archiveApril 2017

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, was aboard a test flight from Kaduna International Airport that arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Tuesday morning. It was the first plane touching down as the airport re-opens after a six-week closure for repairs on its runway. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the runway and terminal building of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be ready today (Monday). FAAN said the airport will be ready two days before the April 19 scheduled date announced by the Federal Government for the reopening...

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), his eminence, Rev. Dr Samson Olasupo A. Ayokunle has assured Nigerians that the power of resurrection will not only end the menace of corruption but bring the economy back out of the wood very soon. The cleric who gave this assurance...

A turnover of 1.191 billion shares worth N6.037 billion in 11,820 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 786.176 million shares valued at N5.828 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,343 deals. The NSE...

The Board of Directors of CFAO Nigeria Plc, a leading investor in the Nigerian economy since 1902, has appointed Mr. GbengaOyebode, MFR, as the Chairman of the Board. He is a renowned lawyer, experienced administrator, Chairman and Director of several reputable organisations in Nigeria and overseas. Oyebode is a recipient...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has taken the promotion of made-in-Aba products to Guangzhou, China, where he assured investors of a safe and economically vibrant business environment. The governor, according to a statement issued in Umuahia in Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, gave the assurance during...

Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Thursday gave a standing ovation to former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun when he appeared before them for screening as chairman of the newly constituted Education Trust Fund board. The lawmakers rather than screen the erudite professor unanimously...

Nigeria will revive oil production this summer as it completes maintenance and repairs, and expects fellow OPEC members to continue to cut their output in the second half of the year, Oil Minister Emmanuel Kachikwu said. The country will finish repairs on the Forcados pipeline by June and complete maintenance...

The record $43.45m cash haul ever seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may well be manna from the heavens for the Nigerian government. Forty eight hours after, no one has come out to claim the money. All the three persons speculated as possible owners have all denounced the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of chief executives for 23 Federal Government agencies. The Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Bolaji Adebiyi stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the Chief Executives are: Mrs...