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House of Reps quiz another Federal Minister over infrastructural decay
The House Committee on Aviation has quizzed the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo over the level of decay of infrastructures at the nation’s local and international airports.
Rep. Abdullah Garba, Chairman, the Chairman of the House Committee grilled the Minister during an interface meeting of the Committee with the minister and other officials of the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja.
He said that the state of infrastructures at the various local and international airports was worrisome and needed an urgent government intervention.
The lawmaker also stated that the safety of personnel and stakeholders at the nation’s airports could be overemphasized.
He added that the major assignment of the committee was to help in identifying the equipment and other items needed to revitalise the aviation sector.
Speaking, Keyamo said that the level of infrastructural decay at the nation’s airports was a serious issue of concern to the ministry.
He also pointed out that what the ministry needed and is currently doing is a safety assessment within the industry.as well as an international audit by International Civil Aviation Authority ICAO.
He however assured the House Committee that the ministry was compiling a list of requirements/equipments for upgrade and safety standards requirements to bring all the nation’s airports to international safety standards.
On the award of contracts by the ministry, he informed the House Committee that most of the contracts awarded by the ministry are still ongoing projects.
The House Committee Chairman and other invited stakeholders later resolved into an executive session to address the issues of concern to the lawmakers.
(NAN)
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.
The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.
This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.
“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.
The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.
Few months after many Nigerian were deported, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis, and three Ghanaians detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre.
The deportees were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi.
in a statement on their X handle on Tuesday, confirmed that these individuals were deported for violating Libyan law.
The statement read, “DCIM deported 13 migrants (3 Bangladeshis, 3 Ghanaians, and 7 Nigerians) from the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. All individuals, ,,,were deported for violating laws in force in the Libyan state.”
At the time of filing this report, total number of deported Nigerians still sketchy.
Abia House of Assembly directs Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu to issue an unreserved apology to the house over assault on the member representing Ohafia South, Hon Kalu Mba Nwoke.
The motion which was moved by the member representing Ukwa West , Godwin Adiele was supported by other members
Kalu Mba Nwoke was reportedly assaulted at the Ohafia Local government Secretariat on Saturday, 2nd of November 2024( date of the just concluded local government elections)
The lawmaker alledged that he was assaulted on the orders of the Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu because he demanded that election result sheets should be available before the elections.
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