By Femi Anamelechi Nigerian youths have been urged to embrace skills acquisition and other empowerment opportunities provided in various intervention programmes offered by government and other stakeholders as a safeguard against falling into the trap of substance abuse and other social vices.Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed…
By Femi Anamelechi A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear. Onyekwere was arrested on Thursday…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has pledged an improved power supply to customers following resumed full electricity supply to its customers after an interruption in gas supply to its embedded power generation company (GenCo), the 188MW Geometric Power Aba Ltd in the Osisoma Industrial Layout. Ugo Opiegbe, the Aba…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has attained the ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) certifications. The certificates were presented to the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, at the Authority’s Headquarters in Lagos, marking the culmination of months of dedicated effort, rigorous internal auditing, and organisational improvements. ISO…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified of an accident involving a Cessna 172 aircraft, with nationality and registration marks 5N-ASR, operated by Skypower Express. This was contained in a press statement issued by the spokes person of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau(NISB), Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji. According to her,…
By The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has commenced investigation into an incident involving a Hawker 800XP aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-ISB at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State.The aircraft, operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited, departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday, 14 December 2025, at approximately 09:20 hours local…
By Christian ABURIME Anambra State has reinforced its reputation as a frontrunner in technology-driven governance, securing four prestigious awards at the 13th National Council on Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) meeting.The conference took place from December 8 to 12, 2025, at Jos’s Crispan Suite & Event Centre, marking another landmark achievement for the southeastern…
By Cosmas Okereafor Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s leading carrier, will be among the key exhibitors at the inaugural Nigeria International Airshow scheduled to take place from December 2 – 4, 2025 in Abuja.The Nigeria International Airshow, an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, is designed to position aviation as a…
By Femi Anamelechi A team of Course 34 participants from the National Defence College in Abuja has visited the Geometric Power group headquarters in the Osisioma Industrial Layout of Aba in Abia State as part of the efforts to prepare the participants for greater public service responsibilities.Led by Air Commodore Liongonfa I. Nanso, the team…
Electricity Restored in Aba After 11-hour Outage Caused by Gas Shortage By Femi Anamelechi Electricity was this evening restored in Aba and the environs after about 11 hours, the first time the area has experienced a power failure in the last two months.The outage, which started at 4.33 am on Monday and ended at 5.06…
