The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N 13bn for the automation of safety equipment at Lagos , Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt international airports. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the virtual meeting of the Council presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari ,also approved $3. 1bn for the automation of the operations of Nigeria Customs Service . The Ministers of Aviation , Sen. Hadi Sirika, and Finance , Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting in Abuja . Sirika expressed optimism that the safe tower projects , when completed, would increase efficiency and reduce the workload of air controllers in the affected airports. He said , “ Today , civil aviation submitted a memorandum to the council which was consequently approved . “ The memo is to upgrade and refurbish the safe tower equipment in four airports ; Lagos , Kano, Abuja , and Port Harcourt . “ This is just to increase the efficiency of the airports and reduce the workload in the control tower and to automate what was hitherto analog systems to digital . “ Quick example is all of the data we collect at the end of the runways within the airports will now be displayed instantly on our platform in the control tower. “ Information regarding weather , regarding all of the components of weather , winds , rain, macroburst , etc will be displayed automatically . “ So , the issue of giving out weather reports every hour will change to give you instant weather which will improve the pilot efficiency and the workload on the controller is reduced and it can handle more flights into the airport “ The total contract sum is N 13. 122, 230, 999. 17. ’’ He further explained that the payment of the contract sum would be in two parts . “ First component which is a foreign component is €28, 489, 565 million while the naira component is N 3. 491, 504, 488. 31. “ Of course, there will be 7. 5 per cent added VAT. It will be for completion period of 12 months . ’’ (NAN )

The chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Alex Bamgbola, has recently told the former Aviation minister and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode that he will become the president of Nigeria if he remains humble. Apostle Bamgbola made the pronouncement in Lagos on Sunday, August, 30, at the occasion of Bishop Isaac Idahosa’s celebration of 31 years in ministry. Fani-Kayode, who has been in the news recently for Insulting A Journalist , swiftly went on his knees to claim the pronouncement. Apostle Alex Bamgbola has told Femi Fani-Kayode that he will become the president of Nigerian someday if he remains humble. Photo credit: UGC Source: UGC In a video captured by Legit TV’s Monday Idara, some men of God subsequently joined hands to pray for the controversial politician and former minister of aviation. He said any law that seeks to regulate the affairs of the church is evil, adding that those that made the law are also evil. Fani-Kayode said: “My position is simple. You cannot regulate the affairs of the church. The church of years has stood for many years; hundreds of thousands of years ever since it was established. “And great powers have come and gone that tried to destroy it; it’s never worked and it can never work. And any law that seeks to regulate the affairs of churches is absolutely evil and I consider that section of that act to be evil. And those that proposed it are evil and it’s unacceptable. And we will not take it, and it will never stand in Jesus’ name, that’s my position.”

Primary and secondary schools in Anambra are to reopen on Monday, Sept.7, 2020, a statement issued by Mr Nwabueze Nwankwo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, said in Awka on Wednesday. Details of the resumption showed that the third term of the 2019/2020 session would begin on Monday, Sept. 14, and end on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, for both primary and secondary schools. He stated that students in boarding schools would resume at the weekend before the resumption date. The statement noted that the third term was quite short and urged schools to make maximum use of the little period. “We have continued to teach our children at home through various e-platforms, including the Anambra State Teaching on Air. “These various platforms shall be continued as we do a phased re-opening of schools and watch the health implication. “We enjoin parents to provide hand sanitizers and face masks for children,” he said. Nwankwo said that Primary School Leaving Certificate examinations would hold on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. He said that the third term would be completed within 30 days and advised schools to continue with online teaching. “Principals/Head Teachers should also ensure that schools observe 30 minutes uninterrupted sustained silent reading on World Literacy Day as the education commissioner and team may pay a surprise visit to schools,” he said. (NAN)

A video of a married woman who got stuck to her lover in a compromising position during sex has surfaced online and gone viral. The incident was said to have happened in Ogun state. In the 45-second clip, the woman and her lover can be seen standing in what appears to be the backyard of a building covered with a white towel. Some bystanders can also be seen filming as the pair appeared to be crying amid plea to regain freedom. The cameraman, who seems to be watching from a distance, also offers commentary to others in Yoruba dialect as he explains that the man is a “chronic womaniser”. “What nonsense are you asking me to do? Should you come to a married woman’s house to sleep with her,” one of the tenants asks as the man begs that the incident should not be made public. The tenant then turns to the lady and scolds her for promiscuity. It is like you’re cursed? Should your husband meet you like this? And your unfortunate lover is asking us to keep it a secret. A soldier’s wife! Your life is ruined! It will not be well with you,” he said before hitting the man on the head. It is believed that there is a charm among Yoruba people called “Magun”, which means “do not climb” and is commonly used to curb promiscuity.