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Day: February 13, 2017

Abuja Airport closure will affect us—SAHCOL MD

Fidelia Okafor The managing director of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL), Mr. Rizwan Kadri has said that the N80 million it makes daily from its operations at the airport will be affected by the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) for rehabilitation of its runway. Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, Kadri […]

Ganduje on Buhari’s health: “everybody can get sick”

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s sickness should not be used as propaganda material, adding that the President deserves a good rest. The Governor spoke to journalists in Kano yesterday. Ganduje noted that anybody can be ill, calling on those wishing the President dead not to use the opportunity to […]

Report shows Nigeria among world’s top economies by 2030

Amaka Obiefuna. Nigeria has been listed among thirty two countries that will be world’s most powerful economies by the by 2030. The release by PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world’s largest professional-services firms, in its predictions for the most powerful economies in the world by 2030. The report, titled “The long view: how will the global […]

EFCC Boss: 90% cause of Nigeria’s recession is corruption

Amaka Obiefuna. The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has identified corruption as the reason behind Nigeria’s recession. He said the current economic situation of the country was why the federal government was paying a lot of attention to the recovery of stolen funds. “I maintain that the economic […]

Adeosun: Late implemention of 2016 budget caused Eurobond delay

Amaka Obiefuna. The Nigerian Government has attributed the delay in raising one billion dollars Eurobond to fund the 2016 budget to late implementation of the 2016 budget. The Ministry of Finance in a statement said that the 2016 budget spending cycle had been extended to the end of March 2017 to accommodate the lateness. The […]

Deep rot in ARIK requires N10b to fix –AMCON

Fidelia Okafor. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said it had discovered deep rooted rot at troubled airline, Arik Air. AMCON said it would require over N10 billion to fix the rot before the largest local carrier could resume full and uninterrupted flight operations to its regular routes across the country and […]

Those who have stollen Nigeria’s money wishing president Buhari dead

Fidelia Okafor. Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, on Sunday described those wishing President Muhammadu Buhari dead as incurable looters. He made the assertion while speaking with reporters in Ado Ekiti, after hosting leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 16 local government areas of Ekiti […]

Gov. Tambuwal: “I never hated Jonathan as a person, only disagreed with his policies.’

Winifred Bosa. The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday declared that he never hated former President Goodluck Jonathan but that he only opposed his policies. Tambuwal, who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives made the assertion while addressing journalists in Sokoto. The governor was alleged to have been engaged in a […]

Ibori: “I am not a thief; I cannot be a thief,”

Fidelia Okafor. Former Delta State Governor James Ibori, who was released from jail in England last December for money laundering has denied that he stole the money. He said he was wrongly accused and maligned by those who typecast him as a thief. “I am not a thief; I cannot be a thief,” he said […]

FG says sacked Justice Ngwuta’s prosecutor for unprofessional conducts

Fidelia Okafor. The National Prosecution Coordination Committee (NPCC) sacked Mr. Charles Adeogun-Philips, the lead prosecutor in the suit against Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta for unprofessional conduct. Mr Salisu Isah, Special Adviser on Media to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said in a statement on Sunday in […]