FAA chief to put Boeing 737 MAX to the test
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson is due to conduct a two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday, a key milestone for the…
NERC orders DisCos to from Sept 28 to Oct 11 revert all charges to existing tariff of Aug 31
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) has ordered the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to suspend the Sept. 1 tariff increase for 14 days. The commission’s suspension order of the Multi…
Jigawa Flood: Death toll rises to 40 as IDPs seek better shelter
The death toll in Jigawa State following the recent floods has risen to 40 as River Hadejia has overflown its bank into communities. Multiple houses have been destroyed forcing residents…
Financing in COVID-19 era: Nigeria wants IMF’s unused reserved assets applied to supplement member-countries’ foreign reserves
In an effort to address urgent financing needs and advance sustainable development of countries in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the reallocation of…
The issue with ASUU will soon be resolved – Ngige
The Federal Government says the issue with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be resolved. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, disclosed this on…
COVID-19: IHS, UNICEF donate 115,000 test kits to NCDC
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 115,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assist Federal Government’s efforts to curb the Coronavirus pandemic. The…
COVID-19: Vaccine Alliance says poorer nations to get 100m extra vaccine doses by 2021
Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced Tuesday. The announcement doubles…
Minister did not divert N2.67bn school feeding fund as reported in some publications- ICPC clarifies
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq did not divert N2.67 billion…
WHISTLEBLOWING SHOULD INCLUDE ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY, VIOLATION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, SECURITY & WASTE OF RESOURCES – OSINBAJO
In a bid to broaden and enhance the efficacy of the Federal Government’s whistleblower policy, there should be an expansion of the scope of the current framework to include issues…
P&ID Case: UK Court orders release of $200m deposit to Nigeria
A commercial court in London has ordered the release of $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to the Nigerian government. The…