By Foster Obi The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has condemned as deceptive a video trending on the social media to the effect that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos is under terrorist attack. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, FAAN General Manager (Corporate Affairs) said “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will like […]
Month: November 2018
Ikeja Electric Wins Corporate Pacesetter, HSE Campaign of the Year Awards
By Foster Obi Leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has won two prestigious awards – Corporate Pacesetter (Power Sector) and HSE Campaign of the Year awards,in recognition of itsHSE Initiatives andinnovative approach in educating Nigerians through the use of its proprietary Power Play game. The awards were presented to Ikeja Electric at the […]
Amazon workers held strikes across Europe on Black Friday
– They’re demanding better pay and working conditions. Amazon workers across Europe took part in walkouts on Black Friday to protest what they say are unfair work conditions. Following similar demonstrations on Prime Day in July, employees in Spain, Italy, Germany and the UK went on strike over pay and safety. However, Amazon told the […]
‘Nigeria have a lot of work ahead of 2019 Afcon’, says Gernot Rohr
Although the gaffer admitted that the Super Eagles have improved since taking charge of the side, he has insisted that there is still much to cover. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has acknowledged that there is ‘a lot of work to do’ before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. After playing out a 1-1 […]
OPEC refuses to panic amid oil market rout
OPEC is showing no public signs of panicking to the largest weekly plunge in oil prices since 2016, with five senior sources telling S&P Global Platts that the organization has not discussed any plans for an extraordinary meeting in the coming days. ICE Brent crude futures crashed through the $60/b mark Friday as the market’s […]
France’s JCDecaux signals Nigerian ambition with traffic service
French outdoor advertising company JCDecaux plans to provide real-time traffic information in Lagos and install solar-powered bus shelters and automatic public toilets as it targets one of Africa’s largest economies. JCDecaux said it had entered Nigeria in partnership with private Lagos-based investment and advisory firm Grace Lake, targeting a highly fragmented outdoor advertising market estimated […]
FAAN to Redirect Arrival of Vehicles at Murtala Mohammed Airport
By Foster Obi The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that due to the ongoing construction works at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, aimed at enhancing facilitation and improving travel experience of customers, vehicular movements on the arrival floor will be redirected effective 0800hours on Monday November 26, 2018. A statement signed […]
Oil falls on rising U.S. inventories, OPEC talk of cut limits loss
Oil prices dipped on Thursday after U.S. inventories swelled to their highest level since December adding to concerns about a global crude glut but OPEC talk of an output cut limited losses. Benchmark Brent fell 96 cents last trading at $62.52 a barrel at 1840 GMT, edging back from a more than $1 drop in […]
Zenith Bank drives trading Activities on Nigeria Stock Exchange
Zenith International Bank dominated trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) accounting for 90.04 per cent of the total volume of shares traded. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bank accounted for 605.54 million shares worth N14.53 billion. It was trailed by Transcorp with a turnover of 9.34 million shares valued […]