The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria has appealed to the government for additional equipment and improved funding to harness its potential for providing the manpower needs of the aviation sector in the region. Dr Danjuma Ismail, Rector, NCAT Zaria, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with officials of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to ensure that 18 motorists apprehended for brazenly driving against traffic flow (one-way) undergo mandatory psychiatric evaluation. This directive is part of a multi-faceted approach to restore road…
Mr. Gabriel Rotimi Aroge, a road safety advocate and the Founder cum President of GRA Empowerment Foundation, in this interview with OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, revealed how his foundation is using cycling as a practical solution to eliminate cost of transportation to schools for indigent public school students through an initiative he called; ‘Cycle2School Plus (C2S⁺)’ with…
…inspiring thousands of lives with stories of transformation OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Image Music Global Network’s has organised its Lost season 7 Concert, themed; ‘The Encounter’, was a powerful one-day praise concert where Image and friends rallied a massive audience to experience the transformative impact of collective praise and worship, provoking God’s response to individual prayers…
The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has concluded a five-day capacity-building workshop for Information and Public Relations/Public Affairs Officers from the Ministry and its key agencies in a bid to improve communication efficiency within Nigeria’s aviation sector. According to Monday’s release by the Ministry, the workshop brought together 40 directors and officers from…
Minister of Works Engineer Dave Umahi has approved the review of existing guidelines for private sector participation in Nigeria’s road infrastructure development under the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI). n a statement signed by the Special Adviser on media to the works minister, Orji Uchenna Orji, the review aims to strengthen the concession policy for…
The Delta State Government has approved N230 billion worth of projects across different sectors in line with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s continued commitment to infrastructure development and wellbeing of Deltans. The approvals were disclosed by the State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, shortly after the State Executive Council meeting on…
Why Peter Obi should heed my advice, by OkpebholoFederal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike yesterday inaugurated 100 buses belonging to the New Edo Line Transport Company revived by Governor Monday Okpebholo. The state-owned transport firm was founded in 1968 and was grounded in 2010. In 2017, its workers were relocated to the state Ministry…
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has launched a comprehensive investigation into several critical issues affecting Nigeria’s downstream oil sector,. The investigation will cover, among others, the controversial Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the country’s refineries, the acquisition of OVH Energy, and the mounting concerns over market dominance by the Dangote Refinery….
Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, said Africa loses an estimated $90 billion annually to the importation of refined petroleum products due to its inadequate domestic refining capacity. Speaking at the West African Refined Fuel Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Dangote warned that the continent’s reliance on fuel imports not only bleeds its…
