The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has revealed that the federal government is currently constructing a total of 524 road and bridge projects across the country. He disclosed this yesterday while updating the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on the ongoing road and bridge construction/rehabilitation projects nationwide. While stressing that that every […]
The nation's shipping industry is one of conflict of interests. There is the interest of government, the shipping service providers and the shippers, the owners of cargos. This scenario therefore presents a herculean task for the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) as an umpire, the ports economic regulator. The NSC is saddled with a wide range […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says he has not given any date for the reopening of Nigeria's land borders. He said that the closure would remain until the situation improved. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Nigeria partially closed its land borders in August, mainly to check the mass smuggling of products like rice and petrol. In October the […]
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee with the responsibility of reviewing the impact of seasonal rainfall prediction (SRP) 2015-2018 of the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET), on the nation’s food security. The Minister, who inaugurated the committee yesterday, in Abuja, tasked them to examine the level of awareness of farmers among other stakeholders of the SRP, […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has read the riot acts against human trafficking at airports nationwide. NAPTIP said any security official found to aid human trafficking would not be spared, no matter the level or rank. The Director General of the agency, Julie Okah–Donli, however, urged officers who perhaps […]
There are no indications that anything is being done by the federal government to actualise the national carrier project since the federal government announced plan ro revisit the project. After the shock that greeted the suspension of the project, what has been said about the proposed airline, known as Nigeria Air, is that it would […]
Few weeks to the end of the year, known for dry and dusty wind that reduces visibility, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots and airlines to strictly abide by weather reports in order to fly safely. The regulatory authority issued the advisory circular to intimate pilots, operators and other stakeholders about dust […]
Nigeria's Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa, has expressed optimism that the Dutch Embassy in Nigeria will resume the issuance of Schengen Visas in Abuja in the shortest possible future. Mr Ngofa spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the […]
The holiday season is just around the corner and we can’t wait to explore the world around and beyond us. For this special issue, we have compiled three-holiday destinations with peculiar interests. Greece For The Beaches Greece is famous for a lot of things – the birthplace of Democracy, the land of ancient gods that […]
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday said that in the course of executing the Warri-Itakpe Rail line, stations were built in the villages of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains. Mr Amaechi disclosed this at the 'Next Level Presentation' at Presidential Villa Banquet Hall to signal the commencement of the campaign of the All […]
