258 Nigerians Return From Libya

Two hundred and fifty-eight Nigerians have made their way back from the war-torn North African country of Libya.
They arrived in Lagos on Thursday night aboard a chartered airbus a330-200 operated by Libya Airlines.
Among those who were at the Murtala Muhammed Airport to receive them were Deputy Director Search and Rescue, National Emergency Management Agency and the Director Southwest Zone, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
They both encouraged citizens to believe in their country instead of going out for so-called greener pasture.
Meanwhile, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has handed over 21 of the returnees to the Edo Government who has offered them scholarships, as well as training.
Acting Zonal Coordinator of NAPTIP in the state, Mr Nduka Nwawene said while another 500 persons are expected back soon, over 5,000 are however still stranded.

DMWs MAYORKUN TO EMBARK ON CAMPUS TOUR FROM MAY 2017

DMW‘s next rated act Mayorkun has released new pictures to announce his first ever school tour scheduled to run from May 2017 up till October. Speaking exclusively to BN Music, Mayorkun said:

I have been in the game for at least 1 year now, and I have come to notice that at this stage of my career.. I have a large number of fans in schools (not just universities), I really wanna take the music back to them.. I wanna perform for them and show gratitude to them for so much success we have achieved in just 1 year.. I’m engaging a few of my friends who share the same vision with me, they ll come on as supporting acts on the tour. We ll do this one school at a time until October. The aim is to reach at least 1 million students with my music

When asked if he’ll also be performing on Davido‘s Nigerian tour as well, the “Eleko“ crooner said:

Yes, Definitely. I’m supporting Davido on his tour as well.. its the first of its kind happening in Nigeria. it’s gonna be very busy calendar for me but that’s the aim, never to have an idle moment; to continue spreading the music as far as we can

The tour which kicks off May 12th in University Of Nigeria, Nsukka & continues May 25th in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has 8 school lined up and more schools to be announced.

Mayorkun’s latest single, “Sade“ is currently making the rounds, and has almost reached the 1 million views mark on YouTube, which will make it his third consecutive video to achieve the feat.

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FG Restates Commitment To Reopen Abuja Airport On April 19

 Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying the exercise is going according to schedule.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, shortly after inspecting the runway of the airport, Professor Osinbajo again affirmed that the airport would be reopened on April 19, 2017

                 Runway under construction
The Vice President was accompanied on the tour, by officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, while explaining the design of the rehabilitation to the Vice President, noted that the work done so far, was already 80% complete.
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport shut down its operations on March 18, 2017 for rehabilitation of its runway and the Kaduna International Airport has been serving as the alternative

House Committee To Assess Safety At Kaduna Airport

The house of Representatives has directed its Committee on Aviation to ascertain the operational safety at the Kaduna International Airport.
The House gave the order in spite of the pass mark given by the Minister of Information on the operations at the airport.
The decision by the Lower Chamber was however, opposed by some lawmakers who argued that the Abuja Airport would be ready and operational soon.
The House Committee on Aviation has been mandated to ascertain if industry standards were complied with at the airport.
The Committee was also directed to assess the extent of work done so far at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and report to the House in one week