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The Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended the efforts of the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing, Kaduna State government, Julius Berger Plc, others who made possible the official re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, ahead of the deadline. It will be recalled that the airport was shut down March 8 for six weeks to pave way for rehabilitation of the runway and was billed to be re-opened today, April 19. The President was elated that the authorities met the deadline 24 hours ahead of the official date of reopening. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari said he “looked forward to such display of inter-agency cooperation and efficiency in the operation of the entire Federal Government machinery.” He also thanked Ethiopian Airlines for cooperating with the government during the period of the closure of Abuja airport, describing it as a good example of intra-A...

The Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended the efforts of the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing, Kaduna State government, Julius Berger Plc, others who made possible the official re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, ahead of the deadline. It will be recalled that the airport was shut down March 8 for six weeks to pave way for rehabilitation of the runway and was billed to be re-opened today, April 19. The President was elated that the authorities met the deadline 24 hours ahead of the official date of reopening. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, President Buhari said he “looked forward to such display of inter-agency cooperation and efficiency in the operation of the entire Federal Government machinery.” He also thanked Ethiopian Airlines for cooperating with the government during the period of the closure of Abuja airport, describing it as a good example of intra-A...

"IT may take years to find all the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014" Defence Minister Brig.-Gen. Mansur Ali has said. Boko Haram insurgents invaded the all-girls Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State and forcefully took away 276 pupils. Three years after the abduction, the insurgents are still holding on to 195 of the girls, with the Federal Government expressing readiness to negotiate their freedom. Speaking to VOA’s Hausa Service, monitored in Yola yesterday, Brig.-Gen Ali, said the military was committed to finding the girls and still combing Boko Haram hideouts in the Sambisa Forest. He likened the troops’ inability to find the girls despite retaking most of the territories initially occupied by Boko Haram to the United States (U.S.) efforts to find Osama bin Laden after the invasion of Afghanistan. The minister said: “It took the U.S. up to seven, eight, up to 10 years before they could get to bin Laden. We are continuing ou...

Detectives are to question a former governor and some high-profile owners of apartments in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos where $43.4million was recovered last Wednesday. Besides, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified how the controversial apartment 7B, where the $43.4m was kept, was acquired. Also recovered were £27,000 and N23m cash. The EFCC has intensified investigation into the roles played by some apartment owners and tenants on how the cash was brought into the Towers, The Nation has learnt. The anti-graft agency is said to be suspecting that some owners or tenants may have been complicit in the matter. A source said: “The more we investigate this $43.4m haul, the more we get fresh facts. It has become imperative to interact with some owners or tenants of apartments in the Towers. “We have invited a former governor and other high-profile owners and tenants for interaction. It is just to ask a few questions on whether or not they were aware of suc...

 House of Representatives believes that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation did not remit a total of $ 81 . 2 bn crude oil proceeds to the Federation Account in four years . Its ad hoc committee , which is investigating the alleged export of $ 17 bn worth of undeclared crude oil and gas resources , has demanded explanations from the corporation . The investigation covers the year 2011 to 2014 . Our correspondent gathered on Monday that the committee, which is chaired by a member of the All Progressives Congress from Adamawa State , Mr . Abdulrazak Namdas , had analysed documents from various sources, including the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative , Central Bank of Nigeria , Department of Petroleum Resources and the NNPC itself before coming to the conclusion . In its set of questions sent to the NNPC , a copy of which was obtained exclusively in Abuja , the committee noted that the total receipts from crude proceeds for the four years tallied at $...

Frustrated Arsenal supporters hired a van to spread the ‘Wenger Out’ message ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game against Manchester City. A group of fans hiring a light aircraft to drag a ‘#WengerOut’ banner over the Hawthorns during Arsenal’s last match – a shock 3-1 defeat to West Brom – and the same group of fans have now taken their protests to the streets. The van features a sign quoting the club’s chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, who claimed in 2011 that Wenger will always be answerable to the club’s fans. Underneath the headline “That time is now – Wenger out”, the billboard reads: “Arsene is accountable to the fans – they ultimately make judgement. If you are seeing the relationship between the fans and the manager break down over time that is unsustainable.” The other side of the van mocks Arsenal’s record in Europe, with “twenty years in Europe and we’re still waiting…” written alongside a picture featuring Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola cel...

Nigeria made its presence count at the 2017 African Para Taekwondo Open as the two-man contingent claimed two medals at the two-day championship. According to the Secretary General of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), Oriss Taiwo, the athletes showed their stuff against their African counterparts to lay claim to the gold medals in the men’s 44kg and 62kg. Samson Ukpera who competed in the men’s 44kg was in fine form to win the highest medal at the championship while Faith Bazuaye featured in the women’s 62kg and she fought her way to the final to clinch the gold medal. This feat was described as a lift to para taekwondo in Nigeria as this would give the athletes the chance to improve their world rating. “This is indeed a big feat for Nigeria because these two athletes has now put Nigeria on the world map with their performance and their ranking will surely move up. Prior to the tournament, Nigeria female team was rated fifth while our male was 11th and I am sure with ...