Written by File photo of Emirates airplane used to illustrate the story. PHOTO: Twitter/@Emirates Flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates Airlines, has announced the resumption of passenger flight operations to five African countries but Nigeria was not on the list. The African countries on the list include Ghana, Guinea, Angola, Ivory Coast, and … Continue reading “Emirates Resumes Flights From Five African Countries, Excludes Nigeria”
A graphical illustration of gunmen. Suspected terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of traders travelling along the Kaduna- Birnin Gwari Road. The traders who were travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari were said to have been kidnapped on Wednesday by the terrorists who blocked the highway between Birnin Gwari and Kaduna at Unguwar Yako … Continue reading “Terrorists Abduct Many Traders Along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road”
Some of the rescued victims Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) on Wednesday rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a statement, said that the rescue operation occurred when the SF came across five abandoned vehicles with their doors ajar … Continue reading “NAF Special Forces Rescue 26 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna”
Nigeria’s 95% Digital Literacy by 2030 Plan on Course -NITDA The Federal Government’s plan to attain 95 per cent digital literacy by 2030 is on course. Mr Kashufu Abdullahi, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), made this known at the graduation ceremony of 50 children, including 10 Almajiri children at the … Continue reading “Nigeria’s 95% Digital Literacy by 2030 Plan on Course -NITDA”
A screenshot taken on December 8, 2021, shows the Police Headquarters in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State. The police have rescued 21 schoolchildren kidnapped on December 31 by bandits at Kucheri Village, along Gusau-Funtua Road in Zamfara State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the development during … Continue reading “Police Rescue 21 Kidnapped Schoolchildren In Zamfara, Two Still In Captivity”
Nasir El-Rufai Abdullahi Ganduje Aminu Masari Badaru Abubakar The governors of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa have signed the budget for the 2022 fiscal year in their respective states. While signing … Continue reading “Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Governors Sign Budget Into Law”
File: The Emirates Airlines plane conveying the 292 evacuated Nigerians from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on June 19, 2020. The Federal Government has reinstated Emirates’ winter flight schedule to Nigeria following the offering of daily slots to Air Peace at the Dubai Airports, DXB. This is … Continue reading “FG Reinstates Emirates’ Flight Schedule To Nigeria”
File photo of EFCC officials at court premises Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has condemned, in the strongest terms, what the group has defined as the recurring persecution and harassment of persons from the South-South Geopolitical Zone by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged cases of corruption. PANDEF in a statement … Continue reading “Stop Persecuting Our People, PANDEF Tells EFCC”
Federal Government Lifts Suspension on Emirates Airline The Federal Government has lifted the ban it placed on Emirates Airline from flying into Nigeria without conditions after a protracted disagreement over the covid-19 vaccine requirement. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Director … Continue reading “Federal Government Lifts Suspension on Emirates Airline”
In this file photo taken on June 26, 2015 an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft sits on the tarmac at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake. Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP Emirates Airline on Friday said it was suspending all its flights between Nigeria and Dubai from December 13. The airline’s decision comes after the … Continue reading “Emirates To Suspend Nigeria Flights From December 13”