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  • US govt considers new travel ban on 22 African countries, 21 others

    • March 20, 2025
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    The US government under President Donald Trump is considering a new travel ban targeting 22 African countries and 21 others. However, Nigeria is not on the list. This proposed ban is expected to be broader than the restrictions imposed during President Trump’s first term. New York Times reported Friday that US diplomatic and security officials developed the draft list

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  • Again, ASUU extends strike by four weeks

    • August 1, 2022
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    • Category: Education, Latest News
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    The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reportedly announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public Universities. A statement made available to newsmen in Abuja partly confirmed this development. It partly reads, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own

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  • Local aviation risks collapse as only 38 of 90 airplanes are active

    • August 1, 2022
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    • Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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    Beyond the withdrawal of services by two scheduled carriers, the entire local aviation sector may be in for a shutdown of operations over steady loss of fleet capacity that has made schedule reliability near impossible. Findings by The Guardian showed that the eight active airlines are operating a cumulative 38.77 per cent fleet capacity, with

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  • Emirates Flights To Nigeria Now 7 Times Weekly Due to $85m Trapped Revenue

    • July 30, 2022
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    • Category: Digital Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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    Emirates Airlines has reportedly announced that it would reduce its flights to Nigeria from August 15 2022 due to its failure to repatriate its revenue earned from ticket sales in Nigeria. The airline said it would be forced to reduce flights from Dubai to Lagos from 11 times per week to seven times per week,

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  • Domestic Airlines Increase Airfares.

    • July 30, 2022
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    Nigeria airlines have increased fares for domestic flights to at least N80,000 depending on the trip over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Checks by TheCable on Friday showed that Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna increased from about N60,000 to N100,000. Air Peace also increased fares to N80,000 for flights

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  • FG set To Lease Three Aircraft To Commence Flight Operations

    • July 27, 2022
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    • Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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    The hope for a new national carrier, Nigeria Air, brightens on Wednesday as the Federal Government approved the leasing of three aircraft. The three aircraft are made by Airbus and Boeing. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The FEC meeting was chaired by

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  • Interest rates: Five key questions facing the European Central Bank as it plans first increase in 11 years

    • July 20, 2022
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    The European Central Bank is reportedly set to deliver its first interest rate hike since 2011 this week, yet markets are already fast-forwarding to focus on the path for higher rates beyond Thursday as economic prospects darken. That outlook is getting murkier by the day because inflation is still accelerating and growth slowing sharply. “The

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  • CBN Raises Interest Rate To 14%, Second Time In 2022

    • July 19, 2022
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    For the second time this year, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again raised the benchmark interest rate to 14 per cent from 13 per cent to curtail the rising inflation..In June, Nigeria’s inflation rate reached a five-year high at 18.60 percent. The monetary policy rate (MPR)

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  • Aero Contractors to Suspend Operations July 20

    • July 19, 2022
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    • Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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    One of the leading airline operators in Nigeria, Aero Contractors, had reportedly announced the indefinite suspension of its operations, citing the rising cost of maintenance, inflation and foreign exchange (FX) scarcity, amongst others as the reason for its action. In a statement issued on Monday, the company, which is the oldest airline in the country,

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  • AIO Named Kenya’s Dr Ben Kajwang As President, Released Dates For 26th African Reinsurance Forum

    • July 19, 2022
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    • Category: Economy, Insurance & Pensions, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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    Dr Ben Kajwang, Director at the College of Insurance had recently been namedthe President of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) at the just concluded 48th AIO Conference and Annual General Assembly held at theEdge Convention Centre in Nairobi. Dr Kajwang is the immediate past Vice President, and he took overfrom Mr Tope Smart, the Group

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