The US Mission in Nigeria said on Friday that the suspension of the non-immigrant visa interview waiver process, popularly known as “drop box,” has yet to be lifted in Nigeria. In a statement on its official Facebook page titled, “Drop Box” Visa Processing Is Not Available in Nigeria, According To U.S. Mission To Nigeria,’’ the […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has explained why it suspended AZMAN Air‘s flight operations. PREMIUM TIMES had reported on Tuesday how NCAA suspended the flight operations of the airline. According to the NCAA, the suspension of the airliner’s flight operations was due to incidents involving its Boeing 737 aircraft that raised serious safety concerns. […]
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, fell on Thursday for the fifth straight day to its lowest in two weeks on growing worries about rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and strengthening of the dollar that hurts the value of oil. Brent, against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, tumbled by 6.21 per cent or $4.22 to […]
…Emirates SkyCargo was one of the first air cargo carriers globally to introduce cargo only flights on passenger aircraft to transport PPE and other essential supplies ….The air cargo carrier has operated more than 27,800 cargo only flights on passenger aircraft in one year ….Around 100,000 tonnes of essential supplies including pharma and food transported […]
Airlines operating in Nigeria may shut down operations in coming weeks over the frustration they face in the hands of the Nigeria Customs Service and the crash of the naira against the dollar, the Chairman, Air Peace, Allen Onyema, said on Thursday. Air Peace is Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier involved in domestic and international operations. […]
The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be the largest in history. The delivery of COVID-19 vaccines presents challenges unprecedented in scale, speed and specificities, especially in low- and middleincome countries. In November 2020, anticipating the availability of safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19, the World Bank together with WHO, UNICEF, the Global Fund, and Gavi […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is querying the plan by the federal government to spend 1.5 billion dollars for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. At the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting yesterday, the minister of state for petroleum announced the government’s plan, explaining that the repair work would be undertaken in […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed ₦6.98 service charge on Nigerians for all USSD transactions. Customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they use USSD services from March 16, a statement jointly signed by the apex bank and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said. The deal was part […]
By Foster Obi Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that as part of its maintenance and upgrade program, the E-Finger departure screening point has been temporarily closed to carry out some routine maintenance on the screening machines. A press statement signed by Henrietta Yakubu (Mrs.)General Manager, Corporate Affairs sad consequently, all human and […]
The bulk of the money will be used to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people in Nigeria’s northeastern states. The United Nations is appealing for $1 billion to help 6.4 million of Nigeria’s most vulnerable people, including two million who have been forced to flee their homes because of armed conflict. The bulk of […]