Monthly Archives: December 2018

Buhari Inaugurates New Abuja Airport Terminal

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated a new international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. The newly constructed terminal is a project spearheaded by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The international terminal sits on 56000 square meters with a 60metre long skywalk that connects the airport …

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Budget: Akpabio lambasts Saraki, Dogara

Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the inability of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara to deliver their speeches during President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget presentation as a sign of weakness. He urged them to resign peacefully. Akpabio, in an interview with reporters shortly after Buhari presented the 2019 Appropriation …

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FG declares holidays for Christmas, New year

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. The Honorable Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement …

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Customer drags Ecobank to EFCC over forgery, fraud

Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria Plc. Ecobank Nigeria Plc is in hot soup as a businessman, Mr. Linus Ukachukwu has accused the bank of forging documents to open an account for his company, Lingo Nigeria Limited, without his consent. The businessman lamented that; “It is very unfortunate that banks no longer …

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N8.83 trillion budget for 2019, Buhari proposes

President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed a budget of N8.83 trillion for 2019. The president presented the budget at a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The proposed budget shows that about a quarter of the sum (N2.14 trillion) will be used for debt servicing while capital expenditure is …

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Enugu Workers Receive 13th Month Salary

Enugu State workers have received 13th month salary as 2018 Christmas bonus from Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration to celebrate the season with their loved ones. Confirming the news, the Chairman of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Enugu State Council, Comrade Igbokwe Chukwuma Igbokwe, disclosed that “some workers started calling me …

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