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Passenger demand grows 6.7% in Africa – IATA

02.04.2025

The International Air Transport Association has said African airlines saw a 6.7 per cent year-on-year increase in demand in February 2025 when compared to the same period in 2024. IATA also said that global total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, grew by 2.6 per cent compared to February 2024, while total capacity, measured in...

AfDB Approves $50m Trust Fund To Tackle School-Age Hunger In Africa

02.04.2025

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of a fund to help put an end to hunger and malnutrition amongst school age-children on the continent. According to a press release, the End School-Age Hunger Fund (ESAH) was approved on 20 March with the aim of bolstering school meal...

A Truly Independent INEC Key To Credible Elections –Ogbonnia

02.04.2025

Dr. SKC Ogbonnia is a former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he speaks on the state of the nation, President Bola Tinubu’s performance and the need to restructure the country’s election management body. FELIX NWANERI reports What is your take on the state of the nation vis a vis...

NCAA deepens aviation safety with full SSP implementation – NCAA

02.04.2025

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has reaffirmed its commitment to the full implementation of the State Safety Programme once finalised. This announcement was made by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, in a statement. The SSP is a structured framework of regulations and activities designed to enhance aviation safety. Mandated by the International...

APC Working Against Interest Of Nigerians, Says Adebayo

02.04.2025

Less than two years before the 2027 elections and barely two years after President Bola Tinubu assumed office as president, the National Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is working against the interest of...

Green Africa buys aircraft after alleged planes seizure

02.04.2025

Barely 24 hours after Green Africa was grounded following the retrieval of all its three aircraft by its lessor, ACIA Aero Leasing, the airline, in collaboration with Access Bank, has procured an aircraft. The airline made this known through a statement signed by its media officer, Omolara Kehinde, and made available to our correspondent on...

LOXEA introduces electric vehicles to Nigerian market

02.04.2025

LOXEA Nigeria, a subsidiary of CFAO Mobility, has introduced electric vehicles to the Nigerian market, marking a significant milestone in the country’s move towards sustainable mobility. The introduction of electric vehicles by Build Your Dreams auto company is projected to position LOXEA at the forefront of promoting innovative electric vehicle solutions across Africa. This was...

Cross-Border Crime: Nigeria Seeks Collaboration With W’African Countries –Minister

02.04.2025

The Federal Government has called for collaboration with West African countries and the Sahel region on information and data sharing for effective border control. Speaking yesterday on the sidelines of the border security summit in London, Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said border loopholes affect all countries in the region. “There is a need for...

FG withdraws allocation of 1,357 housing units over default payment

02.04.2025

The Federal Government has revoked the provisional allocation of houses under the National Housing Programme for 1,357 beneficiaries across 33 states due to failure to complete outright payment within the stipulated timeframe. The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development confirmed the revocation in an official statement on Tuesday, citing non-compliance with the 90-day payment...

Air passengers protest missing 47,923 luggage in 2024

02.04.2025

Air passengers are protesting incessant loss or delay in the arrival of their language in local and international airlines across the country’s airports in 2024. A recently released executive summary by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority of both international and domestic operations showed that nothing less than 47,923 luggage belonging to air passengers were either...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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