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Delta State Government request FG to return $4.2m recovered from Ibori
Delta State Government request FG to return $4.2m recovered from Ibori Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to return the £4.2m Ibori loot or invest it in specific projects in the state. Okowa, who spoke at the quarterly media briefing in Asaba, said the state government had written the Attorney General Read More
FEC approves N10.2b projects for water resources, aviation, Presidency
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved N10.168 billion to facilitate execution of various projects under the ministries of Water Resources and Aviation as well as two agencies under the Presidency. The council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was held in the First Lady’s Conference Room, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to newsmen after Read More
Two Persons killed as hoodlums attack Osun community
Two persons have been reportedly killed by some hoodlums during a violent attack at Arulogun area of Ede in Osun State. Airview News gathered that hoodlums, on Thursday and about 30 in number invaded the house of one Wakili Olayiwola, set his Toyota Corolla car on fire and ‘rained’ bullets on the building. The hoodlums Read More
PTF Officially Declares A Second Wave Of COVID-19 In Nigeria
The recent COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Federal Government has continued to spark reactions from concerned Nigerians and stakeholders. The reinstatement of curfew and other restrictions across the nation is coming on the heels of insecurity which recently escalated to all regions of the country. Banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen attacks and the activities of ‘unknown gunmen’ Read More
Tussle over Odogwuship stool tears Ibusa community apart
The tussle for the rightful occupant of Odogwu Ibusa left behind by the late odogwu about four years ago,is drumming up worrisome beat for the Otu-Odogwo family and the Obuzor of Ibusa. the community is in the news again. A fresh crisis over who should succeed the former Odogwu of the town, is threatening to Read More
DSS raises alarm over plot to bomb places of worship, recreational centres during Yuletide
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Nigerians about plot by “enemies of state”, to unleash terror on places of worship as well as recreational centres during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.It said the plot would be executed through the use of explosives, suicide bombing and other dangerous weapons. The DSS spokesperson for Read More
COVID-19 second wave: FG issues fresh order to civil servants as lockdown begins
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed civil servants from grade level 12 and below to stay at home. They are to remain at home for five weeks following the second wave of the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, HOCSF, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known in a circular in Read More

BUK LOSSES DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Haruna Wakili of Bayero University Kano is dead. Hajiya Fatima Binta Muhammad, the University Registrar, told newsmen in Kano that the erudite scholar died at the wee hours of Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja. A Professor of History, specialized in History of Riots, Revolts, Conflicts, Peace studies, Democracy and Good Governance was a former Commissioner of Education in Jigawa. The erudite professor of History Read More…
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Breaking: ASUU BEGINS INDEFINITE STRIKE
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has commenced an indefinite strike. The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, at a press briefing in its National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, noted that the Federal Government had failed to address the issues raised by its members. Details Shortly
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WAEC SHUTDOWN ACTIVITIES
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has indefinitely postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2020. In a statement, WAEC Nigeria’s Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, said the examination scheduled to begin April 6, 2020 in member countries, was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The statement reads in part: “The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria, nay, the West Read More…
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DANGOTE LOSSES N240 BILLION IN 5 HOURS

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Wednesday lost more than N240 billion in five hours as the upshot of the coronavirus bit harder on the Stock Exchange. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared coronavirus a pandemic. Some of Dangote’s firms under the parent-company, Dangote Group, suffered net loss at the market. Investors have …
BREAKING: KEYSTONE BANK DOWN

An unidentified labourer has lost his life on Saturday when a storey building reportedly belonging to Keystone Bank collapsed in the Palmgrove area of Lagos State. AIRVIEW gathered that the building was under renovation when it collapsed at 07.20 pm and trapped labourers working on the site. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency …
NIGERIA RECORDS FIRST LOUSY TRADE BALANCE

Nigeria has recorded its first quarterly trade shortfall since July 2016 as the value of its export fell by 9.79 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 while imports surged by 37.20 per cent, The PUNCH reports. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report released on Friday, …
FCMB wins excellence award in customer experience as Adam Nuru emerges CEO of the Year

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited’s giant strides and impressive performance in service delivery and customer satisfaction in the Nigerian banking industry, have again been recognised. The latest is the conferment of the prestigious award of, ‘‘Excellence in Customer Experience Enhancement’’, on the Bank at the Finnovex West Africa Awards, held on October 22, 2019 …
CBN Sets Sept Deadline For Mutilated Notes Retrieval

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said banks now have between June 3 and September 2, to collect and sort all mutilated notes in their possession for reissuing. The central bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, made the disclosure while engaging with leaders of organised labour in Lagos at the weekend. The …