Nigerian cocoa output is likely to drop by at least 20% this season as measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus and drier weather increase the chances of a poor harvest, the president of the cocoa association said. Mufutau Abolarinwa told Reuters that output for the last 2019/20 season declined to an […]
By Foster Obi British Airways is extending its Book with Confidence policy for customers booking flights and holidays throughout September 2020, to cover journeys for a whole year, up to 31 August 2021. According to the company, the policy allows customers to change the dates and destination of their booking without incurring a change fee, […]
By Foster Obi The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) in collaboration with the African Union Commission, and supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) is organising the 4th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue, entitled Taxing Rights for Africa in The New World & Effects of COVID-19: The Role of Tax Policymakers and Tax Administrators . The […]
By Foster Obi The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to all travelers to wear face covering during the travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19. The Association says that wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during […]
By Foster Obi The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for harmonized adoption across Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-Off guidance for safe operations amid the COVID-19 crisis. A press statement by the Association noted that safely re-establishing the continent’s air connectivity is essential to re-building battered economies. IATA also urged African […]
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected. Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus. The disease is now only found […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and black currant originating from Australia. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the products had been certified harmful for human consumption. “The Centre […]
The Police Command in Enugu State says the screening of candidates for community policing officers in the state will begin on Aug. 26, at the command’s headquarters in Enugu. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the three days screening would last till Aug. 28, […]
Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has warned parents against sending their children to schools in Northern Cyprus. This follows several incessant and mysterious killing of Nigerians in the country. Dabiri-Erewa stated this on Monday when she received a delegation at her office, led by Justice Amina Bello, mother of a […]
By Foster Obi Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, today announced her intention to name Ms. Ceyla Pazarbasioglu as Director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department. Ms. Pazarbasioglu is expected to assume her new role on September 15, 2020 and will succeed Martin Mühleisen, whose appointment as a Special […]