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Fidelia Okafor. The Federal Government is to introduce major security reforms at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos, to improve airline operations. Mr Jeremiah Auta, the Airport Manager, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at MMA, said the reform was to make passenger experience more exciting in line with world standards. Auta spoke at Murtala Muhammed Airport […]
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, says the corporation is committed to reviving the nation’s economy. Baru gave the commitment when the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, visited him at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Thursday. He said that collaboration […]
Fidelia Okafor The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has been presented with the award of Best Handling Company for the year 2016. This award was presented to SAHCOL by the Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Committee at the 7th edition of the Nigerian Aviation Ministerial Awards and gala dinner held at the Welcome Centre and Hotel, […]
Fidelia Okafor The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma has called on staff of the organisation to always render quality services and be good ambassadors in order to change the perceptions of some individuals about the agency. Aboloma, made this call during a familiarization tour of SON’s offices in […]
Winifred Bosa. An armed group attacked a U.N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five people and wounding several, the United Nations Office for West Africa said on Wednesday. The attack occurred at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha, the statement said. “The victims were […]
Amaka Obiefuna. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has slammed a life ban on Mr Albert Okumagba, the group Managing Director, BGL Group and his deputy, Mr Chibundu Edozie. A statement pasted on the commission’s website on Wednesday said SEC has also cancelled the licenses of Assets Management Limited and BGL Securities Ltd belonging to […]
Fidelia Okafor. Kokodiagbene community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, has given Chevron Nigeria a 14-day ultimatum to provide them with electricity. The people marched to the Otunana flow station operated by Chevron on Wednesday to protest against what they called, ”insensitivity” of the oil giant to their plight. They threatened […]
Fidelia Okafor Med-View Airline has offered for listing by introduction 9.75 billion (9,750,649,400) ordinary shares of 50k each at N1.50 per share on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The chief executive of the Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema speaking at listing ceremony held at the Nigeria Stock Exchange said that the airline’s listing […]
Fidelia Okafor Airlines operating in the country between January and December 2015 sold tickets worth N385, 909, 897, 028.80 and between January and October 2016 sold N330, 548, 324, 796.84. Capt. Muhtar Usman, the director general Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), who disclosed this in Lagos while addressing aviation journalists also said domestic passenger and […]
Fidelia Okafor. Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has condoled with the family of Rivers Commissioner of Police, Mr Francis Odesanya, who died after a brief illness. Odesanya died while on admission at Sterling Hospital Ahmedabad-Gujarat in India in the early hours of Tuesday. Wike in a statement issued by his spokesman, Simeon Nwakaudu, in Port […]