Dana Airline has said it is processing refunds for its customers who already booked a flight for the next one month. In a statement on Wednesday, the management pleaded with the affected customers for patience and urged them to provide their booking details and bank account numbers. This is coming hours after the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, in a letter to the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Chris Najomo, through the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, ordered the airline’s immediate suspension and an audit of its safety and financial health. The minister said the disciplinary action…
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The naira on Wednesday further depreciated at the official market, trading at N1, 308.52 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market revealed that the naira lost N8.37. This represents a 0.64 per cent loss compared to the previous trading date on Tuesday, April 23, when it exchanged at N1, 300.15 to a dollar. However, the total daily turnover further increased to 197.54 million dollars on Wednesday, up from 133.65 million dollars recorded on Tuesday. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s window, the naira traded…
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has called for more support by philanthropists toward the continuous growth and development of education in the state. Mr Aiyedatiwa made the call on Wednesday while inaugurating the Most Revd. Apostle Matthew Omodayo-Owotuga Memorial Lecture Theatre at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH). The lecture theatre was donated to the institution by the Owotuga Foundation. The governor, who was represented by his special adviser on higher education, Dr Olawumi Ilawole, described the project as a significant milestone in the history of the university. He lauded the children of the late Mr Owotuga:…
A philanthropist, Akintayo Akintunde, has congratulated the Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over his victory at the just concluded governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Akintayo who recently empowered over 300 women in Ile-oluji area of Ondo State, congratulated Aiyedatiwa in a statement made available to journalists in Akure, the state capital. The Ile-oluji born Philanthropist also urged Aiyedatiwa to approach the upcoming general election with assurance, emphasizing the importance of fostering connections and unity for the challenges ahead. The statement read, “I extend warmest congratulations to Governor Aiyedatiwa on his emergence as the All…
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has officially named Abass Mimiko, the younger brother of former Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, as its candidate for the upcoming November 16 governorship election in the state. Mimiko’s candidacy was confirmed during the party’s primary election, which took place at its headquarters in Akure, the state capital. Expressing his commitment to the welfare of the state, Mimiko, a medical professional turned politician, pledged to give top priority to education, healthcare, economy, and security if elected as the next governor of Ondo State. “We are forced to be reckoned with in this election. We…
Tragedy struck as a newborn drowned inside a well at Ruguzau in the Takai Local Government Area in Kano. This is contained in a statement by the public relations officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. He stated, “We received an emergency call at about 2:14 p.m. from one Sabo Ladan that a baby’s body was found floating in a well. We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 2:18 p.m. On arrival, our men found a newborn in the well.’’Mr Abdullahi said…
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, said that 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation examinations in the country. Mr Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test centres in the state amid the ongoing examinations. He added that at the end of the examination today, there would be less than 100,000 candidates remaining in Lagos, Benue and other states in the country. Mr Oloyede explained that the pace at which JAMB cleared candidates and captured biometrics made the exercise faster. He noted it was part of JAMB’s re-engineering…
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 32-year-old man, Tony Chigoke, in a correction facility for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp charged Chigoke with rape, contrary to section 259 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law.Chigoke. The presiding judge, Michael Bawa, however declined to take Chigoke’s plea for lack of jurisdiction to hear the matter. Bawa directed the prosecutor to forward the case file to the State Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice. He adjourned the matter until May 15 for further mention. Earlier, NSCDC…
The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3 million unpaid tax. Speaking to journalists after the exercise, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, Aysha Ahmad, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the state in respect to withholding taxes and money agents “We sent many demand notices to them. We are left with no other option but to enforce the law,” she said. Ms Ahmad added that the service wanted voluntary compliance of tax payment, lamenting that the defaulter had been recalcitrant. She however said when the…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has notified the public and stakeholders that runway 18L/36R has been reopened for flight operations at about 8.00 p.m. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN, Obiageli Orah, on Tuesday in Lagos. Mrs Orah said the development followed the earlier closure of the runway on Tuesday morning due to an incident involving a Dana Air aircraft, with registration number 5N-BKI, which overshot the runway during its landing sequence. She said prompt actions were taken by FAAN’s emergency response team to evacuate and recover the…