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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Abia State Governor Alex Otti turned down a Federal Government proposal for an airstrip in the state, choosing instead to pursue the development of a full international airport through a counterpart funding arrangement. Keyamo said the airport project, located in Umuahia, had commenced, adding […]
British-Nigerian data and artificial intelligence expert, Abel Aboh, has described the Federal Government’s plan to train 36,000 young Nigerians in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity as inadequate for a country with a population of more than 250 million people. Aboh said the target would have little impact considering Nigeria’s large youth population, estimated at about 70 […]
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc has announced plans to expand its operations into the United Arab Emirates and other African countries as part of a strategy to become a regional aviation ground-handling and logistics services provider. The company said the planned expansion would widen its international reach, reduce reliance on the Nigerian market and create […]
Nigeria has been ranked fourth among countries with the largest populations of people living with HIV, with an estimated two million people living with the virus. The ranking, published by World Population Review using data linked to the World Health Organization and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, placed South Africa first with an […]
The Pro-Chancellor of Miva Open University, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has called for education reforms that would expand access to higher learning for millions of Nigerians unable to secure admission into conventional universities. Olowolafe made the call on Saturday at the university’s maiden convocation ceremony held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have introduced a new regulatory requirement mandating telecommunications companies to obtain approval before carrying out significant changes in their ownership structure. Under the directive, any transfer of shares or ownership interest involving 10 per cent or more of the total share capital of an […]
Two teenage students opened fire at a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, June 22, 2026, killing three fellow students and wounding seven others. The tragic incident occurred around 9:00 a.m. local time at the government-run San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte province, while classes were actively underway. Panic erupted […]
On June 22, 1940, the world watched as one of the most meticulously orchestrated acts of historical revenge took place. Deep within a French forest clearing, representatives of a defeated French government signed an armistice with Nazi Germany. The military collapse of France accomplished by the German Blitzkrieg (lightning war) in just six weeks was […]
The Omo Ibile Igbomina Association, a prominent socio-cultural organization representing Igbomina indigenes resident in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has thrown its weight behind Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the preferred consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Kwara State governorship election. In a press release issued on […]
Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday killed a retired staff of Ogun State Television, Mrs Kitan Oyesiku, widely known as “Aunty Kitan,” and her security guard at her home in Agodo community along the Abeokuta–Siun–Sagamu Expressway. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying it would issue a detailed statement after further assessment […]
