Latest News in Nigeria Today Monday 16th December 2019
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Monday 16th December 2019 .
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Turkish Airlines pledges to return passengers baggage before Dec. 17
Turkish Airline has pledged to commence immediately freight of all leftover passengers’ baggage in Turkey to Nigeria following the suspension of its operations in Nigeria.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Sam Adurogboye, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
Adurogboye explained that the management of the airline had met with the NCAA management in Abuja on Friday to resolve the leftover baggage issue.
Continue reading Turkish Airlines pledges to return passengers baggage before Dec. 17 at Vanguard News.
E2%80%95-gbadamosi/ Why Sanwo-Olu needs to wake-up and find his spine ? Gbadamosi
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) Governorship candidate in the 2019 Lagos State Gubernatorial Election, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to “wake up” to the challenges of delivering dividends of democracy to Lagosians after 200 days in office.
Speaking during a media parley with editors in Lagos, the ADP candidate scored Sanwo-Olu low across all sectors of governance, saying that “the governor could have done better”.
“Sanwo-Olu needs to find his spine, he needs to find his backbone, he needs to find his will and execute what he said he will execute if elected the governor of Lagos state when we had that famous pre-election debate.
Continue reading Why Sanwo-Olu needs to wake-up and find his spine ? Gbadamosi at Vanguard News.
Ex-governors impoverishing their states with huge pensions
In what would, otherwise, have been another dreary week in which one sad report pushed another off the pages of Nigerian newspapers, the report that the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, to recover pension funds claimed by former state governors while serving as Senators and Ministers from their states after leaving office as governors.
Continue reading Ex-governors impoverishing their states with huge pensions at Vanguard News.
Falana urges Malami to withdraw all charges against Sowore, Bakare
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Friday, asked the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), to withdraw pending criminal charges against his clients, Mr. Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare.
Falana said in a statement that there was no evidence to get the ‘RevolutonNow’ protests conveners convicted.
He was reacting to an announcement by the AGF office on Friday that a letter had been sent to the Department of State Services to hands off the case involving Sowore and send the case files to his office.
Continue reading Falana urges Malami to withdraw all charges against Sowore, Bakare at Vanguard News.
Nigeria must embrace open data to be globally competitive — Pantami
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami says Nigeria must begin now to embrace Open Data initiative to be able to grow and become globally competitive.
Continue reading Nigeria must embrace open data to be globally competitive — Pantami at Vanguard News.
NNPC declares N5.20bn trading surplus in August
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it made ?5.20billion trading surplus for the month of August, reflecting an increase of 22 per cent compared with the ?4.26 billion surplus posted in July.
The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) for the month of August released in Abuja on Sunday.
It attributed the appreciable increase of 22 per cent within the period under review to largely the improved surplus posted by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).
Continue reading NNPC declares N5.20bn trading surplus in August at Vanguard News.
Hadiza, OMSL and the Senate building ambush claim
WHETHER you are a discerning or dilettante Nigerian, it is not hard to pick holes in the claim, last week, by Hadiza Bala-Usman, the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, that she was attacked at the sprawling National Assembly complex, Abuja, by thugs purportedly sent by the Chairman of Messrs Ocean Maritime Solutions Limited, OMSL, Captain Wells Okunbo.
Continue reading Hadiza, OMSL and the Senate building ambush claim at Vanguard News.
E2%80%95-okowa/ Asaba International Airport ready to receive big aircrafts ? Okowa
…as AZMAN makes maiden flight to Asaba
By Festus Ahon – Asaba
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday said with the upgrade of the runway of the Asaba International Airport to meet international standard, large airplanes can now land in Asaba as the AZMAN AA 5N-AIS made its maiden flight into the airport.
Okowa who was represented by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu at the airport to witness the landing of the aircraft, said other machines capable of flight could now avail themselves of the luxury of the Asaba International airport.
Continue reading Asaba International Airport ready to receive big aircrafts ? Okowa at Vanguard News.
New Zealand observes silence as PM warns of long volcano probe
New Zealand marked one week since the deadly White Island eruption with a minute’s silence Monday, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned grieving families they face a lengthy wait for answers.
At 2:11pm (0111 GMT) — exactly a week since the eruption — offices and shops fell silent as New Zealanders remembered the 16 international tourists and two local guides who died, along with at least 18 more now receiving intensive treatment for severe burns.
Continue reading New Zealand observes silence as PM warns of long volcano probe at Vanguard News.
Army, NDLEA recover eight guns, 725 bags of suspected cannabis in Edo
The combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army Exercise Crocodile Smile IV have recovered eight Dane guns and 725 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis.
Continue reading Army, NDLEA recover eight guns, 725 bags of suspected cannabis in Edo at Vanguard News.
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