The Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mua’zu Jaji Sambo on Tuesday opened the Abuja Zonal Office of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with the primary aim of ending the huge amount the Federal Government spends yearly on rented apartment for the agency. According to NIMASA’s Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, the new building would house the much-awaited Regional Maritime …

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika assured on Sunday night that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be opened around 10 pm local time after a Max Air plane had an emergency landing there earlier in the day. “Following the temporary closure of Abuja Airport due to an emergency landing by Max Air, I am …

Some residents of Abuja and its environs have lamented the scarcity of the new naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restored the old 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes to remain as legal tender until 31st December. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents are lamenting over the scarcity of the new notes. Mr Moses …

The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons and the rescue of four individuals at a collapsed wall in Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. The Director-General of FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday. Idriss said: “Around between 10 a.m to 11 am., …

United Kingdom-based Prophet, Tomi Arayomi has taken to social media to relive his experience in the hands of agents of the Department of State Services (DSS), who whisked him, his wife, Prophetess Tahmar, and his aide away on Good Friday in Abuja. Arayomi, the founder of RIG Nation and Pioneer Church was in the country with his wife to minister …

One of the prisoners who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Center during the attack on it last year in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has been captured by men from the Nasarawa State Police Command. In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, identified …

Popular Nigerian actress, Eniola Badmus has taken to social media to celebrate the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after he was named the winner of the election. The staunch Tinubu supporter quickly jetted off to the nation’s capital, Abuja to be present when the politician gives his acceptance speech. She shared photos and videos online …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has discovered N258 million stashed in the vaults of a bank amid the ongoing cash scarcity in the country. Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Azuka Ogugua said the money that all new Naira notes was found in the vault of the Abuja head office of Sterling Bank. “Operatives of ICPC …

A trigger-happy Nigerian Army officer, Abubakar Idris, attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade, on Monday allegedly opened fire on some motorcyclists in Abuja, killing a passenger on the spot. The PUNCH reports that the incident happened around 1 am close to a bridge along Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Asokoro, where Idris and his colleagues were stationed for guard duty. Sources privy …

Bandits on Sunday attacked the Kubwa area of the nation’s capital and reportedly abducted four persons. The bandits struck at the Baipe area of the Kubwa community of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja at about 2 am. Four persons – all male – were reportedly abducted as the bandits escaped through the hills. One of the sources said: “They kidnapped …