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April 16, 2024 No Responses

Airpeace Boss Lauds Pelumi For London-Lagos Solo Drive, Offers Free London Flight Ticket

The Chairman of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema, has applauded Solo Driver Pelumi Nubi for accomplishing the feat of driving from London to Lagos. This is as Onyema has also offered Miss Nubi a free London Business Class return ticket....

March 30, 2024 No Responses

With 260 Passengers, Air Peace CommencesDirect Flights To London

Nigerians have commended Air Peace for its successful inaugural flight from Lagos to London on Saturday, March 30, 2024, with a high figure of 260 passengers, marking the resumption of flight service since 2019 by an indigenous carrier to one...

March 30, 2024 No Responses

United Nigeria Airlines Celebrates Air Peace’s Inaugural Flight to London

Air Peace has made history with its inaugural flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Gatwick, London, signaling a momentous leap forward for the Nigerian aviation industry. The significance of this milestone will be highlighted by the presence of the Chairman of...

March 17, 2024 No Responses

Obi Berates AG’s Office For Hosting Workshop In London

THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi has berated the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation for hosting a Workshop for State Commissioners of Finance in London. Obi said this...

February 28, 2024 No Responses

Air Peace Unveils London Flight Fares, Offers Return Economy For N1.2m

Air Peace has gone live with its flight schedules for its London service billed to commence on March 30, 2024, with unbeatable fares. The airline disclosed this on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in a press statement obtained by City Business...

August 23, 2022 No Responses

British Airways To Cut 10,000 Heathrow Flights

British Airways will cut roughly 10,000 short-haul flights to and from Heathrow Airport between late October and March. The move is aimed at minimising disruption over the winter and some long-haul flights will also be affected, the airline said. BA...

July 15, 2022 No Responses

Emirates Refuses Heathrow’s Demand To Cut Flights

Emirates has rejected Heathrow Airport’s demands for airlines to stop selling summer tickets, calling the move “unreasonable and unacceptable”. The airline accused the airport of having a “blatant disregard” for customers after it...

January 17, 2022 No Responses

GSK Rejects $65b Unilever Bid For Consumer Goods Division

GlaxoSmithKline has rejected three Unilever offers to buy its consumer goods division, including one worth £50b ($65b). GSK said the proposals “fundamentally failed” to reflect the value of the division. With a successful bid, Unilever &#821...

July 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reschedules London Evacuation Flight To July 14

The Nigeria Government on Saturday said the evacuation flight from the United Kingdom, initially scheduled for July 12 from London Heathrow, has been rescheduled to depart from Gatwick Airport on July 14. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama...

June 29, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Evacuates 314 Nigerians From London

Air Peace on Sunday successfully airlifted 314 Nigerians stranded in London. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 9.50pm. 157 were billed to disembark in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with the remaining 142 ...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

Banks Brace For Coronavirus

Many of the City of London’s biggest institutions are taking steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday many of JPMorgan’s UK-based staff are being temporarily moved to a different office. They’re not alone. Goldman Sachs last w...

November 26, 2019 No Responses

Uber Loses Licence In London

Transport for London (TfL) on Monday refused to give the ride-hailing company Uber, a new licence to operate in London over safety and security concerns. The licensing body said in a statement that “TfL has identified a pattern of failures...

October 5, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Ministers Target $2tri Trade By 2030

Trade ministers and senior officials from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather in London on October 10, 2019 to explore modalities on how to achieve $2trillion trade by 2030. The Minister are also expected to put strategies in place for deepening....

June 8, 2019 No Responses

Ecobank At London Stock Exchange, Lauds Successful Listing of $500m Eurobond

Following its successful $500 million Eurobond issuance, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, was hosted by the London Stock Exchange to a market opening ceremony to celebrate the successful listi...