Archives for BUSINESS - Page 22
Passengers stranded at airports as workers ground Arik
Scores of passengers of Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier, Arik Air, were stopped from flying on Tuesday as a result of protests by aviation unions against the management of the airline.…
Agric: Regulatory agencies frustrates small processors effort in obtaining permits, WAASA founder laments
Founder and President of the Women in Agricultural Advancement & Sustainability Africa (WAASA), Ms. Chi Tola, have expressed worry over bottlenecks in obtaining necessary permits and endorsement by the small…
NLNG completes $12m USP scheme, commissions UNIMAID engineering laboratory
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), has completed one of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, the University Support Programme (USP), with the commissioning of the sixth $2 million engineering laboratory at…
Guinness Nigeria begins local manufacturing of spirits
In a move aimed at reducing the import dependent profile of the Nigerian economy, creating more jobs and boosting the local sourcing of raw materials, leading manufacturer and Nigeria’s only…
FG bans importation of vehicles through land borders
The Federal Government has banned importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land Borders. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles. According to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Public…
Again passengers stranded as Arik Airline cancels Gombe -Abuja flight
Several passengers including a 4-month-old baby were stranded at Gombe Lawanti International Airport Gombe on Sunday following the failure of Arik Airline operators to airlift them as scheduled. Some of…
Arik Air scales down flights as aviation fuel scarcity worsens
As scarcity of aviation fuel (JET A1) worsens Arik Air has announced reduction of flights to cope with the situation. The airline’s spokesman, Mr. Adebanji Ola said in a statement…
NDLEA arrests Nahco aviance staff for illegal export of ephedrine to Mozam
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has arrested and interrogated the chief security supervisor of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (nahco…
NLNG, Navy commission co-funded Navy School hostel in Calabar
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) and the Nigerian Navy has commissioned a public-private partnership funded hostel at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Akpab-Uyo, Calabar as part of the company’s contribution to…
Senate gas committee visits NLNG’s Bonny plant
The Chairman Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan has promised that his committee will do all in its power to sustain the NLNG legacy and encourage the entrenchment…
