Dubai on Sunday announced the starting of work on a new terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which the Gulf emirate’s ruler said will become “the world’s largest” at a cost of almost $35 billion. According to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates,…
Nigeria Para Badminton player, Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won a gold medal to make history at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 Level 1 tournament in Toledo, Spain which ended on 27th April. Bolaji beat World number 5 Mandeep Kaur from India 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) to clinch the Gold medal and remain unbeaten in two…
A 5-1 defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park on Saturday saw Sheffield United relegated from the Premier League. Chris Wilder’s side are 10 points from safety with just three games left following their 25th league defeat of a dismal season, seeing the basement club, who have only three league wins, return to the Championship…
The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have arrested no fewer than four Chinese, at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Babawale Afolabi, the spokesman of the NSCDC, while disclosing this in a statement on Saturday, said, “Following the commissioning…
Erik Ten Hag, the Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has reacted to Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Burnley, who sit comfortably in the 19th position in the Premier League table. The United boss, while speaking to BBC Match of the Day, admitted that the team will likely play in the Europa League next season…
American International School, Abuja, has refunded $760,000 paid as advanced school fees by a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for his children at the school, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed. According to Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, “The school has refunded the entire $ 760, 000 to the…
In this report, The Informant247’s Adisa Jaji-Azeez reveals how the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) fails to address the needs of its consumers and also violates the regulatory framework guiding its operation. The residents of Akuo/Gaa communities, located a few kilometres away from Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin, have lived without electricity for more than a…
Oladoja Israel Ololade with CGPA of 4.86 emerged as the best graduating students at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), among a total number of 8,533 graduands from the institution for the 2022/2023 academic session. In this exclusive interview with The Informant247‘s Toheeb Omotayo, Israel, who was honoured at the 16th convocation ceremonies of the…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, appointed a renowned banker and businessman, Mr. Jim Ovia, CFR, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ovia’s appointment was contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. “Mr Ovia is the…
The news of the death of another veteran Yoruba Actor, Ganiyu Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ogunjimi, on Friday surfaced on social media, throwing the Nigerian movie industry into yet another mourning. The Informant247 gathered that Ogunjimi’s death was announced by a Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod, in a post on his Instagram page. Afod wrote, “We…
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, a group has advocated the need to set 18 years of age as minimum standard for university admission in Nigeria. The group,Ameliorators International Initiative Advocates in a statement by its executive director,…
Following the revelation by the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede Bello who alleged that the embattled former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi state government, the American International School of Abuja (AISA)…
A post has been circulating on WhatsApp stating that the Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to open the Child Support Scheme to all Parents. The Post retrieved from a WhatsApp group on April 26, 2024 claims that every Nigerian Parent is entitled to receive the sum…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.)on Thursday, while reacting to the issues that led to the tightness in the fuel supply currently being experienced in some parts of the country, said they were due to logistics problems and have been resolved. Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., who disclosed…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday, announced the extension of the Direct Entry registration till further notice. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Public Communication Advisor of the board, while disclosing this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the decision was to ensure that no Nigerian child is denied access…
Nigerian telecom operators (Glo, MTN, Airtel and 9mobile) are urging the federal government to engage in a constructive dialogue in the industry, saying the current price control mechanism is not in tandem with the economic realities, thus seeking the government’s intervention to address pricing challenges. According to telecons, they were the only ones that have…
As a young pugilist, Ahmed Sulaimon has a lofty dream of gracing the world stage and securing some of the most prestigious titles in his boxing career. What is life without dreams? For Sulexy, as he is fondly called, his boxing journey is deeply rooted in his background—he grew up in a milieu where children…
Following a fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, the Federal Airport Authority said it had diverted all flight operations from the Airport Terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport. According to reports, the engineers at the airport have also disconnected power from the entire E wing to quench the ravaging fire, which…
No fewer than 118 inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed. The Informant247 gathered that the inmates fled during heavy rainfall, which destroyed the prison’s fence on Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday morning, the spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, in the notice filed on April 22 and signed by its counsel, J.S Okutepa, SAN, withdrew an appeal against an order of a Kogi high court restraining the agency from arresting Yahaya Bello, former governor of the state. According to Okutepa, SAN, the counsel to EFCC,…
