A cargo plane has skidded off the runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The Allied Air Cargo aircraft, with registration number 5N-JRT, suffered a tyre burst upon landing, causing it to veer off the runway. All five people on board were...
Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed again, leaving millions without electricity. This is the 12th time the grid has failed this year, with 11 previous collapses recorded between January and November. The latest collapse occurred at around 2:09 pm on Wednesday, according to a...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called for collective efforts to protect Nigeria’s civic space and promote media freedom. Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Congress of the International Press Institute Nigeria, Mr. Idris...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, effective immediately. Mr. Ogunjimi’s appointment follows the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Oluwatoyin Madein, who is set to retire on March 7. With over 30...
Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, will chair the 93rd ECOWAS Ministerial Meeting in Abuja from 12-13 December. As part of his role, Minister Tuggar will also preside over the 53rd Meeting of the Mediation and Security Council of the ECOWAS Commission on 11...
