United Nigeria Airline, on Saturday, commences flights operation into the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport. The first Flight marked 5N-BWX arrived at the terminal at about 12:05 pm with passengers on board from Lagos State. This is coming month after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), approved the reopening of the airport for flight
Omicron: Canada Lifts Travel Ban On Nigeria, Other African Countries
Canada announced Friday the lifting of a ban on foreign travelers from 10 African countries, while reimposing testing and warning that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 risks quickly overwhelming hospitals. The travel restriction on flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt will end at 11:59 pm on Saturday
Marriages Conducted In Ikoyi Registry Are Not Illegal – FG
The Ministry of Interior has debunked reports making the rounds that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared all marriages conducted by the Ikoyi marriage registry illegal and invalid. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the Permanent Secretary and Principal Registrar of Marriages, Ministry Of Interior, described the reports as “false, misleading and
Breaking : Former First Lady Of Anambra State Is Dead
The wife of former governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs) Njideka Ezeife, has died. The former First Lady of Anambra State and wife of elder statesman and Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Abuja, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, passed away after a brief illness in the United States of America. Mrs Ezeife, who had scheduled to return to Nigeria
Reps Approve Buhari’s Request For $5.8bn Loan, $10m Grant
The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request of 5.8 billion dollars and grant of $10 million. The loans are to be sourced from the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, China Exim bank, Chinese Africa Development Fund, and International Fund for Agricultural Development. In approving the loan, the House asked that the
UAE allocates 6 slots to Air Peace in Dubai, Sharjah airports
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has finally conceded six slots to Air Peace, both at the Dubai and Sharjah airports. The move was part of the resolution to the diplomatic row between the two nations. James Odaudu, director, public affairs, ministry of aviation confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier, news reports have quoted a letter from the
Court orders closure of Ikoyi Marriage Registry, declares all marriages conducted illegal, invalid
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the closure of the Ikoyi marriage registry and other Federal Marriage Registries opened by the Federal Ministry, declared that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages, declaring as illegal and invalid. Sade AdewaleDecember 14, 2021 The court said all solemnisation of unions at
MTN and MAFAB acquire Nigeria’s 5G licences
The Transparency Nigeria Group has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria and all the relevant security agencies to immediately launch an investigation into business practices of Mafab Communications Limited, one of the companies that was announced as a successful bidder for one of Nigeria’s 3.5 GHz licences. Mafab Communications was incorporated in 2020, has no
Genort Rohr sacked and Replaced by Eguavoen
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has terminated the contract of Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr. It has appointed ex-international, Augustine Eguavoen to replace him as the Technical Adviser on an interim basis. SaharaReporters learnt that Eguavoen’s appointment is with immediate effect. Franco-German Gernot Rohr had been in charge of the Super Eagles for the past
To Avert Strike, FG Pays ASUU N52.5bn Revitalisation Fund, Earned Allowance
The federal government has stated that it has paid lecturers N30 billion Revitalisation Fund and N22.5 billion Earned Academic Allowance, stressing that it has made lot of progress in the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding reached with the university workers. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who spoke to THISDAY at