The Federal Government has outlined plans to set up annexes of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) in five geopolitical zones of the country. Towards this end, the government has made a budgetary provision of N3,680,000,000 towards the actualisation of the project. NCAT is the foremost aviation training institution in Nigeria established in 1964 and it is a Regional Training Centre (RTC) designated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation…

The University of Abuja has firmly denied allegations of bias and irregularities in its ongoing selection process for a new Vice-Chancellor, following protests by senior professors who criticised the procedure as “flawed.” Reports from PUNCH Online on Tuesday revealed that some senior academics at the university had raised concerns over the selection process, accusing the institution of favouritism. The controversy erupted following the exit of the university’s former VC, Prof.…

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday engaged armed bandits in a fierce gunfight on the Katsina-Magama Jibia road, rescuing 10 victims in the process. The incident occurred on the evening of Wednesday, December 24, 2024, when the bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked a commercial vehicle, firing at its occupants and attempting to abduct them. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, revealed that the…

The Accountant General of Delta State, Mrs. Joy Enwa, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid the commission’s ongoing investigation of former governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa. Currently, the anti-crime agency is investigating the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion state funds by Okowa. EFCC arrested and detained the former governor in November this year for the alleged diversion of the funds, said…

The widow of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, Betty, has dissociated herself from the memorial lecture being planned by the state government in the honour of her husband. The state government had scheduled the lecture, which is part of a series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of Akeredolu’s death on December 27, 2023, for Friday in Akure, the state capital. Renowned lawyer, Femi Falani…

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, has explained that the recent reduction in petrol prices was a direct response to the dynamics of market forces. The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, was reduced to N899.50 per litre at Dangote’s loading gantry, following a shift in the competitive landscape of the downstream sector. In a candid interview featured in an Arise TV documentary, Dangote elaborated…

Mrs. Funmilayo Ogunseyi, the mother of Naomi Silekunola, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, has called on President Bola Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s legal troubles following a tragic stampede in Ibadan that claimed the lives of 35 children. Silekunola, along with two other individuals, was arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in connection with the incident, which occurred during a funfair…

The World Bank has announced the suspension of several loan fees to alleviate the financial burden on vulnerable nations, in a move aimed at making borrowing more accessible for countries facing significant economic challenges. The decision is part of the Bank’s broader efforts to bolster financial support and tackle urgent global issues such as climate change, inequality, and economic instability. The announcement was made via a post on the Bank’s…

Unidentified gunmen have abducted the representative of Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The Labour Party lawmaker was kidnapped along Ugwunapampa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha as he was returning home on Tuesday night. The lawmaker, who recently reclaimed his mandate after a court nullified the election of Douglas Egbuna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was forcefully taken to an unknown location, and…

Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has addressed residents of the state over the Christmas Day’s military air strike in the state. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that a fighter jet, in pursuit of Lakurawa terrorists mistakenly bombed two communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday morning. The incident left at least 10 innocent villagers dead and several others injured. The governor, who visited the affected…

Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison on Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as the winner of recent elections. A total of 1,534 detainees escaped the high-security prison located about 15km (nine miles) from the…

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances in Kano State. The Kano command’s spokesman, ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari announced this in a statement he signed on Wednesday. Muhammad-Maigatari said the suspects were arrested during a raid, as part of proactive measures to ensure a safe and drug-free Kano during the Christmas and New Year celebration. Part of the statement read,…