The Senate has urged the Federal Government to upgrade the Eastern Rail Line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, from narrow to standard gauge. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Victor Umeh( APGA-Anambra) and co-sponsored by 31 other senators at plenary. Moving the motion, Umeh said that the eastern rail line passed through …
At the news conference which was held in Lagos today, the Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday stated that 128 Nigerians lost their lives in 376 road traffic crashes recorded in the state between January and October 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the news conference was organized …
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The government of Saudi Arabia has come out to explain why it turned back 177 passengers out of the 264 passengers ferried by Air Peace to Jeddah last Monday. It was reported that Air Peace Flight No. P4-752 had airlifted 264 passengers from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and the Aminu Kano International …
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Federal Government on Monday said it was investigating the cancellation of visas of 264 Nigerian passengers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The passengers were airlifted to Jeddah from Lagos and Kano on Sunday. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night. It …
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Country Manager, Bolt Nigeria, Yahaya Mohammed, speaks with JUSTICE OKAMGBA on some of the challenges confronting the e-hailing industry, and how the company has been tackling unethical offline practices among drivers What is the future of e-hailing business in Nigeria? We have got some competition, especially from other e-hailing companies but then, Nigeria is a massive …
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A Boeing 737 passenger jet belonging to Aerocontractors Airlines crash-lands at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday morning. Although no injury or fatality was recorded, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, an agency of the Federal Government, confirmed that the aircraft got involved in a “serious accident” around 10.47 am upon arriving at the …
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The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM. Emmanuel Sideso (Abe 1), has called on the federal government to expand Osubi airport in Delta State to accommodate bigger aircraft. The monarch made the plea over the weekend during a grand reception at Ovie Palace, Effurun, organized in his honor by the Uvwie Kingdom. HRM also demanded the …
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Hundreds of motorists and commuters have been trapped in the gridlock along Oshodi-Gbagada expressway for hours. The Nation gathered the gridlock worsened when bystanders blocked both expressway routes, causing a standstill in vehicular movement. As observed by our correspondent, the influx of vehicles plying the lanes to navigate their destinations inward the expressway created a backlog …
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Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) mobilized themselves for a protest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International, Abuja, on Thursday, November 9. He organized labour gathered at the airport around 8:58 a.m. to enforce their directive to members working in the aviation sector to stop all flights to Owerri, …
BREAKING: nLC, TUC Shutdown Abuja airport, Passengers Stranded, Flights cancelled Read More »
The deployed FRSC operatives were instructed to collaborate effectively with the Nigerian Police Force, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other security agencies to enforce restrictions on vehicular movement during the elections. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has directed the deployment of 1,500 personnel and 105 vehicles, including tow trucks and ambulances, to Imo, …
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