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Dollar scarcity: Foreign airlines slash ticket sales on Nigeria routesDollar scarcity: Foreign airlines slash ticket sales on Nigeria routes
- October 10, 2021
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- Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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As the naira crisis continues to worsen, foreign carriers operating in Nigeria have reportedly begun moves to reduce the total number of tickets they sell on Nigerian routes amid worsening dollar scarcity that has made it difficult for them to repatriate billions of naira in ticket sale proceeds to their head offices abroad. The development
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NUPENG to commence strike on Monday October 11
- October 10, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Energy, Latest News
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has reportedly said its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) would commence strike on Monday over the deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues.Mr Tayo Aboyeji, the South-West Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said
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Outrageous: Infrastructure Costs Increasing $2.3 Billion in a Crisis
- October 6, 2021
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- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Boston – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that planned increases in charges by airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) will stall recovery in air travel and damage international connectivity. Confirmed airport and ANSP charges increases have already reached $2.3 billion. Further increases could be ten fold this number if proposals already tabled by airports
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2021 Diversity & Inclusion Award Winners Announced
- October 6, 2021
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- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Boston – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the winners of the 2nd edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards: Inspirational Role Model: Harpreet A. de Singh, Executive Director, Air India High Flyer Award: Lalitya Dhavala, Aviation Engineering Consultant, McLarens Aviation Diversity & Inclusion Team: All Nippon Airways (ANA) “The caliber of this year’s nominations shows the determination
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IKEDC Announces Power Outages For 8 Weeks To Recondition TCN’s 132kv Lines
- October 4, 2021
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- Category: Energy, Latest News
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has announced that there would be power outages for eight weeks, from October 11 in some areas in its franchise as a result of the reconditioning of 132kv lines by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The affected areas include Oregun, Police Training College, Oba Akran, Oke Ira, Ogba, Magodo,
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US’ll continue to support Nigeria’s efforts against terrorism, insecurity, says Blinken
- October 2, 2021
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- Category: Latest News
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says the Joe Biden administration will continue to support Nigeria’s efforts against insurgency and insecurity pervading the country. He made this pledge in a statement on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The statement titled, ‘Nigeria National Day – Press Statement’ was made available to newsmen through the
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UK extends truck driver visa program as fuel crisis persists
- October 2, 2021
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- Category: Latest News
LONDON (AP) — The British government has extended an emergency visa program for truck drivers as fuel shortages showed few signs of abating Saturday, particularly in London and the southeast of England. In an announcement late Friday, the Conservative government said temporary visas for nearly 5,000 foreign truck drivers it hopes to recruit would run
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Nigeria misses WHO target, vaccinates 1.8%
- October 2, 2021
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- Category: Health, Latest News
Nigeria has missed the 10 per cent target set by the World Health Organisation, fully vaccinating only 1.8 per cent of its population against COVID-19 as of September 29, 2021. This is just as the Coordinator, Immunisation and Vaccines Development Programme Coordinator for the WHO, Dr Richard Mihigo, revealed on Thursday that only 15 African
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OAU closed down till further notice following protest that broke out over student’s death
- October 2, 2021
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- Category: Education, Latest News
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been shut down by the school’s management. This comes after a protest broke out over the death of a student of the school, Adesina Omowumi Aishat, which students blamed on medical negligence. In a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju, the
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No overseas fans allowed at 2022 Beijing Olympics
- September 29, 2021
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- Category: Latest News, SPORTS
Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without spectators from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday. The IOC said only fully vaccinated participants would be exempt from a 21-day quarantine. Athletes who can provide a “justified medical exemption” will