The Presidency has said Nigeria Air would be a game changer when it is eventually officially inaugurated despite being impeded by several challenges. Recall that the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the plane for Nigeria Air will arrive in the country on Friday ahead of the commencement of operations. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu said the project will be a game changer, especially for international travel.

Nigeria is set to conduct another head count of its people in 2023, and the NPC has consistently expressed readiness to carry out the exercise next yearAs part of its preparation for the 2023 population census, the NPC has opened a portal for Nigerians to apply as ad-hoc staff The commission opened the portal on October 31 and is expected to shut it on December 28 2022, afterwards, the shortlisted candidate will be contactedThe national population census (NPC) has opened a portal to recruit ad-hoc staff for the planned 2023 population and housing census exercise.

The Peoples Democratic Party chairman for Ibarapa Central in Oyo State, Alhaji Abiola Azeez, has decamped to the All Progressive Congress, APC. Naija News understands that Azeez was among others who defected to the nation’s ruling party alongside a member of the House of Representatives representing the Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, Hon. Ajibola Saubana Muraina. The politicians confirmed their defection to APC on Saturday during a programme organised by the Oyo State chapter of APC to receive new members into the party.

The traditional ruler of Lere in Kaduna State, Abubakar Mohammed, has died at the age of 76. It was gathered that Mohammed, a retired general, died after a brief illness on Saturday morning in Kaduna. “He is my uncle. We missed him this Saturday morning. It is indeed a loss for us and the whole family,” a relative, Hassan Mohammed told PREMIUM TIMES. According to family members, the monarch, who is survived by four children and many grandchildren, will be buried in Lere town on Saturday at 5 p.

Amid the flurry of rainbow-laden corporate logos, sponsored events and news items about gay penguins, it is difficult to turn on a television or set foot in public during June without the reminder that it is Pride Month for LGBT and queer people. This week, New York City is hosting WorldPride in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, with an estimated 4 million visitors expected to participate. Pride has come a long way since its more radical origins, when marchers numbered in the thousands, corporations were far from getting the memo and the stakes in general felt higher.