Newspaper Headlines: Terrorists pose threat to elections in 40 LGAs
The national dailies report the Abuja building collapse that killed two and injured five. Source: Top Stories
Kwankwaso has inherited Buhari’s northern votes, says Jibrin
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former house of representatives member, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), now controls the northern votes of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jibrin spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. Recently, there have been speculations that Kwankwaso might ask his supporters to vote […]
Trapped funds: British Airways blocks travel agents from issuing tickets
The national association of Nigeria travel agencies (NANTA) says British Airways (BA) has closed inventory on Nigeria in the global distribution system (GDS), over foreign airlines’ trapped $464 million. Susan Akporiaye, president of NANTA, said this on Friday in a message to TheCable. A global distribution system (GDS) is a computerised […]
‘We want orderly exit of funds’ — CBN releases $265m to prevent aviation sector’s collapse
To halt the crisis in the aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. Osita Nwanisobi, director, corporate communications, CBN, said this in a statement issued on Friday. Nwanisobi said Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor and […]
Wike returns to Nigeria, speaks on meetings with Tinubu, Obi, Atiku
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has returned to Nigeria after a five-day visit to Europe. The governor arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. TheCable had reported how Wike, who travelled out of the country on Monday with his allies, — met with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the […]
‘They’re quacks’ | ‘You’re uninformed’ — ASUU president, EKSU trade words over strike
Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has labelled some state institutions as “quacks”. He said the universities that are not participating in its strike are not members of the union. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to honour an agreement […]
Two trapped victims of Abuja building collapse found dead
Two persons who were trapped in a collapsed two-storey building in the Kubwa satellite town of Abuja have been confirmed dead. Ikharo Attah, the senior special assistant to the FCT minister on monitoring, inspection and enforcement, confirmed the development to TheCable on Friday. According to neighbours, an old man who secures the […]
NBC suspends revocation of licences of indebted broadcast stations
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of licences of broadcast stations who have failed to renew them. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, director-general of the NBC, said this in a statement on Friday. ”The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday, August 19TH, 2022, issued a shutdown notice to licensee that are indebted to […]
Nigeria’s economy grew 3.54% in Q2 2022, says NBS
Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.54 percent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2022. The development is an improvement from the 3.11 percent growth recorded in the previous quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Friday in the latest GDP report. On a […]
Shettima: I wore sneakers to snub hostile crowd at NBA conference
Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he wore sneakers to “deliberately snub” the hostile crowd at the recent conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The event was held in Lagos state on Monday. Shettima’s outfit sparked a wave of reactions on social media. Peter Obi, […]