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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina |Adedayo Akinwale |Yinka Kolawole
•As FG moves to reduce emissions from shipping industryKasim Sumaina in AbujaThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday lamented that Nigeria contribution to the global fleet was below two per cent and as such the country’s dependency on imports from other parts of the world makes Revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction to near-zero emissions for the shipping sector. He described this as an important debate that Nigeria must not shy away from.
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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina |James Emejo |Adeyinka Salami
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has commenced move to accelerate the construction of the Dasin Hausa Dam, aiming to end decades of devastating floods affecting Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, and other river basin communities. According to a statement, the dam, first planned in the 1980s as a strategic buffer against floods caused by Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam, has remained stalled for over 40 years, resulting in recurring humanitarian crises.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina |Bennett Oghifo
Kasim Sumaina in AbujaThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday advocated a greater budgetary provision for his Ministry. He said this at the 2025 budget defense of the proposed total capital budget of N11,770,533,003 before the joint committee of the Senate on Marine Transport and House of Representatives Committee on Harbour, Maritime Education and Administration, Inland Waterways and Shipping Service.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina |Adedayo Akinwale |Yinka Kolawole
•Says ministry’s 2025 budget proposal, recipe for progressKasim Sumaina in AbujaThe Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has charged agencies under the Ministry to align and prioritise their 2025 budget proposals in line with the pillars of the national policy on Marine and Blue Economy and the 2021-2025 National Development Plan.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Adeyinka Salami |Kasim Sumaina |Kingsley Nwezeh
Linus Aleke in AbujaThe Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of several senior police officers, including 11 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police, 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners. It Commission also wielded the big stick by dismissal and prosecution of two Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) and others for misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, sabotage and acts unbecoming of public officers.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina
•NAHCON Signs 2025 MoUKasim Sumaina in AbujaThe Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, Monday, announced the Presidency has approved four airlines as official air carriers for pilgrims of the 2025 Hajj. He disclosed the carriers were selected out of the 11 companies that submitted applications for the airlift of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Peter Uzoho |Adeyinka Salami |Kasim Sumaina
Ibrahim Oyewale in LokojaPiqued by the decision of the Management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology CUSTEC, Osara, that new intakes should present parents tax clearance before they attend classes, parents and guardians have called on the state government to prevail on the management to rescind the order immediately.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
arise.tv | Kasim Sumaina
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has assured that with its enhanced safety surveillance, the Nigerian airspace is now safer. Acting Director-General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, gave the assurance Thursday during the staff annual New Year prayers held at the authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. The prayer session is held every January 2. This year’s event also marked the kick-start of the series of activities to mark NCAA’s 25th anniversary celebration.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina
Kasim Sumaina in Abuja and Chinedu EzeThe Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement actions against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations including nonpayment of refunds within the stipulated time frame. The sanctions also include non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, delayed and canceled flights, amongst others.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Kasim Sumaina
•As regulatory agencies visit Ogun, certify Gateway Airport for commercial operationsKasim Sumaina in Abuja and James Sowole in AbeokutaThe Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated the Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA) Flight Data Centre (FDC) to enhance safety regulations in the nation’s aviation sector. According to Keyamo, the centre is part of the NCAA’s concerted efforts to improve aviation safety in Nigeria.
