Aviation
A350 Dispatch Reliability By Daniel Omale
There was considerable drama at the very beginning: Airbus was dead set on delivering the first A350 in the 2014 calendar year to show that it could stick to a schedule. But it had to […]
Year: 2016
Politics
Fayose and Buhari’s ‘N250m’ economic retreat By Olalekan Adetayo
Penultimate week, the National Economic Council held a two-day economic retreat with the theme, “Nigerian states: Multiple centres of prosperity” with state governors or their representatives and some other top government officials in attendance. The […]
Society
Revisiting the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill, By Bolaji Abdullahi
After studying the “Gender and Equality Opportunity Bill”, I could clearly see the reason it was so easy for the Senate to throw it out. Unfortunately, the Senate itself has not come forward with these […]
Economy
Dirty Fight for Nigeria’s Sky and Forex, By Louis Odion
Anyone still doubting the manipulative influence of multinationals in the political economy of Third World countries like Nigeria only needs to pay more attention to dispatches from our aviation sector lately. With the nation falling […]
Society
Easter Season: More blight, less bliss By Olu Obafemi
THE Christendom just ended the festivity known as Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the humiliating and agony-suffused death inflicted on Him by those He came to save and for the […]
Security
Bad governance has bred uprisings from Boko Haram to Biafra …… Economist
THE prayers of Gyang Dahoro take on a decidedly political note. A dozen local chiefs, resplendent in traditional Nigerian dress, nod approvingly as he calls for protection from the “terrorists” who have “made us refugees […]
Aviation
Regulatory approval delaying international flights – Bi-Courtney ……. Punch
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two in Lagos, says the delay in the planned commencement of regional and international flights at the terminal is due to regulatory approval yet […]
Security
No negotiation, no surrender, Boko Haram tells FG ……. Punch
A new video was released on Friday by the Boko Haram jihadist group, denying any suggestion that it might negotiate with the Federal Government. This is coming just about a week after its leader, Abubakar […]
CRIME
Bank customers lost N2.25bn to fraudsters in 2015– CBN ……….. Punch
Bank customers lost the sum of N2.25bn to fraudsters in 2015 despite a significant fall in the value of financial frauds recorded last year, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Inter-Bank […]
Economy
NNPC records N24bn loss in February ……. Punch
The operational loss of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation grew from N3.55bn in January 2016 to N24.23bn at the close of business in February same year, latest figures from the firm’s financial report have shown. […]
MEDIA
Radio Biafra back on air without Kanu …….. Punch
Controversial radio station, Radio Biafra, has started streaming live across the Nigerian airwaves again without the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. TheCable reported on Friday that the station was now live […]
Business
Why Nigerians melt their gold jewellery in Dubai ……. BBC
Dubai likes to describe itself as the city of gold – but many, including Nigerians, don’t just come here to buy new jewellery, they also bring their old necklaces and bracelets to be melted down […]
Politics
Obama: Trump ‘doesn’t know much about foreign policy’ ……… CNN
President Barack Obama said Donald Trump’s suggestion that Japan and South Korea should consider obtaining nuclear weapons demonstrates the Republican presidential front-runner’s lack of understanding about foreign policy and the world at large. “The person […]
Business
Uber Expands in Africa as Users Seek Public Transit Substitutes ……. Bloomberg
Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start operating in three new African countries by the end of June, extending its reach 2 1/2 years after introducing its ride-hailing service in the continent. The company is set […]
Economy
Saudi Arabia Plans $2 Trillion Megafund for Post-Oil Era: Deputy Crown Prince …….. Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia is getting ready for the twilight of the oil age by creating the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund for the kingdom’s most prized assets. Over a five-hour conversation, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Business
Time Inc considers taking on private equity partner for Yahoo bid ……. Reuters
Time Inc (TIME.N) is considering partnering with a private equity firm on a bid for Yahoo Inc’s (YHOO.O) core Internet assets, according to people familiar with the matter, as the U.S. publishing company seeks to […]
Politics
State Department halts review of Clinton emails at FBI request ……. Reuters
The U.S. State Department has suspended plans for an internal review of whether classified information was properly handled in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails at the request of the FBI, a spokeswoman said […]
Aviation
Arik Air: We Have Not Increased Fares
Allegations making the rounds that Arik Air has increased fares on the London Heathrow, New York JFK and Johannesburg routes are untrue. We wish to make it clear that we have not increased fares on […]
Issues/Policy
Buhari is not fighting corruption – Aribisala
Scholars and legal experts yesterday in Lagos disagreed over the war against corruption by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The roundtable which was organised by the Department of Jurispudence and International Law tagged “Winning […]
Issues/Policy
Biafran Struggle Attracts Foreign Countries By Chidi Nkwopara
OWERRI—The sustained agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra appears to be attracting some attention from foreign countries, following the visit of the Phillippian Senate President’s aide, Lady Cynthia Esgurrna Touraha, to Owerri. Vanguard gathered […]