Nigeria Air: Why Partnership on National Carrier Ended, Ethiopian Airlines Discloses Mesfin Tasew, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Ethiopian Airlines, says plans to establish a national carrier in collaboration with the Nigerian government and institutional investors, have ended. Tasew spoke in an interview with...

Eko DisCo Bemoans MDAs N144bn Electricity Debt The acting Managing Director of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Mrs Rekhiat Momoh, disclosed that the company was being owed N144 billion by ministries, departments and agencies in its area of operation. Momoh announced this on Tuesday when the...

In Six Months Kwara Customs Command Records N13bn Revenue The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, has said that it intercepted 1,153 parcels of marijuana worth N57.6m in July. It also said that between January and June this year, it collected N13.3bn as revenue. The Customs...

Army Chief Lagbaja Cautions Against Potential Security Threats From Economic Protests In addition to the known threats of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, illegal mining, and farmer/herder conflict, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja raised the alarm over a new set of security challenges in Nigeria. Lagbaja spoke at the...

FG Plans N3bn to Mitigate Flooding Effect The Federal Government has announced its plan to provide N3 billion in support to all states in an effort to mitigate the impact of the recent flood disaster. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr....

Maritime Workers, FG Agree on N200,000 Minimum Wage The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and shipping companies under the aegis of the Shipping, Shipping Agencies, Clearing and Forwarding Employers Association, SACFEA, have signed an agreement on minimum standards for the conditions of service for...