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The runway of the domestic wing of the Lagos international airport is to be closed to flights to allow for the installation of airfield lighting. In a Notice to Airmen, by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency NAMA, the runway will be shut from 12AM tomorrow to September 5, for completion. According to the agency, all domestic traffic will be diverted to the International Airpor...

The Minister of Defence, BASHIR MAGASHI, has declared that all the 64 members of the Boko Haram terrorists fled the facility after the Kuje Prison attack. MAGASHI while addressing journalists said there were strong indications that terrorists invaded the facility to free their members who were in detention. He explained that the Federal Government was working hard to ensure that o...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has expressed disappointment at the intelligence system at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in Abuja.He made the statement during an assessment of the Kuje Correctional centre which came under attack by terrorists on Tuesday night. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU quoted the President, who questioned the organization of terrosrists, their ac...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has sworn-in the 7 Ministers recently confirmed by the Senate. The new ministers took the oath of office shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Council Chamber. President BUHARI urged the new ministers to consider their appointment as a call to duty that demands diligent service to the nation....

The federal government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DISCOs, in the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), SANUSI GARBA, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), ALEX OKOH. According to them, the a...

22 migrants including 3 children from Mali have died after their boat developed some problems off the Libyan coast. The Malian government said they were part of a group of more than 80 migrants who had been stuck on their distressed vessel for the last two weeks. Sixty-one people were however rescued from the boat with the help of the United Nations' migration agency....

The Katsina state government says a total of 69 primary healthcare centers have been closed down due to security challenges in the communities where they were located. The Executive Secretary of the Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. SHAMSUDEEN YAHAYA, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen. Dr. YAHAYA said that 2 of the healthcare facilities that were recently reno...

Gunmen have killed a police inspector and abducted a Chinese expatriate at a quarry site in Kwara State. The Kwara State Police spokesmen OKASANMI AJAYI said the attack took place in the Shao area of Moro Local Government Area. OKASANMI AJAYI said that the police are working to get the victim rescued and arrest the perpetrators, adding that the Commissioner of Police in the state ...

The National Population Commission (NPC) has said a total of one million Nigerians will be recruited for the conduct of the 2023 national census. This was made known in a press conference by the commissioner representing Ekiti at the NPC, DEJI AJAYI, who said a trial census would be conducted in the state in preparation for next year’s main census exercise. The commissioner ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has expressed readiness to resume work, should the government fulfill its agreement.ASUU President, EMMANUEL OSODEKE made the statement on a monitored television program in Lagos.OSODEKE noted that the Union has fulfilled its parts by renegotiating with the Nimi Briggs committee set up by the federal government....