Aero resumes flight operation after Senate’s intervention

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Aerocontractors Airlines is expected to resume full flight operation today (Monday), 18 days after it suspended it following protests by workers over work conditions.

The airline had by the weekend commenced skeletal services, including test and positioning flights.

Nigeria Soon To Launch $1 Billion Eurobond For Infrastructure Projects

Nigeria’s $1 billion Eurobond is poised to be unveiled before the end of September this year, Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), told Business Day on Monday.

Nigeria risks coup, without national conference —Musa

Prominent northern leader and former Kaduna State governor, Balarabe Musa, has warned that the refusal of the Presidency and the National Assembly to allow the proposed National Conference to hold could lead to a social revolution or military coup.

Ojukwu: Rawlings, Soyinka, Anyaoku, 1000s others grace funeral

Widow and first son, Bianca and Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Jnr at Late Ojukwu's lying-in-state in Aba on 28/02/2012

Thousands of Nigerians travelled to the South-eastern city of Enugu yesterday for the funeral of Biafran independence leader, General Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Nigerian national television, NTA, reported.

Ribadu task force gets 60 days to clean up oil industry

The Federal Government on Tuesday gave the Petroleum Special Task force 60 working days within which to probe and clean up the oil industry.

ACN Reps disown House over national conference

Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila

The House of Representatives is divided on the calls for a Sovereign National Conference to discuss the future of Nigeria.

The many ills of our society

In a country where greed and quest for fame becloud godly virtues; where honesty is dethroned, bribery and corruption highly enthroned; where favouritism and nepotism have been institutionalised by corrupt leaders; where “chop I chop” has become a de rigueur; in such a darkly era; Nigeria, our father land, how farther we would go is what one has yet to decipher.

New electricity tariff to take effect Q2

Nigerians should prepare to start paying higher electricity tariff from the second quarter of this year as plans have been concluded to raise the current rate between April and June.

Israel offers counter-terrorism assistance to Nigeria

Flag of the State of Isreal

The Deputy Head of Mission of the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria, Mr George Deek, has reiterated Israel’s willingness to partner with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.

ASUU denies plan to call off strike

ASUU President

IBADAN — THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has dismissed claim by the Minister of Education, Professor Rakayat Rufai, that the union will call off its ongoing strike Monday.

Okonjo-Iweala’s glamorous hoax

I WATCHED the town hall meeting organised by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria to debate the planned removal of fuel subsidy, on television. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Minister for Finance, presented government’s position on the need to remove the subsidy. Her scholarly and studious visage conveyed the aura of expertise and credibility.

Why did you do this to us? Why did you let us down?

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

AN OPEN LETTER TO Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

I would have wanted to also address in this letter, Mrs. Diezani Allison Maduekwe and Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, but, since Nigerians don’t really know who you people are, except that Mrs. DAM was one of the top-staff in Shell, and is the First Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria at least according to her twitter page (@diezanimadueke).

Day Two: Protests continue nationwide

THE nationwide strike over the removal of subsidy on petrol enters the second day, as thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Lagos, Abuja, Akure, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and some other cities in the country.

Power generation hits 4,420MW – Ministry

Nigeria has achieved a new high in electricity generation with 4,420 megawatts out of which 4,160MW are available for distribution, while 260MW are “spinning reserves,” the Ministry of Power has said.

Day One: Protests paralyse Lagos, Abuja, others

THE indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) against the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government began yesterday on a peaceful note in most states of the federation.

Plan to assassinate Jonathan, Mark, COAS; Disintegration of Nigeria imminent - Group allege

Ex-militans

A new twist was added to the fuel subsidy removal controversy as former leaders of Niger Delta agitators said they have uncovered a grand conspiracy by some unnamed powerful Nigerians to assassinate President Goodluck Jonathan and key security personnel from the region.

Labour insists on Monday strike

NLC President, Abdul Waheed Omar

(PUNCH) - With less than 24 hours to the nationwide strike to protest the removal of petroleum subsidy, organised labour has dismissed the possibility of reaching a compromise with the Federal Government to avert the strike.

PENGASSAN backs strike, seeks direct negotiation with govt

Petroleum-Minister

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, after a meeting with members on Thursday on the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government, resolved to back the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on the national strike slated for Monday.

Civil war imminent — CAN

CAN president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday said the rising attacks on Christians, especially in the North by the violent Boko Haram were an ‘express invitation to civil war.’

NLC dismisses 'stop strike' court order, as Nigerians protest fuel price before planned strike

A protester carrying a placard during a rally against fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria's capital Abuja yesterday, joined fellow protesters who have been angered by the government's decision. The demonstrators are threatening to follow through with a nationwide strike planned for next week. Photo: Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters, Agence France-Presse

ABUJA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Nigerians angered by a government decision to remove fuel subsidies protested in the capital on Friday and unions said they were determined to carry out a nationwide strike planned for next week.