Obaseki’s Regeneration Project Gets Boost As Edo Cultivates 50, 000-Hectare Oil Palm Plantation


    The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made remarkable progress in the area of forest regeneration as the state has cultivated over 50,000-hectare oil palm plantations. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laina, who was on a courtesy visit at the […]

FAAN Suspends  Airport Officials Over  Extortion  At MMIA


  …Withdraws ODC From NIS Accomplice  In line with management’s determination to rid the nation’s airport of corrupt officials, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)said it  has apprehended and suspended some officials caught extorting a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport(MMIA)Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate […]

BASL Assures Stakeholders Of Safety At MMA2 Parking Lot


      Bi-Courney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos (MMA2) has assured stakeholders of safety at the parking lot and other facilities at the Terminal. BASL gave the assurance in response to the picture of supposedly cracked pillars at the parking lot trending on the social media. The […]

We Are Ready To Host More Trainings–FAAN  MD


  …As First ICAO Sponsored AVSEC Instructors Certification Course Ends   The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN), Capt Hamisu Yadudu has said that the agency’s training school is ready to host more  ICAO trainings at the facility. He said this at end of  the first ever International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) […]

31 Firms Benefit From Edo Govt, BOI’s N2B MSME Fund


          The Edo State Government in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BoI) has handed offer letters to 31 businesses who have been screened and selected to benefit from the N2bn Edo State MSME Fund. The Edo State MSME Fund is an initiative of His Excellency, Governor Godwin Obaseki, to provide […]

Court Remands 3 ‘Akala Boys’ Over Unlawful Dealing In 803Kg Of Marijuana


    Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos today ordered the remand of three ‘Akala Boys’ over allegation of unlawful dealing in 803 Kilograms Cannabis Sativa, otherwise called Marijuana. Justice Aneke made the remand order against the three men, after the three were arraigned by the men of National Drug Law Enforcement […]

Edo College Of Nursing Sciences To Be Affiliated To FD University, US


      The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has  received the letter of approval from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria to commence training of nurses and midwives at the Edo State College of Nursing Sciences in Benin City, Edo State. Handing the letter over to Obaseki at the Government House in […]

JIFORM Appeals To Music Star  Davido To Support  Orphanage Home In Benin


    Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) had appealed to music star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, to make  an orphanage, “Home for The Needy” at Uhogua, Benin Edo State as one of the beneficiaries of the N250 million donation he doled out to support the needy on his birthday. The appeal […]

Ecobank Warns Prospective Buyer Of Honeywell Flour Ltd


      … Says Company Facing Winding Up Proceedings     Following media reports on the move by Flour Mills Nigeria PLC to acquire 71.69 percent of Honeywell Group Limited, Ecobank Nigeria Limited has placed a, Caveat on any share of the company on the ground that the company is hugely indebted to the […]

Fourth Cabin Crew Fair To Hold  In Lagos Nov. 27


      The mentorship academy of Mamaj Aviation Consult said it has concluded plans to host the 4th annual cabin crew fair in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. According to, a statement signed by the Founder Mamaj Aviation Consult Limited, Joy Ogbebo, the event would be held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA) […]