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Massive Flight Delay, Cancellation Imminent Over Obsolete NavigatIon Equipment

LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Massive flight delays and cancellations await local travels later this month due to near obsolete navigational facilities at airports nationwide. The facilities, including Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs), VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) are at sub-optimal working condition and unable to ensure safe operations during harmattan. The concerned body,…

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AFDB Grants FG $200m To Finance Electricity Project

LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has been granted $200 million loan for the funding of the nation’s electrification project.“The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million sovereign loan to the Federal Government of Nigeria to finance the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP),” AfDB said in a statement. “The…

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ASUU Strike: FG Makes ‘U’ On ‘No Work No Pay’ Threat

LAGOS DECEMBER RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no work no pay policy’ against striking university teachers. This was disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in an exclusive chat with Vanguard yesterday. Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting…

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Fuel Scarcity Eminent As Oil Marketers Give FG 7 days Ultimatum To Pay N800b Subsidy Debts

LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nationwide fuel scarcity is eminent as oil marketers issued a seven-day ultimatum, demanding that the Federal Government settle the outstanding debts totalling N800 billion, failing which depots would cease operation across the country. If depots ceased to operate, the consequences will lead to scarcity of petroleum products. The marketers, comprising Major Oil…

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ASUU Strike: Falana Orders FG To Withdraw ‘Illegal’ No-Work-No-Pay Threat

LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday described as illegal the circular issued by the Federal Government threatening to begin to execute a no-work-no-pay policy against the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Falana asked the Federal Government to immediately withdraw the “illegal circular” which he said…

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