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Airfares will continue to increase with depreciation of naira – AOPAN President
Airfares out of the Nigerian market would continue to rise inasmuch as the country’s currency, naira, continues to depreciate. Dr. Alex Nwuba, the President, of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of…
Fuel Price: Mechanics Lament Low Patronage by Car Owners
Roadside automobile mechanics in Bauchi say the recurrent increase in fuel prices has paralyzed their business. The mechanics said it has also negatively impacted transportation in the state. They said the removal…
Reps To Investigate Concession Of Airports
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committee on aviation (when constituted) to investigate the concession of some airports by the Ministry of Aviation in the immediate past administration. This…
Ogun set to convert mass transit buses to CNG
A team of technical engineers from India has arrived in Ogun State to begin the process of converting vehicles from fuel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The move signals the commencement of the E-Mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of…
Money supply up 16% on FX reforms
Money supply in Nigeria rose by 16.53 percent last month on the back of the implementation of foreign exchange reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), new data showed. Data from the CBN revealed that money…
How subsidy removal may collapse the economy
Ordinarily, the removal of subsidy on energy sources – petrol, kerosene, diesel and electricity would free up billions of naira for government to plow into other social and economic…
Burna Boy Subtly Responds To Davido’s “New Cat” Remark
In a recent interview, Nigerian singer Burna Boy seems to have responded to Davido’s remark that he is a “new cat” in the music industry. Burna Boy said that he actually thinks it is a good thing that people think he is…
Rivers pastor gets seven years jail term for impregnating teenager
The Rivers State Family Court has sentenced a 55-year-old cleric, Piler Erekwa to seven years in prison with hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in the Ndele community, Emuoha Local Government…
Banks, firms in currency risk, capital erosion crisis as dollar hits N850
• Suffer close to 50 per cent capital erosion in two months • ‘Basel compliance could impose recapitalisation option’ • Financial institutions in…
UK medical panel clears Twitter influencer Olufunmilayo of rape allegation
A popular Twitter doctor based in the United Kingdom, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya has been exonerated by UK’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service from rape allegations levelled against him by his former girlfriend…
APC National Chairman: CPC Bloc Loses Out As Tinubu Settles For Ganduje
There were indications yesterday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have endorsed immediate past Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as…
FG partners U.S. on direct flights to Houston
To deepen U.S. bilateral relations, the Federal Government, yesterday, dropped the hint that it was collaborating with the United State of America on direct…
Petrol Prices Surge: It’s Too Early To Cry, The Real Problem Is Yet To Come – SDP’s…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said it is too early to decry the policies of…
Agent debunks reports Osimhen refused to sign new Napoli deal
Roberto Calenda, the agent of Napoli star, Victor Osimhen, has debunked reports that claimed his client wouldn’t sign a new contract. The…
I’ll deliver on my promises inspite of challenges – Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that he will deliver on the promises he made inspite of the challenges currently facing the country.…
Nigerian Author, Prof Kole Omotoso Dies In South Africa
A Nigerian author and professor, Kole Omotoso, has passed on. Omotoso died at the age of 80 in South Africa where he had been sick for a while, a family source told PremiumTimes. Omotoso’s family is set to release a…
Registered Surety Diverts N200,000 Meant For Bail Of Detained Activist
Mr. Atubi Johnson Oghenekevwe who is reportedly working with the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, who is the supposed registered surety of the Delta State Take-It-Back Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, has…
Trapped vessels operating illegally, says NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority has explained that only vessels operating illegally without the NPA’s Marine Pilots onboard can run aground. In a statement, the agency said this while reacting to the report of some vessels…
FG to bar PoS agents from fixing new prices
The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is set to issue an order against moves by Point of Sale agents to hike transaction charges across the country. The Executive…
FAAC windfall: Eyes on squandermania governors
With higher allocations from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) following the floating of the naira, Nigerians are calling on state governors to do away with opulent lifestyles and focus on providing…
Jigawa Emirate Sacks Traditional Title Holder Over Drug Trafficking
Hadejia Emirate Council in Jigawa State has stripped Alhaji Abubakar Hussaini Abubakar of his Danlawan Hadejia title on his alleged involvement in trafficking illicit drugs and psychotropic substances. The decision…
APC Chair: CPC Group Endorses Al-Makura
A pressure group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has made a case for a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, as the next National Chairman of the ruling party. LEADERSHIP…
Al-Ettifaq agree 12m deal for Liverpool’s Henderson
Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle worth £12m plus add-ons to sell midfielder Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq. Henderson travelled to Germany with Liverpool for their training camp but was not…
Gov Sule seeks deployment of more troops to Nasarawa over lithium discovery
Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule, has demanded for deployment of more military troops to Nasarawa State to improve the security situation in the state.The governor made the demand yesterday when he visited the Chief of…