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- 29 Jan 2018
Air Peace adds Kano, Yola Routes to Network
Air Peace has announced plans to launch its Kano and Yola services on February 12 and 15 respectively. The services, the airline said, will cover Lagos-Kano-Lagos, Kano-Abuja-Kano, Lagos-Yola-Lagos…
- 16 Dec 2019
Arik Air Donates Relief Materials To Malkohi IDP Camp Yola
Arik Air recently donated some relief items to Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola, Adamawa state, to help the displaced people enjoy the Christmas season. Arik Visit to YOLA IDP Camp The items donated include,…
- 27 Jul 2022
NCC Intensifies Copyright Awareness in Yola
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), is intensifying copyright awareness creation among its sister agencies and stakeholders in Adamawa State. Mr. Yusuf Ibrahim, the State Coordinator, NCC Yola…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 5 Mar 2024
Yola Court Detains Man for Allegedly Selling Registered Sim to Foreigners
An Area Court in Yola on Tuesday ordered that a sim card registration agent, Mohammed Kabiru, be remanded in the Jimeta correctional centre until March 7 for allegedly selling active sim cards to…
- 16 Nov 2017
Yola Hosts USPF North East Zonal Stakeholder Workshop on ICT Utilisation and Sustainability
The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) secretariat, recently held the North East Zonal stakeholder engagement workshop in Yola Universal Service Provision Fund a department of NCC…
- 18 Oct 2020
Copyright Commission Cracks Down Notorious Pirates in Yola
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested and arraigned seven suspected pirates. Mr John Asein, Director General (DG) of the NCC, disclosed this in an interview in Yola, while presenting a…
- 2 Feb 2014
No Abandoned Project under My Watch – Oduah
Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, aviation minister, has declared that there will be no abandoned project in the sector under her watch as Minister. She spoke at the Yola airport, weekend at the…
- 23 Apr 2018
NBC Accuses Daar Communications of Violation, Stops FM Radio
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT and Raypower to stop further test transmission of its FM radio signals in Yola until normal statutory…
- 20 Jul 2026
YEDC Warns Customers, Says 20 Percent Electricity Bonus is Scam
Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) has alerted its customers to a fraudulent message circulating on social media, falsely claiming that electricity consumers can receive an additional 20…
- 3 Oct 2014
Boko Haram Beheads Nigerian Military Pilot
Boko Haram, dreaded Islamist sect, has beheaded a man believed to be one of the pilots of the Nigerian Air Force jet which went missing and later crashed earlier on September 11 after it left Yola,…
- 13 Aug 2021
Ahmed Joda, Ex-Chairman of NCC Board of Commissioners is Dead
Alhaji Ahmed Joda, former chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is dead. Ahmed Joda Joda was also a northern elder statesman and former federal super…
- 8 May 2023
NSIB Begins Investigation into Max Air Incident
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a B737-400 with nationality and registration marks 5N-MBD operated by Max Air, which…
- 12 Apr 2010
Globacom Sponsors NYSC Beauty Pageant
Globacom Limited, leading telecoms provider has reached out to the Nigerian Youth Service Corps by sponsoring a beauty pageant in three Orientation Camps in the country. The competition, sponsored by…
- 28 Jun 2017
Airforce Reactivates 2 Aircraft for Courier Delivery
The Nigerian Air Force has reactivated two of its aircraft intended to be used for courier service and airlifting frontline troops to visit their families. Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air…
- 26 Jul 2023
Lamido of Adamawa Commends NCC's Consumer Protection Initiatives
Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square…
- 22 Jan 2023
ValueJet to Expand Operations, Acquire Three CRJ Aircraft
Nigerian start-up airline, ValueJet has concluded plans to begin flight services to Jos, as the carrier is keeping an eye on some other routes it plans to service. The airline equally unveiled the…
- 20 Dec 2020
Panic as CBN Revokes Licenses of 42 Microfinance Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)has revoked the licenses of 42 microfinance banks in the country and has subsequently closed them with many depositors apprehensive. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor The…
- 5 Aug 2018
Air Peace Begins Kaduna Service August 13
Air Peace has announced plans to commence daily flights from Lagos to Kaduna from August 13 as part of its no-city-left-behind project. The airline had earlier announced commencement of its four…
- 14 Aug 2019
FG May Pay ‘Failed Investors’ N736Bn to Repossess Discos
Federal government is considering repossession of 10 electricity distribution firms as one of the options to rescue the nation’s beleaguered electricity industry. According to the Punch, this…
- 5 Jan 2018
109 Personnel Affected in FRSC Shake-up
The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has redeployed 109 of its personnel in a major shake-up aimed at enhancing the Corps’ operational efficiency. Mr Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, said…
- 1 Mar 2010
NBC Slams 35 Broadcast Stations for Various Offences
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) sanctioned 35 broadcast stations across Nigeria in the month of January. A statement signed by Mallam Salihu Awwalu, NBC’s head of Public Affairs, had…
- 21 Jun 2017
ADSEMA Commends Red Star for Relief Materials to IDPs
Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) has commended the Red Star Foundation, on behalf of the state government, for its relief materials and food stuffs donated to the Internally…
- 1 Feb 2018
Air Peace Receives new Embraer 145 Jet
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has taken delivery of one of the six 50-seater new generation Embraer 145 jets it recently acquired. Mr Allen Onyema Chairman of Air Peace, confirmed the development in a…
- 29 Jan 2013
NAMA Makes 24-hr Service Pledge
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has declared its intention to commence a 24-hour service in three airports in the country as from March this year. Mazi Nnamdi Udoh, managing director,…
- 9 Oct 2014
FG to Issue Title Documents to PHCN Successor Firms
Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi, minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, has said the ministry is set to commence the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy to the successor companies of the Power…
- 19 Jun 2015
Politicians Lobby Joda to Make Buhari’s Cabinet
Malam Ahmed Joda, chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari‘s Transition Committee has said he is under intense pressure from politicians and contractors and seeking appointments and other favours in…
- 8 Sept 2014
Col Obasanjo, OBJ’s Son Shot in Boko Haram Attack at Mubi
Lieutenant-colonel Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly survived an attack by Boko Haram militants which claimed the lives 24 soldiers after a platoon led by…
- 9 May 2016
Etisalat, Abuja Global Shapers Partner to Boost School Enrolment in the North
Efforts towards rebuilding the North-East states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa have received further boost, courtesy of a partnership between Etisalat Nigeria and Abuja Global Shapers Community, an…
- 26 Dec 2013
Oduah Inspects MMIA Project Sites, Upbeat on National Carriers
Princess Stella Oduah, minister of Aviation said she is delighted with the pace of work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. She expressed her satisfaction while on an…