President Bola Tinubu has approved ₦46 billion for the reconstruction and resurfacing of the second runway at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The announcement was made by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during the commissioning of the newly upgraded Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo Domestic Terminal.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Infrastructure Upgrades: Keyamo stated that the ₦46 billion runway project aims to boost operational capacity, enhance efficiency, and help the airport compete globally. Additionally, work has officially commenced on the upgrade of the airport’s Hajj Terminal.

• Strategic Importance: Highlighting Kano as the commercial hub of Northern Nigeria, the government noted that these initiatives form part of the broader aviation modernization program under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

• Terminal Naming: The newly remodeled domestic facility was named in honor of Mallam Muhammadu Adamu Dankabo, a prominent aviation pioneer from Kano.

• Key Stakeholders Present: The event was attended by FAAN Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku, FAAN Governing Board Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and representatives of the Kano State Government, alongside other federal and aviation dignitaries.

During her appearance before a House of Representatives hearing regarding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, maintained that her office neither allocated office space nor deployed staff to the council, which is headed by purported Director-General Adeyemi Adeniyi. Furthermore, she clarified that she did not approve any organizational structure for the PFIPC.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Reiterating her previous statements, Walson-Jack emphasized that there was no deployment, no office accommodation provided, and no organizational structure issued by her office. She requested permission to provide further clarification and a more detailed explanation regarding the remaining aspects of the matter, specifically concerning unauthorized establishment and the issuance of a recruitment waiver.

Bello Abubakar, a Chief Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the National Hospital in Abuja, has acknowledged authoring a medical report used in the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, though he firmly denied knowing the person accused of presenting it [cite: a consultant oncologist facing criminal charges over a medical report allegedly used to support the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor,                                      Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted authoring the document but denied knowing the man accused of presenting it in court.]. Facing a four-count charge filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before the Kaduna State High Court, Abubakar maintained in his statement to the commission that he never authorized anyone named Mohammed Bala Aliyu to depose an affidavit regarding the document [cite: A consultant oncologist facing criminal charges over a medical report allegedly used to support the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted authoring the document but denied knowing the man accused of presenting it in court., According to Premium Times, the doctor, Bello Abubakar, is a Chief Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the National Hospital, Abuja.,                                                                                                                                                                                            In a voluntary statement submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in the presence of his lawyer, Rabiu Suleiman of Mahmud SAN and Co., Abubakar denied authorising anyone to swear to an affidavit on the strength of the report., The ICPC filed four counts against the doctor, accusing him of knowingly issuing a false medical report intended to mislead a public officer and facilitate El-Rufai’s bail application., The case, marked KDH/KAD/ICPC/02/2026, is pending before the Kaduna State High Court.].....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶