FAAN begins a 10-day facility tour of the nation’s airports
The management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has commenced a 10-day facility tour of the nation’s 23 airports, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in…
COVID-19 Donations: Court grants leave to SERAP, HEDARC to sue CBN for non-disclosure
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted leave to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre, HEDARC, to sue…
The Legislature alone can’t provide the desired good governance to Nigerians -Lawan
The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan, says the senate president said the Legislature alone could not provide the desired good governance to Nigerians. Lawan made the statement at…
Over 235m people to need humanitarian aid in 2021 due to COVID-19 – UN
A record 235 million people are expected to be in need of humanitarian aid in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 40 per cent more than this year, UN forecasts…
Merriam-Webster dictionary choses ‘Pandemic’ as Word of the Year
The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its…
MSMEs Survival Fund: There is no element of audio money in the scheme – Presidency
The Presidency says that small business operators are not required to undergo any form of training before accessing the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund. Mr. Tola Johnson,…
Governors to meet Wednesday over insecurity, others
The 36 states governors are to hold teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian…
Insecurity: NPF personnel not engaged in police duties despite shortage of manpower – El-Rufai
A majority of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, are not engaged in police duty, despite the shortage of manpower in the force. This is the position of…
Diaspora Remittances: Beneficiaries can now receive dollars through banks – CBN
Beneficiaries of Diaspora remittances through the international money transfer operators (IMTOs) can now receive inflows in dollars through designated banks of their choice, a circular by the Central Bank of…
Without adequate platforms, weapons we’ll remain at the mercy of terrorists – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed says terrorism is a global issue and the Federal Government needs global support and sophisticated weapons to successfully combat terrorism. He…