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United Nigeria Airlines has signed a partnership agreement with United States-based Southwest Airlines to bring in six Boeing 737-800 aircraft.Four additional Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft will join the fleet by next year.Reflecting on the deal, Executive Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof Obiora Okonkwo, said: “We must put on record the strong support we have received from Boeing throughout the entire process and the promise for continued support to ensure a smooth entry into service and operation of the fleet. The excellent maintenance culture of Southwest Airlines, which is in line with United Nigeria Airlines’ culture, motivated us to make…

The naira appreciated by 10 basis points at the weekend to N1,520 per dollar on the back of sustained increase in the country’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves. Data at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) and the unofficial parallel market indicated that the naira rallied across the markets as the forex reserves rose for the ninth consecutive week. At the NAFEM, naira rose by 1.0 per cent to N1,520 per dollar. It traded at N1,535 per dollar at the parallel market. This narrowed the gap between the markets to N15, underlining the stability in the demand and supply curve…

Following series of investigation, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Sunday gave a nod to the issuance of new Statutory Rights of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) to 374 property owners across 15 streets in Abuja.The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has discovered that the owners of the properties have illegally converted the land use of their properties without official approval.The development comes after FCTA discovered that the affected allottees unilaterally converted the designated land use of their properties without official approval, thereby violating the terms and conditions of their existing R-of-O. In…

Minister to meet union, othersThe Federal Government yesterday appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to shelve its planned nationwide strike over alleged “anti-union practices, monopolistic agenda and indecent industrial relations strategies by the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.Today was given by the union, which also sought President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, as the strike’s commencement date. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, who made the plea to NUPENG, also called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to withdraw its red alert to its affiliate unions to be on standby for solidarity…

By Ali Isah Mallam Abubakar Malami is not a happy man, he has never been happy. He is always moody, and irritating. He lacks a senile moment. The reasons are not farfetched, they are certainly not from anything external, but basically from his internal self inflicted self-centered conflicts, a self-induced intention malady, which comes with very irritating symptoms. Most time those suffering from this incurable affliction are always against himself. For a man who came into office with nothing and as nothing but rose, not by any ding of personal positive efforts, but became powerful through deceit and satanic mechanization…

The Economic Rights Activists (ERA) have strongly condemned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), and other affiliated unions for their planned nationwide strike, which threatens to disrupt fuel distribution and cripple Nigeria’s economic life. During a press conference in Abuja, ERA’s Executive Director, Dr. Josiah Inuwa, described the proposed industrial action as a “reckless and unpatriotic” assault on the Nigerian people, warning that it would inflict severe hardship on millions while potentially serving the interests of economic saboteurs. The unions’ grievances…

Improved Security: Opinion Poll Scores Matawalle Most Outstanding Minister. In a recent nationwide opinion poll assessing the performance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet members, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, emerged as the most performing minister in security. The survey sampled views across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, reflecting growing public confidence in his ability to drive strategies that directly confront the country’s complex security challenges. Since assuming office in 2023, Matawalle has steadily carved out a reputation as one of the administration’s most active voices on national defence. Working closely with the Minister of Defence,…

…. Proposed strike an act of economic sabotage, terrorism against the people* The citizens-led group, Mass Action Against Economic Saboteurs (MAAES), has warned the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against plunging the country into crisis with threats of a nationwide strike over Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s plan to deploy 4,000 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered trucks for fuel distribution. In a statement issued on Saturday, George Priye West, president of the coalition, said NUPENG cannot hold Nigeria hostage under the guise of defending workers’ rights, stressing that union membership is a matter of personal choice, not compulsion. “The…

The Zamfara Good Governance Network (ZGGN) has sharply criticised Governor Dauda Lawal over a viral video in which he claimed that banditry in the state would end within two months if he had control over security agencies. The group described the governor’s remarks as an insult to the Nigerian military and a betrayal of the people of Zamfara, accusing him of playing politics with lives after nearly three years in office. In the undated video that circulated widely this week, Lawal, speaking in Hausa, said he had bought 150 vehicles for security agencies but could not direct their use, stressing…

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