Day: 27 September 2024

Passport: Interior Minister confident of improved ranking

THE Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced Nigeria’s enrollment in the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, Public Key Directory, PKD, and Public Key Infrastructure, PKI. This move, according to the Minister, is aimed at enhancing the global ranking of the country’s international passport, ease of passage as well as beefing up internal security. Tunji-Ojo, who …

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Transport Minister seeks reconstruction of federal roads in North-East states

The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali, is seeking the reconstruction of some Federal roads in northeastern Nigeria. Speaking while on a visit to the Federal Ministry of Works, Alkali appealed to the Minister for the total reconstruction of the Gombe- Dukku- Darazo and Gombe – Bajoga – Nafada- Potiskum roads, noting that the …

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Domestic airfare surges to N123,700 in one month, says NBS

The average domestic airfare surged by 25.5 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N123,700 in August 2024. This is up from the N98,561 recorded in July 2024. This was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its ‘Transport Fare Watch’ for August 2024 released yesterday in Abuja. According to the report, Niger State recorded the …

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