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The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 …

The Nigerian Army in an airstrike targeted at bandits killed seven children and wounded five others erroneously, a local governor, Chaibou Aboubacar told AFP today. ““There was a mistake with the Nigerian strikes on the border that resulted in victims on our territory in the village of Nachade” on Friday,”said …

Despite the objections raised by the Senate about its visa-on-arrival policy for Africans, the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has released application details for its new Visa-on-Arrival policy for Africans and non-Africans. President Muhammadu Buhari had recently announced the policy for Africans travelling to Nigeria, explaining that it will “bring down …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wrote a letter to Nigerians to commemorate the New Year. The letter was made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Read the full content of the letter below: A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AT NEW YEAR My Dear Compatriots, NIGERIA’S DECADE Today …

The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) has explained why Importers and Exporters can no longer bring in nor take out good through the land borders. Addressing Newsmen in Abuja, the Controller General of the Nigerian Custom service, Hameed Ali, said ” goods can only enter the country through the air and …

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,429 cases of delayed flights between January and June 2019 according to figures released by the Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). A document issued by the department and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, …

The Federal Government has announced its plan to phase out completely, all old versions of Yellow Card and replace with a new e-Yellow Card with effect from Monday, July 1. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the introduction of the new e-Yellow …

Rwanda on Friday rolled out the East African Community (EAC) electronic passport in an effort to boost faster border clearance as well as part of a wider regional strategy to enhance integration. Rwanda now joins other EAC states—Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania—that have already issued the electronic passport to their citizens. …

An airline, Air Peace, on Saturday reportedly overshot the runway and skidded into the bush at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State. The incident, which was said to have happened about 4pm, caused panic among airport officials. It was gathered that no life was lost and none …

American leading commercial plane manufacturer, Boeing, has hinted of a possible return of embattled Boeing 737 Max plane model to flight services before the year ends. Boeing’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dennis Muilenburg, said they are conducting simulated flights with air-safety regulators this week, and plans to fly the 737 …