Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State of Nigeria on Sunday donated 47 new pickup vehicles to security agencies, as the state government’s assistance to counter terrorism in the area. Yari, who handed over the vehicles to the Minister of Defence in Gusau, said the state government released the vehicles to the security agencies, following recent…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced mobilization for oil exploration in the Benue State sector of the Benue Trough. A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja said the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, led a delegation from the Corporation to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom. The statement was…
…Calls for Reduction of Vehicle Import Duties [dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been urged to urgently review Nigeria’s auto policy, as part measures to facilitate the nation’s economic growth. The Director-General of The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr Muda Yusuf, who made the call recently in an interview, argued that the policy…
Flight delay and cancellation affected many passengers at the Lagos airport on Monday, with domestic airline operators blaming it on insufficient aviation fuel. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the situation at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 and the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) observed that only few flights operated on schedule. A…
