. The appellate court held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s order. It affirmed the 2019 judgment of Justice Nicholas …

Inaugurates N2b Solar Power Project Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to tackle the epileptic power supply in the country by generating electricity from renewable energy and clean carbon-free sources. He gave the advice at the inauguration of a 2MW solar power project at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The former …

*Buhari’s past 19 orders *Insecurity claims 23,134 lives in 31 months, 84,648 in 10 years President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, ordered security chiefs to go after bandits and terrorists in the country. This is the 21st time the President is issuing such orders to heads of security agencies in the last 31 months. And this time, President Buhari said they …

One of life’s most endearing sights is seeing two children of diverse backgrounds and even skin colour who have never seen or met before, reach out in affection and expectation to each other. I have seen this so many times in different circumstances – parties, hospitals, offices etc. But it is very obvious at the airports where people of different …