Month: July 2016

FG Bans Conference Bags, Souvenirs at Seminars, Workshops

…Says New Measures To Eliminate Wasteful, Unnecessary Expenditure On Overheads The Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events organised and funded by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) such as…

SERAP Asks Dogara, Others To Step Aside Over Budget Padding

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Dogara Yakubu and other principal officers suspected to be involved in the alleged budget padding to step aside pending the outcome of investigation by…

Airlines

Again, FAAN, Arik Air On War Path Over N15.5B Debt

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Arik Air today commenced another round of hostilities, few months after both parties made accusations and counter accusations over N12.5billion debt. FAAN had claimed that Arik Air owe it N12.5billion, which it…

Africa Single Skies Implementation Will Deepen Air Transport Market——-RwandAir Country Mgr

… To Connect Flights Into Mumbai, Guangzhou … Offers Nigerian Passengers Customer Friendly Baggage Allowance RwandAir said that the implementation of single skies for Africa will deepen the air transport market in the continent. This is just as the airline…

FAAN Fire Fighters Avert Fire At Lagos Airport

  Men from the Airport Fire and Rescue Services Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) averted what would have been a raging fire incident at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, following their…

News

Delta Speaker Extols Okpe Traditional Ruler’s Leadership Qualities

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya on Thursday commended His Royal Majesty, Orhue 1, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom for stimulating harmony and development in Delta State. He also praised His Royal Majesty for using his…

Human Rights Watch Cries Out Over Children Detained In Nigeria, Iran, Other Countries

…Urges Govts To Treat Children In Accordance With Int’l Juvenile Justice Standards Human Rights Watch said today that thousands of children in conflict-affected countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia and Syria have been detained without charge for months or…

Business

Pivot Engineering, Partners Deliver Ajah, Lekki, Alagbon Substations

Pivot Engineering Company Limited (PECL), a member of Honeywell Group and its partners, including Siemens Transmission & Distribution SAS France and Siemens Nigeria Limited, have completed the power transmission projects for the upgrade of substations in Ajah, Lekki and Alagbon…

NAHCo Aviance Shareholders Get N324.8m Dividend

…Handled 39,699 Flights In 2015 Shareholders of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCo) Aviance Plc has approved request by the board of the company to pay dividend of 20 kobo per share, amounting to N324.8million for the year ended December 31,…

CANAN Asks FG To Stop Killing Of Christians In Nigeria

…Says 384 Christians Killed, 111 Injured In Seven Months …Urges Government To Go Beyond Issuing Statements Members of Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN) have condemned in strong terms the horrible killings of Nigerian Christians allegedly by Muslims across the country….