The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry. He said flights would commence at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. According to him, the Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri and Kano airports will...
The Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational permit of transporters who flout safety protocols. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, announced this in a statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. Saraki was quoted as giving the warning when she chaired a virtual meeting with the Forum of Nigerian Transport Commissioners. She said that it had been resolved...
Cybercrime Jos, July 1, 2020 Some youths in Plateau on Wednesday identified peer influence and lack of self-control as reason for young people engaging in internet crimes. Speaking to a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos, some youths said that cybercrimes was fast becoming a pandemic that should be contained. James Balogun, a student, said that most youths indulge in cybercrimes because they do not have self-control and a mind of their own. “Most youths are...
The Lagos government in anticipation of an increase in demand for COVID-19 test in the state has given seven private laboratories approval to begin polymerase chain reaction testing for the virus. The laboratories are Total Medical Services, Synlab, 54 Gene, Medbury Medical Services, Biologix Medical Services, 02 Medical Services, and Clina Lancent Laboratories. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, said during the signing of a memorandum of understanding, that bringing private laboratories onboard was...
Cineworld (CINE.L) on Tuesday delayed the reopening of its cinemas in the U.S. and Britain until the end of July, citing changes to the release schedules for some of the big summer movies. The UK-based company had previously expected to start reopening theatres, which include Regal Cinemas in the U.S. on July 10 but a number of important markets, such as Los Angeles and New York, have not yet given the go-ahead. Hollywood studios have...
Moral and ethical weakness, exacerbated by irresponsible government creates enabling environment for fraud in Nigeria. Most Nigerians simply want money desperately. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Nigeria has gradually become deeply associated with fraud such that the phrase “internet fraud” on Google search will throw up several news reports on internet fraud in connection with young Nigerians. Fraud is the new epidemic sweeping across Nigeria; taking captive, many young Nigerians in their 20s and early 30s, with many...
Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Special Adviser to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Indigenous Medicine and Herbal Practice, said that the government had identified six herbal drugs that could be used to manage Coronavirus in the state. Ibezim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday that the agency had forwarded the products to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He said that a team of medical experts...
Just about two weeks that the United States indicted six Nigerians for allegedly involving in some $6m internet fraud, another 11 Nigerians have been arraigned over $6m bank fraud. According to the US Anthony’s Office, District of New Jersey, in a statement, the defendants are Sulaiman Dosunmu, 39; Tunde Adeowo, 40; Muritala Adeowo, 55; Ayanniyi Alayande, 47; Ahmmed Ponle, 41; Margiettu Kamu, 34; Rafiat Sarumi, 36; Babatunde Oke, 40; Adekunle Owolabi, 49; Olayinka Olaseinde, 42; and...
It took Nigeria longer than other African countries to have its documents accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Committee — a step towards wild polio-free certification for the entire African region. But it is not a total victory, yet, as the battle against polio has only taken a new dimension which would require doing more to maintain a wild polio-free status. Adeola Oladipupo, The West African Pilot News Assistant Editor, writes from Lagos. LAGOS –—...
Black power, suffering and the fight for justice took centre stage at the BET awards on Sunday, the first Black celebrity event in the U.S. since nationwide mass protests broke out this month over systemic racism. The show, which celebrates Black excellence in music, film, sports and philanthropy, was filled with speeches, songs, images of protests and the names of dozens of Black men and women who have died at the hands of police in...
