Super Falcons on Sunday staged a sit-in protest at their hotel in France until all of their outstanding bonuses were paid. The team crashed out of the ongoing the Women’s World Cup on Saturday after Germany thrashed them 3-0. According to ESPN, the players revealed that they were owed bonuses from two games, against Gambia […]
By Foster Obi Following a skidding incident yesterday involving an Air Peace flight with registration number 5N BRN, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt, the Port Harcourt International Airport runway has been cleared and the airport is now reopened for normal flight operations. A press statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, General Manager Corporate Affairs Federal […]
By Foster Obi An Air Peace flight numbered 5N BRN, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt Saturday skidded off the Port Harcourt International Airport runway at about 1500hours. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports of Nigeria (FAAN) said the incident occurred during a heavy downpour at the airport. “There […]
Naspers’ pay-television business MultiChoice Group, owners of DSTV is planning to lay off close to 2,200 workers in a shake-up of its customer care service, the company said on Friday. The axing will affect workers in South Africa. MultiChoice, which competes with Netflix in online streaming via Showmax, said in a statement it is launching […]
Nigeria forward Samuel Kalu was taken to hospital on the eve of his side’s first Africa Cup of Nations match suffering from “severe dehydration”. The 21-year-old, who plays for French top-flight side Bordeaux, collapsed in training on Friday. Nigeria play Burundi in Alexandria on Saturday, with temperatures expected to reach up to 40C (104F). The […]
South African mobile phone operator Vodacom Group Ltd said on Friday it had entered into agreements to sell some of its Business Africa operations, which offer business-managed services to enterprises. Vodacom, which is majority-owned by Vodafone Group Plc, said it had agreed to sell the Angolan assets of its Business Africa unit to Internet Technologies […]
Italian prosecutors have complained to Switzerland about lengthy delays in obtaining evidence they have requested in an international corruption case involving oil firms Shell and Eni, a source familiar with the matter said. Milan prosecutors wrote in April to the Geneva prosecutors’ office in a previously undisclosed letter, describing their three-year wait for documents to […]
By Foster Obi The Nigerian Authority (NPA) has said that in a bid to reposition the nation’s seaports for improved service delivery in line with next level mantra of the Buhari led administration; the Management has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers along with the appointment of a new Technical Assistant (Administration) to […]
By Foster Obi Ports Management Association in West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) has elected Jean Marie Koffi from the Port of Abidjan, Cote D’voire as her new Secretary General. Mr. Jean Marie Koffi defeated two other contestants, Iliyasu Idrisu from the Port of Duola, Cameroon and Semie Pere from the Port of Togo. The election […]
-Says hydrographic knowledge of waters key to effective maritime operations By Foster Obi The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has eulogized the high command of the Nigerian Navy for taking the lead in producing the first navigational chart of the Nigerian waters. A press statement signed by. A.A. Jatto, […]