Nigeria’s aviation industry State Safety Programme (SSP) document will soon be published as the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) accelerates its completion. The State Safety Programme (SSP) is an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving safety in civil aviation. It is required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is unique […]

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has alleged that members of the National Assembly received bribes to ratify the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. In a video clip seen by Daily Sun, Obasanjo was seen in a conversation with outspoken House of Representatives member, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who denied reports that […]

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Founder’s Sunhak Peace Award, which will be presented by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation in Seoul, South Korea. A statement by his Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, announced that the ex-Nigerian leader becomes the third recipient and the first African leader to […]

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, on Monday announced that its operatives arrested a suspect carrying about 488 AK-47 live rounds of ammunition concealed in two 25-litre jerry-cans filled with palm oil. Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement that the operatives acted in synergy with officials of the […]

The federal government has promised to pay the backlog of the new N77,000 monthly allowance to members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, after several months of delay. Recall that the federal government increased corps members’ allowance from N33,000 to N77, 000 in September 2024. Despite repeated promises and backlash, the new allowance structure […]

Aviation unions have threatened to ground Nigerian airports from March 31 over failure to remove a customs officer who allegedly assaulted the director of aviation security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. Three unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and […]

Rivers State Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has resigned from office. His resignation was announced in a statement on Tuesday, signed by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas. The statement expressed appreciation for Nwaeke’s contributions to the administration of the Sole Administrator in the […]