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FAAN seeks N580bn to rehabilitate airport runways
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said it requires N580bn for the rehabilitation of runways at airports nationwide. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, lamented the state of the runways in the country on Wednesday while receiving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr Ibrahim Kana. Kuku
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said it requires N580bn for the rehabilitation of runways at airports nationwide. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, lamented the state of the runways in the country on Wednesday while receiving the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr Ibrahim Kana. Kuku
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- January 16, 2025
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Oyetola urges investment in maritime surveillance, others
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for increased investments in surveillance systems, enhanced maritime law enforcement, and improvements in aquaculture, fishing ports, as well as efforts to combat illegal and unregulated fishing activities. A statement released on Wednesday by the ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Anastasia Ogbonna, highlighted
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called for increased investments in surveillance systems, enhanced maritime law enforcement, and improvements in aquaculture, fishing ports, as well as efforts to combat illegal and unregulated fishing activities. A statement released on Wednesday by the ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Anastasia Ogbonna, highlighted
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- January 16, 2025
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FG insists on September deadline to complete N280bn Bodo-Bonny Road
The Federal Government has insisted that the N280 billion Bodo-Bonny road project, undertaken by construction giant, Julius Berger, must be completed by September this year. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated this while speaking with newsmen at the end of a two-day inspection of ongoing construction work on some federal roads in Rivers and
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The Federal Government has insisted that the N280 billion Bodo-Bonny road project, undertaken by construction giant, Julius Berger, must be completed by September this year. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated this while speaking with newsmen at the end of a two-day inspection of ongoing construction work on some federal roads in Rivers and
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- January 16, 2025
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Can California happen to Nigeria?
The social commentaries trailing the raging inferno in Southern California have shown that many human beings have a penchant for the petty. While lives are being lost in their tens, and properties are licked up like paper in their thousands, some of us have clung to the most absurd religious drivel in trying to explain
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The social commentaries trailing the raging inferno in Southern California have shown that many human beings have a penchant for the petty. While lives are being lost in their tens, and properties are licked up like paper in their thousands, some of us have clung to the most absurd religious drivel in trying to explain
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Iwobi becomes Nigeria’s second most-capped EPL player
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has moved into second position on the list of Nigerians with the most Premier League appearances after featuring in Fulham’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 28-year-old has now made 274 appearances in the English top flight, surpassing
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Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has moved into second position on the list of Nigerians with the most Premier League appearances after featuring in Fulham’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham United at the London Stadium on Tuesday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 28-year-old has now made 274 appearances in the English top flight, surpassing
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- January 16, 2025
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Ogun, MAPOLY students differ over attack on deputy gov
Ogun State Government and the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, on Wednesday, disagreed over an alleged attack by the students on the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele. While the government claimed that the deputy governor narrowly escaped an attack by the protesting students, the students, on the other hand, alleged that the deputy governor’s
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Ogun State Government and the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, on Wednesday, disagreed over an alleged attack by the students on the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele. While the government claimed that the deputy governor narrowly escaped an attack by the protesting students, the students, on the other hand, alleged that the deputy governor’s
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- January 16, 2025
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Tinubu, govs salute fallen heroes, pledge support for widows
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew
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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official X handle to mark the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the President said, “Let us eschew
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Tinubu mishandling economy, says Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, criticised the handling of the economy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that things are not being done correctly. He also posited that the government lacked persons of pedigree to articulate its policies for Nigerians to understand. Sanusi, however, said unlike in the past when he
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, criticised the handling of the economy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that things are not being done correctly. He also posited that the government lacked persons of pedigree to articulate its policies for Nigerians to understand. Sanusi, however, said unlike in the past when he
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- January 16, 2025
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Nullified congresses: Rivers PDP crisis deepens, factional chair emerges
The crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday with the emergence of a factional leadership. The Chairman of the PDP in Rivers West Senatorial District, Robinson Ewor, declared himself as the acting chairman of the state chapter of the party. The development followed Monday’s ruling by a Rivers
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The crisis within the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday with the emergence of a factional leadership. The Chairman of the PDP in Rivers West Senatorial District, Robinson Ewor, declared himself as the acting chairman of the state chapter of the party. The development followed Monday’s ruling by a Rivers
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- January 16, 2025
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N125bn fake foreign currencies recovered in Kano, Nasarawa
The Nigeria Police Force said it has recovered foreign currencies valued at N125bn from criminals in Kano and Nasarawa states. In Kano State, operatives were said to have apprehended one Nura Ibrahim and discovered counterfeit currency, which included the sum of N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies on December 8. A statement on Wednesday by the Force
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The Nigeria Police Force said it has recovered foreign currencies valued at N125bn from criminals in Kano and Nasarawa states. In Kano State, operatives were said to have apprehended one Nura Ibrahim and discovered counterfeit currency, which included the sum of N129,542,823,000 in counterfeit currencies on December 8. A statement on Wednesday by the Force
