There is no doubt that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has contributed immensely in safe flight operation in Nigeria. Industry observers say the federal government has shown a lot of commitment in the continuous investment in the agency, ensuring that it upgrades its facilities and equipment to meet the critical changes in aviation development

Twenty suspects were due in a South African court Friday to face charges of instigating riots and civil unrest that left hundreds dead and brought the country to a near-standstill last year. Riots in July 2021 left more than 300 dead and shut down many of the country's roads and ports. More than a year

Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday said that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) had no basis to reject the proposed deductions of $418 million from the Paris Club refund. Mr Malami told journalists at the State House Ministerial Briefing that the governors originally created the liability whose payment they had

Naira depreciated significantly at both the official and unofficial forex markets amidst EFCC threats on Bureau De change operators hoarding the dollars. Naira fell against the U.S. dollar at both the official and unofficial forex market on Thursday. The domestic currency depreciated 0.29 per cent to close at N430.25 to a dollar at the close

The Federal Government on Thursday put the economic cost of post-harvest losses at N3.5 trillion annually in the Agricultural sector. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, made this known at the presentation of the International Standard Organisation (ISO) Certification for Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute in Abuja. Mr Shehuri, who

A World Bank-assisted project ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE),’ says it will rehabilitate 614 public secondary schools at N1.8 billion in Kano State. The Deputy Project Coordinator, Nasiru Abdullahi, made the disclosure when he led other staff on a courtesy visit to the Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero, on Thursday in Bichi.

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja met with representatives of victims of Kaduna train abduction, assuring them that the federal government is doing everything within its powers to ensure the safe return of the remaining captives. Condoling with the families of the victims and those who lost their loved ones, the president said since the

The number of young people globally who can't find a job this year is set to reach 73 million - that's a full six million more than before COVID-19 - the UN labour agency said on Thursday. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the pandemic has caused many additional problems for 15 to 24-year-olds

A grainy video posted on Twitter on 3 August 2022 shows Kenyan deputy president William Ruto and another man sitting on the sunroof of a vehicle, surrounded by a crowd of people. The people are waving placards and singing "yote yawezekana bila Ruto" - Kiswahili for "everything is possible without Ruto". Text at the bottom

"Diaspora Update!!!" reads a message circulating on Facebook since 9 August 2022. "Voting has ended at Kenya High Commission in Sydney, Australia. All 223 Kenyans had voted, (100% Turnout) and the polling officials had no otherwise but to count the votes." It then gives the supposed results of the Australian votes for president in Kenya's

As it intended almost three decades ago, the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project (KCCSP) has touched and changed the lives of thousands of women and adolescent girls living in Khayelitsha. The clinic is one of the community's most prized possessions - bringing renewed hope in the global fight against cervical cancer. Spearheaded by the University

Remarks by the Premier of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal Nomusa Dube-Ncube on the occasion of the introduction of the new members of the provincial executive council at Archie Gumede Conference Centre Members of the Executive Director General Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhize: Provincial Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi; Members of the Media Viewers on different media platforms