Fire kills six, injures 60 in Jordan

A fire outbreak killed no fewer than six people, leaving 60 injured at a retirement home in Jordan’s capital, Amman. Social Development Minister, Wafa Bani Mustafa, was quoted as saying that the inferno broke out on the first floor of the private retirement home in the early hours of Friday. The fire killed six elderly, […]

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South Korea bans more officials from foreign travel

South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, Yonhap reported, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s bungled attempt to impose martial law. A day after Yoon himself was hit with a travel ban, his party was forging a “resignation roadmap” that reportedly could see him step down in February […]

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NCAA to sanction airline operators for delayed tickets refund

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is ready to sanction any airlines that delay tickets refund to the passengers. NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja,. According to him, tickets refund compliance regulations remains central to the NCAA’s consumer protection agenda. He said […]

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No-vacancy comments: ACF, Atiku, others lampoon Presidency over 2027 poll

The Arewa Consultative Forum, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and other stakeholders attacked the Presidency for stating that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. Instead of obsessing over the 2027 election, the ACF admonished the Tinubu administration to focus on delivering good governance to Nigerians. The […]

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Pension payment subject to funding, FG tells retirees

The Federal Government, through the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, said the payment of accrued rights of pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme is subject to the availability of funds from the government. The OAGF made this known in a memo signed by Musa Raheem, Director of Administration addressed to the National […]

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Customs seize $296m timber in 11 containers

The Nigeria Customs Service, Lilypond Export Command, said it intercepted 11 20-foot containers loaded with timber and unprocessed wood valued at $296m about to be smuggled out of Nigeria. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Jibola Odusanya, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command on Wednesday. Odunsanya added that the illegal […]

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