The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that the name of the proposed new National Carrier is ‘Nigeria Air’. The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while unveiling the airline to investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in UK. The colour is green white green. Details later
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month. Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with the labour correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that the committee working on the minimum wage had almost concluded negotiations on the matter. The Federal Government had set a September date to roll out a new…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria. Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria , has died. He was aged 76, and would have been 77 next month. A source who confirmed his passing on to SaharaReporters on Wednesday morning said “sad news has struck for the Tiv Nation today”. Katsina-Alu, a native of Benue State, succeeded Idris Legbo Kutigi as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in December 2009, and was in office till August 2011.
Young lady operating behind the scenes in coordinating the 2018 CITAD’s DIGITAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN NORTHERN NIGERIA (Abuja). A techie and quintessential ICT trainer in her own right, Salmat, first born in a family of five, is an inspiration and role model to young women (and young men of course) in ICT and development, not only in Northern Nigeria, but the entire country. A Masters degree holder in Mass Communications from Bayero University Kano (BUK), Salmat also holds a Diploma in Television Journalism from from…
Samuel Ortom, Govenor of Benue State, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ortom announced his defection on Monday shortly after swearing in his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Jerome Torshimbe. He said he had been red-carded out of APC and was now standing outside the football pitch “as a free man”. Ortom is yet to announce his defection to any other political party in the country, but said he had started consulting with some relevant stakeholders and will soon announce his next move. “Many people…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has said Seven out of the 12 Nigerian students detained on allegations of Cybercrime have been released in Benin Republic. In a statement through her media aide, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the findings were contained in a brief sent in by the Nigerian Ambassador in Benin Republic, Ambassador Kayode Oguntuase. In a letter written to a petition by Ms Joke Kujenya from Katsina state UNICEF where it was alleged that over 50 Nigerian students were detained and…
Niger State Governor,Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has congratulated former Mines and Mineral Resources Minister,John Ayodele Fayemi on his victory in the just concluded election in Ekiti State. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, Governor Sani-Bello described the victory as well deserved and a confirmation of Mr.Fayemi’s clout and pedigree in the political arrangement of his state as well as the collective decision of the Ekiti People to align with the progressives towards the rapid transformation of the state. According to him, the victory…
As part of his efforts to contribute his quota towards the development of education at the grassroots, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, who represents Ogbomoso North/South/Oriire Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Abuja, has sponsored the first edition of Quiz and Debate Competitions among public secondary schools across Ogbomoso organized by Federation of Ogbomoso Students’ Union (FOGSU) national council. The competitions that started on the 7th of May, 2018 was part of Ogunwuyi Educational Support Scheme and the grand finale was held yesterday at Olagbami Osekun hall, Ogbomoso South Local…
The British Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with and complement the efforts of the Osun state government in the areas of education, agriculture, politics, tourism and infrastructure. The British High Commissioner, Mr Paul Arkwright, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in Osogbo. The envoy, accompanied by the Political Adviser at the Deputy British High Commission in Lagos, Mr Wale Adebajo, said the British Government will do everything possible to support Osun economy by strengthening her potentials for the betterment of…