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CBN Targets Financing 25,000 Graduate Entrepreneurs Annually
- November 1, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Economy, Latest News
No CommentsThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out a new scheme targeted at financing 25,000 graduate entrepreneurs annually, which will, in turn, create an additional 75,000 sustainable jobs annually across the country. This, the apex bank said, is coming in form of loans for university and polytechnic graduates who are willing to set up
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Obiano commissions Anambra International Airport as NCAA fails to approve maiden flight
- October 31, 2021
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- Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Friday reportedly commissioned the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport, Umueri, for commercial use amidst fanfare by indigenes of the state. This came as the aviation regulatory authority, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), failed to approve the take-off of two commercial flights that were billed to land at the
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American Airlines Cancels Hundreds of Flights
- October 30, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Latest News
American Airlines Group Inc has reportedly 0.05% American Airlines has reportedly canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend due to staffing shortfalls that followed bad weather, snarling weekend travel for thousands of passengers. According to an article published in World Street Journal, American canceled close to 400 flights, or 15% of its mainline operation Saturday
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Schiphol Airport Charges Increase Comments
- October 30, 2021
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- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation
In response to the announcement by Schiphol Airport that it is proposing an increase of its charges by 37% (2022-2025), IATA issued the following comments: “It is irresponsible that Schiphol is increasing airport charges by 37% in the middle of a crisis. It is insulting that the airport is positioning a token 5% reduction in
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NEW US INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ADVISORY, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 8
- October 28, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing for International Travel The Biden Administration announced a new international air travel policy that is stringent, consistent across the globe, and guided by public health. Starting on November 8, foreign national air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide
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Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US
- October 28, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Digital Economy, Health, Latest News
Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in Maryland, United States. On Thursday, the WTO boss announced that her son was one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot. The proud mother
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eNaira: 33 banks join platform as CBN mints 500m, transactions free of charges for 90 days
- October 25, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Digital Economy, Economy, Latest News
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said 33 Nigerian banks have joined the eNaira platform and it has minted N500 million worth of digital currency, even as the apex bank informed that all transactions conducted on these platforms, will be free for 90 days. Ememfiele said this at a ceremony
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£1.5bn earmarked for Nigeria ‘largely untouched’, says UKEF
- October 24, 2021
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- Category: Latest News
The £1.5bn financing set aside for Nigeria by the UK Export Finance, the United Kingdom government’s export credit agency, has remained largely untouched, the UK Government Department for International Trade, Nigeria has said. The Country Director, UK Government Department for International Trade, Nigeria, Chimwemwe Chalemera, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2021 Energy Sustainability Conference
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FG to launch eNaira Monday, says CBN
- October 23, 2021
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- Category: Digital Economy, Economy, Latest News
President, Muhammadu Buhari will officially launch the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency, known as the eNaira, on Monday, at the State House, Abuja. The Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, said this in a statement on Saturday titled ‘President Buhari to unveil eNaira on Monday, 25 October 2021.’ It stated that the launch of the
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“States must deliver on commitments to restore global connectivity”-says Willie Walsh
- October 23, 2021
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- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to use the commitments reached at the ICAO High Level Conference on COVID-19 (HLCC) to make real progress towards restoring global air connectivity. States attending the ICAO HLCC declared their commitment to 14 measures which, if acted upon, would enable airlines to meet the demands of