The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and its counterpart, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said they were well-informed of the grounding of Arik Air aircraft over legal issues and the attendant impact on its flights and intending passengers. To this end, the NCAA has assured that it would monitor the situation and engage Arik Air on its plans for affected passengers. Also, FAAN said it has instructed all airport managers across the country to assist the affected passengers as Arik Airline works out plans to rebook and transfer passengers to other available flights. The Director, Consumer Protection and…
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These are not good times for young Nigerians. Indeed, these are not the best times for many Nigerians. Millions of them are unemployed or at best underemployed. Their country, Nigeria, is undergoing its worst cost of living crisis in a generation, with food prices skyrocketing and basic necessities becoming increasingly unaffordable. They feel their passionate appeals for change have gone unheeded. Now, they want to take to the streets to be seen and heard. Their government has gone into panic mode, calling on them not to protest but to come for dialogue instead. The youth are having none of that.…
Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called on President Bola Tinubu to sanction all government officials involved in contract maneuvering. The group also condemned the recent contracts awarded by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for oil and gas metering, saying the decision blatantly undermines Nigeria’s national interest and reeks of high-level corruption. CASER in a statement issued Monday by its Director, Advocacy Center, Frank Tietie said Tinubu should call to order, all the relevant authorities, including the Minister of state for Petroleum, Hinenken Lokobiri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, to…
Ahead of the much anticipated August 1 nationwide protest, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has federal and state governments to demand subsidies on food commodities as part of effort to ameliorate the economic hardship in faced by Nigerians. NYCN Vice President (North East), Bishop Kanatapwa made the call while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja. He added: “Government at the Federal and State level should swing into action to reduce prices of daily consumable goods like bread, garri, beans, yam, rice etc, to enable the down trodden feed “Importers of consumable items should be granted granted…
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) called for the scrapping of States Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). It also kicked against the proposed bill by the Senate to create the so-called Local Government Independent Electoral Commission, saying it is ill conceived. IPAC Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the third regular quarterly consultative meeting between INEC and political parties. He said that to restore confidence in the electoral system, INEC should be empowered to conduct all Local Government elections. Dantalle stated: “To further deepen democracy at the grassroots level, IPAC demands the immediate scrapping of the States…
A team from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), led by the Director of Monotechnic Programmes, Mal. Ismaila Tanko has concluded an advisory, resource inspection visitation exercise at the Oshodi-Lagos training facilities of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The exercise which lasted two days was aimed at accrediting the National Diploma (ND) programme in Meteorology and National Diploma (ND) programme in Climate Change Sciences being proposed by NiMet, to be offered at its NiMet/WMO Regional Training Centre. In a statement issued Sunday, the NBTE team inspected the library, classrooms, students hostels, medical clinic, weather equipment, weather station, agricultural facilities,…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that the government of President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated lack of capacity to ameliorate the worsening living conditions of Nigerians. He said rather than fixing the country, the federal government was desperately mobilising opposition against the nationwide protest scheduled to take place between August 1 and 10, 2024. The former director general of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) in a statement issued Sunday noted that as someone who was privileged to have organised protests in the country, one could say without any fear of…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has directed the youths in the region to join the nationwide protest against bad governance scheduled to hold between August 1 and 10, 2024. Checks revealed that frustrated Nigerians, who could no longer bear the hardship in the land had scheduled the one week protest tagged “one week of rage” to protest against the hardship in the land. TheHintsNews reports that the federal government in the past few days has rallied traditional rulers, religious leaders, and government functionaries to persuade the youths against joining the protest. Reacting to statements issued by the Chief of Army…
Troops of the Nigerian Army has neutralised two kidnappers and one terrorist, the rescue of a hostage in counter-terrorism operations across the country in collaboration with vigilante forces. The army in a statement issued Friday said the successful operations demonstrate the commitment and effectiveness of Nigerian Army troops in combating terrorism and ensuring the safety and security of citizens. It said: “Troops of the Nigerian Army in a series of well-coordinated counter-terrorism operations across the country in collaboration with vigilante forces have made significant progress in curtailing the activities of terrorists and kidnappers. “These operations resulted in the neutralisation of…
Your Excellency, For the second time within two weeks, I’m compelled to write you this epistle. As I write this, my mind goes back to my earliest recollection of you as a Senator of thr Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a young journalist, you were everyone’s delight. The June 12 Presidential election annulment brought out the best in you as a pro-democracy figure. You spent money and time fighting the military. Our exile years were lived in constant fear and trepidation. Fast forward Sir. We returned to Nigeria in 1998. You contested the Lagos State Governorship election in 1999, and…