January 28, 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed it has lifted the earlier ban on Nigeria and 11 other African countries disclosing that it will resume passenger flights from from Saturday, January 29th.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the country’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) made this announcement in a Twitter update on Friday morning.

Ethiopia, Tanzania, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and the Republic of Congo are the other affected countries.

The tweet read: ‘From January 29, entry into the UAE for arrivals from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, …

The Founder of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Dr. Olumide Phillips, has stepped down from his office in the school following recent controversies.

Phillips, who served as board chairman of the institution, also announced their (board) retirement in a statement signed by Tomi Borisade.

Part of the statement which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York read, ‘The founding members of the Board of Governors including the founder and Chairman of the Board, Dr. O. Olumide Phillips, have decided to retire and pass the baton of change to a new generation of seasoned professionals who will run with the …

The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Oluwafemi Oke-Osayintolu, yesterday confirmed that victims of the 21-storey building who collapsed on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State did not die during rescue operations as erroneously being peddled in some quarters.

Oke-Osanyintolu stated this during the continuation of the coroner inquest into the building collapse presided over by Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the 21-storey building crumbled around 2pm on November 1, 2021.

The skyscraper, owned by Fourscore Heights Limited, trapped over 50 persons, including the firm’s Managing Director, Femi Osibona; …