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Himtulie247:
Do you now how much ILS , Glides lope , localizer , runway lights etc cost ? Even in foreign countries not all runways are CAT 1 certified ! Please go find out about Cost of Avionics and then come back and rewrite your comments !
Or you think is just concrete and Betumine

AmazonTopaz:
Former U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has passed on.

Segedinho:
With Chelsea..

There is always something to say

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N92.1 billion for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council’s approval came barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, by President Muhammadu Buhari.

At the inauguration of the terminal, the president directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning to look for special funding for the construction of the Abuja second runway.

The president also directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to conclude the documentation of the approved 12,000 hectares of land to accommodate the runway and other developmental projects.

Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, presided over by Mr Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the administration would use same pattern it had used to raise funding for all of its other projects across sectors to achieve the new task.

According to him, the Abuja runway project is expected to be completed within the next 12 months.

The federal government had in 2017 repaired the airport’s runway at the cost of N5.8 billion.

Originalsly:
Hmmmm.... a fully vaccinated passenger has to be tested on arrival. Why?..... if he is fully vaccinated is he not protected from contracting the virus? Can someone explain?... I'm really confused.

The federal government says from April 4, fully-vaccinated travellers entering Nigeria will no longer be required to take pre-departure PCR COVID tests.

Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja.

​The PSC chairman said although there has been a consistent decline in number of cases around the world, it should not be a reason completely relax protocol considering recent report of infections in countries like China and South Korea.

He said the the PSC has reviewed the situations around the world and revised the international travel protocol which is expected to come into effect on April 4.

“In-bound (fully vaccinated) passengers arriving in Nigeria will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test,” he said.

“On arrival, for fully vaccinated passengers, a sample will be taken at the airport for rapid antigen test by the NCDC within the arrival hall of the airport.

“Passengers who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated shall take a COVID-19 PCR test 48 hours before departure, or do a day 2 and day 7 test on arrival. Such passengers will be expected to pay for their PCR tests through the travel platform.

“Fully vaccinated passengers will not be charged for arrival rapid antigen tests at the airport.”

Mustapha added that the rules also apply to children aged between 10 and 18.

“Rules that apply to fully vaccinated adults also apply to children aged 10 to 18 years; they will not be required to have pre-arrival PCR tests but will have a sample taken at the arrival hall but not charged,” he said.

“All passengers travelling out of Nigeria are encouraged to be fully vaccinated and to fully comply with COVID-19 protocol and requirements in their country of destination.

“The PSC continues to strongly recommend the use of face masks in enclosed environments. In open spaces, the use of face masks is discretional.”

Onuoha1234:
What is in commissioning an airport that the President of a country will perform? Weep for Africa's greatest country to be?

yinkeys:
Another qualifiers again ?
I thought the falconets qualified already

PrinceOfLagos:
Traffic go too much for Ikeja tomorow

oluwaahmed:
Is it that taribo did not make money while in Europe? Why is he looking like someone that has not left the shores of Ogun state

stanluiz:
Cc PDPguy.

Atiku said he will declare his presidential race on Wednesday.

What happens to Zoning ? Any chance for Peter Obi ?

Deltamani:
90'

Another Opportunity

Atume misses a chance to add another as she failed to find the back of the net after dribbling the goalkeeper.

NIG 5-0 DRC

BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR PDP ACTIVITIES AHEAD OF 2023 ELECTIONS

MARCH 17: The party will send notice of election to state chapters.

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MARCH 17-23: Membership drive will be conducted for new and old members.

MARCH 17-APRIL 1: The commencement of sales and purchase of expression of interest and nomination forms for all offices.

APRIL 6-15: Last date for submission of already completed expression of interest and nomination forms for state house of assembly, house of representatives and senate, governorship and presidential seats respectively, on each day.

APRIL 9-18: Screening of aspirants for state house of assembly, house of representatives, senate and presidential seats respectively, on each day from April 9 to April 18.

APRIL 14-21: The screening appeals of aspirants for the house of assembly, house of representatives and senate and presidential seats will take place, respectively, on each day from April 14 to April 21.

APRIL 23: Ward congresses to elect three-man ad-hoc ward delegates (one of whom shall be a woman) will be held.

APRIL 26: Appeal for ward congresses will take place.

APRIL 29: Local government congresses to elect one national delegate per LGA and the nomination of one person living with disability will take place.

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MAY 2: Local government congresses appeal will be conducted.

MAY 5: List of delegates will be published.

MAY 7: State assembly congress will be held.

MAY 10: Appeals on state assembly congresses will be heard.

MAY 12: House of representatives congresses will take place.

MAY 14: Senatorial district congresses will be conducted.

MAY 18: Appeals on the house of representatives and senatorial district congresses will be entertained.

MAY 21: Governorship primaries will be conducted across the country.

MAY 24: Appeals on governorship primaries will be heard.

MAY 25: NEC meeting will be convened to approve all elected candidates at all levels.

MAY 28-29: Special national convention to elect a presidential candidate will be held.

MAY 31: Presentation of certificates of return to all candidates will take place.

JUNE 3: Last day for the conduct of all party primaries and resolutions.

JUNE 4: Screening of vice-presidential candidate nominee and certification will take place.

JUNE 6: Screening of deputy governorship candidates and certification will be held.

JUNE 10-17: Electronic nomination/submission of forms EC9 and EC13 to INEC will take place.

JULY 15: Last date for withdrawal by candidates/replacement of withdrawn candidates

SEPTEMBER 28: Commencement of campaigns.

DECEMBER: 30: Last date for the nomination of agents.

The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its schedule of activities ahead of the 2023 general election.

The timetable which was signed by Umar Bature, the national organising secretary of the PDP, was officially released on Wednesday after the joint meeting of the board of trustees (BOT) and national executive committee (NEC) of the party at its headquarters in Abuja.

According to the timetable, the national convention to elect the party’s presidential candidate will take place on May 28, while the governorship primaries will take place on May 21.

TheCable had reported that aspirants interested in contesting the presidential election will get the nomination form for N35 million, while youths aged between 25 and 30 will get 50 percent discount on the nomination form fees.

The sale of forms for aspirants into elective positions commences on Thursday (today).

donstan18:
Declan Rice Na pure talent and hardwork.

What a player he is.

isan:
I remove Ordega and put Ajibade there while payne takes ajibade's place and ohale for Ebi and Okeke has been anonymous this season s

Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent starting in 2023

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent beginning in November 2023, a significant leap forward in the push to ensure an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day all year round.

The bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, earned 17 cosponsors from both parties in the upper chamber and was passed by unanimous consent. Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, has long been a proponent of making the clock change permanent and led the push to pass the bill.

"The good news is if we can get this passed, we don't have to keep doing this stupidity anymore," Rubio said on the Senate floor. "Hopefully this is the year that this gets done and, pardon the pun, but this is an idea whose time has come."

Rubio pointed to research showing that an extra hour of sunlight later in the day leads to reduced crime levels, a decrease in seasonal depression and more time for children to play outside.

"What ends up happening is, especially for these 16 weeks of the year, if you don't have a park or an outdoor facility with lights, you're basically shut down around 5 p.m., in some cases 4 or 4:30 p.m.," he said. "These lights in parks and things like that are expensive, and a lot of communities are resistant to them."
Daylight Saving Time currently begins the second weekend of March and ends the first weekend of November. The federal government last extended that period by four weeks in 2007. Rubio said his bill delays the change until 2023 to accommodate airlines and other industries who set their schedules far in advance.

The bill passed by the Senate must still be approved by the House and signed by the president to become law. An identical version of the bill has been introduced in the House and was referred to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce last month. Experts who testified before the subcommittee in a hearing last week urged lawmakers to make the change.

"Simply put, darkness kills. And darkness in the evening is far deadlier than darkness in the morning," University of Washington professor Steve Calandrillo said. "The evening rush hour is twice as fatal as the morning for various reasons — far more people are on the road, more alcohol is in drivers' bloodstream, people are hurrying to get home, and more children are enjoying outdoor, unsupervised play."

cococandy:
Ah but you don’t get it. They say that’s what being an alpha is. AKA “hiGh vAlue mAn”.

No personality. Not emotional growth. Not likable, or sensitive to the woman’s needs etc etc . Just make a bunch of money and get any woman you want. That’s they message they’ve been passing. Meanwhile they don’t know (like you said) that it takes a true alpha to get a woman without having to buy her.

cococandy:

there’s no such thing as a SIMP

cococandy:
So almost all Nigerian men are… SIMPS?