International Press Institute (IPI) is set to hold its 2018 World Congress in Nigeria.
The Congress which is themed “Why Journalism Matters; Quality Media For Strong Societies” is aimed at discussing hate speeches, press freedom, quality journalism, among other press issues even as Nigeria’s 2019 general elections fast approaches.
The congress is to hold in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja in June.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is “very disturbed” by the conflicting reports on the girls who fled Government Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, following a Boko Haram attack on Monday night.
Yobe state commission of police had on Wednesday claimed that 111 schoolgirls were missing after the attack.
The claim by police was however at variance with earlier remarks by the state commissioner of education, Mohammed Lamin, who said 98 students were missing out of which 48 had returned.
The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the accident involving an airline operated by Dana Airline.
The investigation is being carried out by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).
AIB under the Federal Ministry of Transportation is set up to investigate any civil aircraft accident and serious incident in Nigerian airspace. It is aimed at improving aviation safety by determining the circumstances and causes of air accidents in Nigeria.
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Imo state has continued its raid on independent petroleum marketers who sell fuel above the government approved price of 145 Naira per litre.
During its routine monitoring of four Local Government areas in Imo state Aboh, Ezinihitte, Ahiazu Mbaise and Obowo Local Governments, seven filling stations were sealed due to hoarding, under-dispensing and selling above regulated pump price.
The agency says it will continue to monitor petroleum marketers in the state until they all adhere strictly to the Federal government’s regulated price.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended the head of Security at the Akure Airport, Ondo state.
The suspension follows a runway incursion by cows on Saturday which prevented an Air Peace aircraft from landing for some minutes.
A plane belonging to Dana Air overshot the runway in Port Harcourt on Tuesday after landing at the Port Harcourt Airport.
The plane had flown to Port Harcourt from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the nation’s capital Abuja.
The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed the incident.
