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By Dickson Omobola Passenger, Dr Joe Abah, has criticised the check-in and excess baggage payment process at Arik Air, saying the procedure at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1, Lagos, is cumbersome. Abah, who shared his experience on X, formerly Twitter, after visiting the airline’s counter at the terminal, said passengers with excess luggage were […]

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AKURE — Academic and non-academic staff unions in state-owned universities in Ondo State have suspended their four-week-old strike, directing members to resume work on Tuesday, September 29. The affected institutions are Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, OAUSTECH; and the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, UNIMED. The suspension […]

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SOKOTO — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to reinstate petroleum subsidy if elected in the 2027 general elections, saying his administration would first tackle corruption in the country. Obi made the pledge on Monday at a town hall meeting organised for the Obi/Kwankwaso presidential ticket in […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to produce the 2026 budget provision for the expansion of Army divisions, questioning the planning behind the move amid persistent insecurity in the North-Central. Makinde said tackling insecurity required more than announcements, arguing that […]

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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo There was panic in Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday after a food outlet allegedly operating an investment scheme shut its premises, leaving hundreds of customers worried about funds they had paid for food supplies. The outlet, Global Food Initiative, reportedly began operations in early August around the Odi-Olowo area of the […]

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Airports are often measured by passenger traffic, but their physical footprint can be just as impressive. Some of the world’s biggest airports occupy vast stretches of land, with their sites covering areas comparable to entire cities.

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…Unveils digital system to track projects, funding nationwide By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, will commence a 10-year overhaul of Nigeria’s basic education system in October, introducing a new intervention model designed to address the comprehensive needs of individual schools. Under the Universal Basic Education Roadmap 2026–2035, states will […]

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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the loans already obtained by his administration before taking on another $1.5 billion from the World Bank. With Nigeria’s public debt now put at N166.79 trillion, Atiku said […]

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By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigerian Armed Forces are increasingly shifting from a reactive posture to sustained offensive operations against terrorists and bandits, Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has said. Agbese said the reported gains from military operations across the North-East and North-West indicated a growing focus on intelligence-driven […]

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