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July 1, 2021 No Responses

AIR PEACE RESUMES WARRI, FREETOWN JULY 9

Nigeria’s premier airline, Air Peace, has announced the resumption of Warri and Freetown flight operations from July 9 and 21, 2021, respectively. The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to reporters, stated that Warri service from Lagos...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

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The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu(Middle) inspecting Kia Vehicles at the ongoing Lagos Motor Fair on Wednesday. To his left is Olawale Jimoh and right is Mr Olu Tikolo of Kia Motors Nigeria

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Rolls Out 10-millionth Car From Tamil Nadu Facility

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) said on Wednesday that its 10 millionth car, a 7-seater Alcazar SUV, rolled out from its manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, marking its 25 years of service in&n...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Crewing Costs Rise Due To Vaccination Delays

Crewing costs are rising and crew shortages are beginning to be seen due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and vaccination delays, warns crewing agency Danica Crewing Services. “Not unexpectedly … when there is a shortage the cost goes up and we...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seals APMDC Over Arbitrary Charges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has shut down the operations of the Associated Port & Marine Development Company (APMDC) over alleged arbitrary charges. A statement issued on Tuesday by NSC Head, Public Relation...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Aircraft Fuel Contamination: This Is A Time For Caution

By Andrew Rushton, Aviation Market Manager, Conidia Bioscience — COVID-19 has rendered an extraordinary number of aircrafts out of action as the demand for global travel plummeted. As the world starts to find its way back to a new normal,...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Edo To Distribute 25,000 Oil Palm Seedlings

Edo State Government has concluded plans to distribute more than 25, 000 oil palm seedlings to small holders oil palm farmers in the state. Gov. Godwin Obaseki announced this during the inauguration of 2021 oil palm planting season organised by...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

5G: NIGCOMSAT To Boost Telecomm Industry Using C-Band

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd, has been re-positioned to boost telecommunications industry with the clearance and use of its C-Band for the deployment of 5G in the country. NIGCOMSAT’s Managing Director, Dr Abimbola Alale, made the di...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Cautions Importers, Distributors Others Against Peruvian Test Kits

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned importers, distributors, healthcare professionals against the importation, distribution and sale of COVID-19 test kits from Peru. The Director-General of t...

June 30, 2021 No Responses

Electric Car Sales Surge As Climate Targets Bite

One in every nine new cars sold in Europe last year was an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, with low-emission car sales surging even as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked overall vehicle sales, the European Environment Agency said on Tuesday.The uptick in e...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

CBN Facilitates 50,000mt Of Maize To Obasanjo Farms, Zartech, Others

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), has approved the release of 50,000 metric tonnes of maize to twelve major producers, from the strategic maize reserve (SMR). According to CBN, the release was to enable...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Unveils WebCargo By Freightos In Europe

The world’s largest cargo airline will provide forwarders in Europe with real-time pricing, capacity, and eBookings via WebCargo Since the launch in February 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo has received a large number of eBookings via the platform Qata...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Volkswagen Targets Majority Stake In Europcar

German carmaker Volkswagen has confirmed that it is considering acquiring a majority stake in car rental company Europcar, along with investors Attestor and Pon Holdings.It said in a statement that considerations are at a very early stage and no...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Candidates, Parents Decry Low Scores

Reactions have continued to follow the recently released results of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination ( UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Some candidates and parents who spoke in separate interviews wi...