Egypt’s foreign minister said on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a threat to the life of Egyptians. “Egypt, a nation of a 100 million-plus population, is facing an existential threat posed by the construction of a giant entity on the artery that gives it life,” Sameh Shoukry told a UN Security […]
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Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB-N, Commissioner, Engineer Akin Olateru yesterday (Thursday), disclosed that the investigation report of the military aircraft which crashed recently in Kaduna would be ready next week. The crash, which occured in May claimed 11 people including the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru. Olateru while disclosing this in […]
Sometimes you think about your business as a fashion designer and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the avalanche of challenges that you experience daily. It’s enough to want to throw in the trowel. On the flip side, however, we can take solace in the fact that there is actually growth, it’s just really slow. […]
… Says debts owed aviation agencies hit N37bn … Vows to recover every kobo … Blasts Arik, Bi-Courtney over contract implementation … Notes Aviation Ministry has released 67 air accident reports By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government said yesterday that airline operators in the country must refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers […]
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Namibia Remain in the Hunt
NAMIBIA remain in contention for a place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup after an emphatic 52-10 victory against Madagascar in Abidjan on Wednesday. A shock 24-13 defeat to the Ivory Coast last weekend had put their hopes on thin ice, but they responded with a superb team effort and grabbed a bonus point to […]
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube says the government has so far used US$40 million of the reserved US$100 million meant for Covid-19 vaccine acquisition. Ncube said this as he and Health and Childcare Deputy Minister John Mangwiro received two million doses of Sinovac drugs at the Robert Mugabe International Airport Thursday. Responding to questions from the […]
The stores were sealed off for various offences including non-possession of operational licences and sale of expired drugs. The Ondo State Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs on Thursday sealed off at least seven pharmaceutical stores in Akure, the state capital. The pharmaceutical stores were sealed off over various offences ranging from non-possession of […]
Polling units have been said to be central to the electoral process as they are the location where electorates exercise their voting rights. In February, when Nigeria’s electoral commission chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said the number of the country’s polling units had remained the same since 1996, it came as a surprise to many. Despite population […]
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Nigeria is currently in stiff competition with Senegal, Tunisia and South Africa over which country that would attract the international investors’ fund to set up COVID-19 vaccine production facility in Africa. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, at the resumed meeting of the Presidential Committee […]
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Nigeria: As Ibom Air Expands Routes
Nigeria’s growing domestic carrier, Ibom Air on Monday commenced daily scheduled flights to Port Harcourt with plans to extend its operations to other destinations. The airline deployed its newly leased Airbus A220-300 in its inaugural flight to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, bringing to six, the total number of destinations it operates in the country, […]
Peter Uzoho The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) will in the coming weeks, unveil a collaborative strategy called Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), aimed at strengthening the oil and gas industry as well as ensure the sustainability of the sector. The Director of DPR, Mr. Sarki Auwalu, announced this in his keynote address at the ongoing […]
The Nigerian Idol finalist who recently bowed out of the competition is full of gratitude for the opportunity to compete in the music reality TV show. Of the 68 contestants who entered the competition, Akunna was the only female who made it to the top three. She attributed her staying power to her “confidence and […]
IN efforts to supplement government efforts to build an industrial economy in the country, a solar company is planning to build solar battery manufacturing plant here to address challenges facing consumers of the renewable energy. Solar Planet Company Managing Director, Hamza Lema said that the plant will help to reach more people with the services […]
“WE need strong institutions, not strong individuals!” This is an exclamation which people may have heard or uttered several times. But, do people really understand what they intend to communicate when using such an argument? Oftentimes when people talk of strong individuals they speak of the leadership – the top most leadership. The phrase ‘strong […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that self-generated electricity gulps 30 per cent of the production cost by its members. The Director General of MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, stated this while addressing participants at the Global Environmental Facility-United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (GEF-UNIDO) project inception workshop in Lagos. He stated that the cost […]
Controversy is trailing the primary as INEC and aspirants insist the event did not hold. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has spoken up about the controversial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State. INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, told PREMIUM TIMES the Commission received a damning report on the APC primary […]
Panic buying by federal government agencies, multi-nationals and merchants from neighbouring countries is partly responsible for the hike in prices of assorted foodstuff in Nigeria, Daily Trust investigation has shown. Watchers of the agric sector told our reporters that high cost of food items such as maize, millet, guinea corn, rice, among others has dwarfed […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has directed airlines to refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after two hour delay, among other consumer rights breaches. The minister stated this yesterday while fielding questions at a ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika, who […]