Nigeria Govt adds Thursday as Eid-El-Fitr public holiday The Nigerian government has declared Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday to commemorate Eid-El-Fitr. The government had on Sunday declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. However,[Read More…]
Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal president Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office[Read More…]
LASG, FAAN sign MoU on 28km road project The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships and the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria to build a 28km toll road. The new road[Read More…]
Tinubu jets off to Senegal for Bassirou Faye’s Inauguration as new president President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Dakar, capital of Senegal to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A statement on Monday, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said the president’s visit is[Read More…]
Blackout looms as national grid collapses the second time in 2024 The country has again suffered another nationwide blackout – the second time in three months in 2024. The national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun state, suffered a collapse at 4:30 pm on Thursday, leaving millions[Read More…]
FAAN shuts KFC at Lagos Airport over discrimination against Gbenga Daniel’s son The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a fast food chain KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos over discriminatory practices. It was closed down with immediate effect from Thursday, March[Read More…]
INEC rejects Labour Party’s National Convention The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.[Read More…]
Abure re-elected Labour Party chair Mr Julius Abure has been re-elected as the National Chairman of the Labour Party for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates. The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Mr. Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during[Read More…]
Sagay warns aviation ministry against use of Boeing 737 planes, says it’s risky Itse Sagay, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government should not use Boeing Max planes for Nigeria’s official carrier — Nigeria Air — because of its history of deadly crashes. Sagay, former chairman of[Read More…]
Senegal opposition presidential candidate wins election, ruling party candidate accepts defeat The 44-year-old Bassirou Faye has won Senegal presidential election. This came after the former Prime Minister of Senegal and candidate of the ruling party, Amadou Ba, conceded defeat in the presidential election held on Sunday and congratulated the main[Read More…]
