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NAF official: Pilot complained of engine failure before crash
The pilot of the Nigerian Air Force Intelligence Reconnaissance Aircraft which crashed in Abuja, on Sunday had complained of engine failure a few minutes after takeoff.
A source at the control tower made the disclosure on…
FG lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max aircraft
The Federal Government has lifted the ban it placed on Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the Nigerian airspace.
The ban was announced by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, following the crash of two Boeing 737 Max aircraft, Lion Air…
India restates commitment to free, fair global trade, hails Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as WTO DG
India said she remains committed to free and fair global trade, expressing delight with the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the World Trade Organization, (WTO).
The commitment of the Asian country…
US wades into farmers/herders crisis
United States has waded into the ongoing farmers and herders crisis in the country.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in order to bring this country back on track had in partnership with a coalition of…
DPR warns Depot owners against hoarding of Petroleum Products
Following reports that some fuel marketers have started adjusting pump prices amid the supply shortage facing private depots in Apapa, the Department of Petroleum Resources has warned fuel depot owners against hoarding petroleum…
Reps screen new service chiefs
Newly appointed Service Chiefs have been screened by the House of Representatives.
They are Maj. Gen. Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea lrabor – Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru – Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral…
We’ve uncovered how civil servants manipulate budgets says Owasanoye
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered how civil servants manipulate budget to fleece the system.
ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) on Wednesday in Abuja…
IGP deploys 150 officers to tackle kidnapping, killings in FCT
Miffed by the rising cases of kidnapping and killings within the Federal Capital Territory, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu on Wednesday deployed about 150 officers to tackle the melee.
Adamu had launched…
IDP camps destroyed by fire in Borno
Parts of two internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Borno State have been destroyed by fire.
On Monday, an inferno destroyed parts of a camp in Nganzai local government area of the state
A source at the National…
NIDCOM petitioned over the killing of 40-year old Nigerian in Johannesburg
A petition has been sent to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) by a family of a 40 year-old Abudu Adedayo Temitope, over the killing of their son by a yet-to-be identified assailant in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In…