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FG Launches NAIA First Fully Cashless Airport In Nigeria
The Federal Government has declared the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, as Nigeria’s first fully cashless airport. This follows the nationwide rollout of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) “Operation Go Cashless” initiative. Speaking at the official launch in Abuja on Sunday, FAAN’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, described the development as “a pivotal moment in...
“Nigerians Feels helpless, Frustrated” – Activist Lawyer Tells Tinubu
Activist lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has declared that Nigerians feel helpless and frustrated. Idam said some of Tinubu’s policies may force Nigerians to leave and take up foreign nationalities. Noting that Nigeria just celebrated its 65th independence, the human rights lawyer noted that the high cost of living, influenced by the unprecedented tax policy of Tinubu is affecting Nigerians. In a statement...
UK Based Lawyer Faults Interpretation Of Law In Nmandi Kalu’s Trial
A United Kingdom, UK, based human rights lawyer, Barrister Njoku Jude Njoku, has faulted the interpretation of laws by Nigerian judges in the ongoing trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Njoku, in a statement on Friday, alleged that the judges that have been handling Kanu’s trial are misinterpreting laws written in clear English. The...
Nnadozie Make Headlines As Goalkeeper With Most Saves In England
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie continues to make headlines in England after climbing to the top of the Women’s Super League saves chart while also earning a nomination for the PFA WSL Fans’ Player of The Month award for September, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Brighton & Hove Albion shot-stopper, who joined the English side from Paris FC in the...
Minister Pleads With UNN Authority To Release Transcript
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, yesterday pleaded with authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to release his academic transcript without further delay and stop playing further politics with the vital document. He insisted that having bagged a BSc. degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry with second class honours (lower division) in 1985, the university had no right...
“FG Won’t Renew Licences Of Poorly Performing DisCos In 2028” – Adelabu
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday said the Federal Government will not renew the licences of poorly performing electricity distribution companies (DisCos) when they expire in 2028. Speaking during a session on the power sector at the Nigerian Economic Summit 2025 in Abuja, Adelabu blamed the DisCos for the persistent poor electricity supply across the country. The session,...
FG Plans To Eliminate Multiple Budgetary Operations
The Federal Government may have concluded plans to phase out multiple budget fiscal operations of the disclosures of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, is the current reality. The multiple budgetary fiscal operations entail implementation of more than one Appropriation Acts simultaneously and in the case of the present regime, about three Appropriation...
Nigeria’s Anglican Church Breaks From Canterbury Over ‘Pro-gay’ Female Archbishop
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has declared spiritual independence from the Church of England, rejecting the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. The Church said her support for same-sex marriage and her elevation as the first female to hold the position signify a troubling moral decline within the leadership of the Anglican Communion. In a...
Governor Otti Set To Build Modern Fire Station in Umuahia, Demolishes Old Structure (Photos, Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, has commenced the construction of a modern fire service station in Umuahia, signaling a new era of infrastructure renewal and public safety enhancement in the state capital. The development follows the demolition of the old and dilapidated fire service structure, which had served the state for decades without proper facilities or...
FG Emphasize Support For 650,000bpd Dangote Refinery
The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed. The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economic Summit 2025 in Abuja. The government said the $20...
