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FAAN grows revenue to 343bn

Despite infrastructural deficit across Nigerian airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has improved its revenue generation by over 100 per cent, raking in N343,870,721,789.31 between January and November 2024, against its N155,487,786,012.29 realised in the year before. Sources close to the authority in the aviation industry told our correspondent that the bulk of the...
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Panic As Uniform Men Storm Ikeja Electric Offices

Armed Uniform men on Thursday stormed some offices of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in Lagos. The affected offices, New Telegraph, gathered included, the company’s headquarters opposite MITV in Ikeja, Lagos and Ago Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos. The uniform men with arms, according to a trending video, were seen wielding arms within the premises while...
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Sunny-Goli Urges Fubara To Exercise Restrain In His Utterance

As the political crisis in Rivers State rages on, Israel Sunny-Goli of Bayelsa State, has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to exercise restrain in his utterances and actions that could ignite unnecessary tension and unrest in the state. According to Sunny-Goli, House of Representatives member that represented Bayelsa-Brass Federal Constituency, said Governor Fubara rather than...
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Firms collaborate to empower vulnerable children

Pinnah Foods Limited, the parent company of The Ice Cream Factory and Yin Yang Express, has announced a strategic partnership with The Destiny Trust Children Foundation to support the education, shelter, and empowerment of vulnerable children in Nigeria. At a formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony held recently at Pinnah Foods’ head office...
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Court Halts Arraignment, Adjourns Case To May 14

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has halted the arraignment of gospel music executive, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZee Tee, in the case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on behalf of Mercy Chinwo. During Thursday’s court session, the presiding judge, Justice Alexander Owoeye stated that he could...
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Passenger tackles Virgin Atlantic Airways in court

A Virgin Atlantic Airways passenger, Ahmed Rabiu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that Virgin Atlantic Airways has neither compensated him for his lost luggage nor replaced it, contrary to the airline’s claims. Rabiu, who made the claims in his response to Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Statement of Defence, said that his lawsuit was...
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Military Invades Ikeja Electric Offices

In the early hours of Thursday, March 6, the personnel of the Nigerian Military invaded the offices of electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric in Lagos State. New Telegraph gathered that the personnel in uniform forced their way into the Ikeja Electric office on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos. It was also gathered that the...
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Ground handling firms urge FG for duty waivers

The ground handling companies in the Nigerian aviation sector have appealed to the Federal Government to grant them duty waivers and concessionary loans for effective ease of doing business and growth. The operators also warned that the low margin profit for operators in the sector made business toxic and unattractive, saying that they needed the...
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IPU: Kalu Makes Case For Developing Countries

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, recently led Nigeria’s delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in New York, United States, PHILIP NYAM reviews activities at the meeting The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu led Nigeria’s delegation to the InterParliamentary Union (IPU) meeting at the United Nations Headquarters, New...
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