The International Labour Organisation has nominated Nigeria for titular position on its governing board to represent West Africa.
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Ethiopia on Thursday released a preliminary report into the cause of March deadly Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash, which will be closely scrutinised for similarities to another accident involving the same model of plane.
The black boxes from a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane that crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 people, will be sent to Europe for analysis, a spokesman for Ethiopian Airlines said on Wednesday.
China’s aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, after a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with families of the two Nigerians, Ambassador Abiodun Bashua and Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday.
The team, who arrived at the early hours, was optimistic of defeating the opponent to pick ticket for the first round of the competition.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, will lead the Nigerian delegation to the 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union, scheduled to hold between November 14 and November18 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Teshome, who has been the east African country’s head of state since October 2013, on Wednesday submitted his letter of resignation as the Ethiopian parliament’s two houses are scheduled to consider his resignation.
A drunk police officer shot dead two colleagues in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation report said.
The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu in the centre of the country, the agency said.
Abiy had just wrapped up his speech in the heart of Addis Ababa when the explosion went off, sending panicked crowds towards the stage as the prime minister left hurriedly, an AFP correspondent said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that shortly before formal closing of the four-day event on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the session became almost uncontrollable when delegates challenged the announcement of Kingdom of Morocco as the host of the 52nd session.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Monday, Buhari commiserated with the Ondo State Government, family of the late ambassador.
The Ethiopian government didn’t explain the reason for the blackout at the time nor has it given reason for the mobile internet restoration.
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ambasador Bankole Adeoye, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
The ruling coalition picked Abiye last week to replace Hailemariam Desalegn who quit to clear the way for reforms.
Oromiya, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa, has been rocked by violence since 2015.
The institution’s Bulletin issued on Monday said that Bola Orodele, Secretary-General, Nigerian University Games Association, dropped the hint in a letter he sent to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem.
The soldiers were deployed to the Moyale area of the country’s Oromiya region in pursuit of Oromo Liberation Front fighters who had crossed into Ethiopia from three locations, the Ethiopian News Agency said.
Asuquo, who is on a six-month deal contract with the Ethiopian gymnastics club, said he opted for the East African side because he felt unappreciated by his country.
The theme of this year’s summit: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation,” set the tone for declarations of stronger international cooperation from the leaders of the United Nations and the African Union.