Day: August 12, 2025

‘Milestone,’ NAPE Clocks 50 Years, Highlights Legacy of Excellence, Impact

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    Highest body of oil and gas explorationist in Nigeria, the Nigeria Association if Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) has underscored its Legacy of Excellence and Impact Over the past five decades as the group clocked 50 years of existence. President of the association, Johnbosco Uche, who reeled out achievements of NAPE during a virtual press conference, maintained that the group has contributed significantly to the development of the oil and gas industry. He said; “Fifty years ago, a group of visionary Nigerian geoscientists came together to build an institution dedicated…

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Unlike Ibom Air, ValueJet Did Not Press Charges Against Fuji Singer — NCAA

Abibat Babalola

The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mike Achimugu, has clarified the agency’s role in two recent passenger incidents, saying the authority only intervenes where necessary and within its mandate. Speaking on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Achimugu said in the case involving Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, better known as K1 De Ultimate, the airline did not press charges. “The airline [in the singer’s case]did not activate its right to take the passenger to court. As a result, the…

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Why We Withheld Corper ‘Raye’s Certificate — NYSC

Abibat Babalola

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a detailed response to claims that Corps Member Ushie Rita Uguamaye was denied her Certificate of National Service (CNS) as retaliation for criticising the government. The NYSC dismissed these claims as “entirely unfounded and false,” attributing the withholding of her certificate to disciplinary breaches unrelated to any political statements. In a statement released on August 10, 2025, the NYSC Management explained that Rita is one of 131 Corps Members whose certificates were withheld for failing to meet mandatory NYSC requirements. Specifically, Rita’s…

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‘One-Sided,’ Nigerian Lawyers Fault Airline Operators, Ibom Air Over Passenger

DAMILOLA OLONADE

“Reckless, unlawful, and a violation of right to dignity,” full statement the NBA issued on treatment, lifetime ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria for their handling of the incident that involved Ms. Comfort Emmanson on an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025. Platforms Africa reports that in a press release signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe and general secretary, Dr Mobolaji Ojibara, the NBA described the airline’s actions, including a lifetime flight ban imposed on…

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