EasyJet’s chief operating officer has resigned after a series of flight cancellations and disruption at the airline in recent weeks. The airline said Peter Bellew had resigned “to pursue other business opportunities” and wished him well. It comes after thousands of EasyJet flights have been cancelled – some at short notice. Trade union Unite last […]
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin, has appealed for restrain over anti-party activities among members and support the choice of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as running mate to the party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar. Jibrin advised that party stalwarts should allow Atiku and the national chairman, Iyorchia […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Monday presented insurance services guidelines to stakeholders in the oil and gas industry. The guidelines was presented by Mr Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary, NCDMB and Commissioner for Insurance, NAICOM, Mr Sunday Thomas, at the 2022 Nigerian Oil and Gas […]
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory have began consuming food that serve as alternatives following recurring increase in prices of bread. Many of them have also been complaining over the price increase itself, while appealing to the Federal Government to address challenges facing bakers in Nigeria. Some of the residents told the News Agency […]
Barring a quick intervention from the Federal Government, air travellers, and the industry could be jolted in the days ahead as the unrepatriated funds for foreign airlines accruing from sales of flight tickets in local currencies hit the $600m mark at the end of June. This worrisome development has already elicited serious concerns from captains […]
The FinTech Association of Nigeria says Financial Technology (FinTech) operators accounted for 63 per cent of the 1.37 billion dollars funding raised in Nigeria in 2021. President of the association, Mr Ade Bajomo said this on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos, at a dinner held at the FinTech Platinum Awards ceremony. Bajomo noted that Nigeria had […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, with street value of over N4.5 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment, which were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, inaugurated a 55 kilometers Nguru – Gashua – Baymari road and handed it over to the Yobe government. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said the project was part of Federal government’s commitment to improving road transport infrastructure and economic growth by extension. “As you can […]
As the Eid-el-Kabir festival inches closer, Muslim faithful are grumbling over the high cost of rams. Even though many of those who are used to slaughtering animals to commemorate the season are still hopeful of buying the sacrificial animal, some of them said their poor economic status amid rising inflation are threatening to mar this […]
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the just-concluded governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, speaks about the outcome of the poll in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO Some say Ekiti State governorship election was free and peaceful, others say it was marred with irregularities. What’s your verdict on the poll? I […]