Day: July 8, 2023

Gunmen kidnap APC chairman in Ekiti

Gunmen kidnapped the Ekiti State’s chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Paul Omotisho, on Saturday.APC’s Publicity Secretary in Ekiti, Mr Segun Dipe, stated at Ado-Ekiti that the assailants abducted Omotisho as he was driving on the Agba…

Passenger traffic: How aviation fared in Nigeria in Q1 – NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that 2,791,591 passengers passed through the nation’s domestic airports in the first quarter of 2023.This was disclosed in an executive summary released by the NCAA and sighted by the News Agen…

Lagos seeks FG support in development of critical projects

Lagos, The Lagos State Government seeks the support of the Federal Government in the development of critical projects and infrastructure in the state.Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the appeal when the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45, Year 2023, of the N…

Arab-Africa committee commits $1.5bn to food security programme

As part of efforts to address the immediate food security requirements of member countries, the Executive Committee of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme, a multi-donor, Inter-regional programme, has unveiled a US$1.5 billion Food Security …

Security, industries will grow Enugu GDP – Ex-lawmaker

A onetime Enugu lawmaker, Mr Nwabueze Ugwu, says that Gov. Peter Mbah’s vision to grow Enugu State Gross Domestic Products (GDP) will depend on the level of security and industrialization.This, he said, would also be achievable if there were adequate p…

Security tops agenda as Tinubu attends ECOWAS Summit

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Saturday.The meeting to be held in the port city of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau on Sunday is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-re…