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NAGAFF, COMTUA drum up support for Hassan Bello to be appointed Transport Minister

The immediate past Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Hassan Bello has been receiving supports of some professional maritime associations as they called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint him as the Minister of Transportation. In separate letters to the President, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) […]

NAF trainer plane crashes in Makurdi

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed on Friday at about 4.15pm in Makurdi, Benue State while on a routine training exercise. According to a statement from the Air Force, the two pilots on board survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. There was no loss of lives or damage to […]

NAF trainer plane crashes in Makurdi

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed on Friday at about 4.15pm in Makurdi, Benue State while on a routine training exercise. According to a statement from the Air Force, the two pilots on board survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. There was no loss of lives or damage to […]

Tinubu jets to Kenya for AU meeting

President Bola Tinubu will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, July 15. to participate at the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs) and the African Union Member States. Dele Alake, Presidential Spokesman, said this on Friday. As the Chairperson of ECOWAS, the […]

IMF backs Tinubu on palliatives, says targeted social spending crucial to mitigating fuel subsidy removal

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says increasing well-targeted social spending will be critical to mitigate the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies on the most vulnerable in Nigeria. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that President Bola Tinubu had written to the National Assembly, requesting N500bn for disbursement to Nigerians to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy […]

Ogun: Tribunal throws out PDP’s objection, as cases of alleged forgery, impersonation persist

In continuation of proceedings at the Ogun State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta metropolis, the panel on Friday overruled an objection raised by counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over inexplicably repetitive statements made by it’s different witnesses in different polling units even as falsehoods by witnesses called by PDP continue to […]