Moscow, July 23, 2018 (dpa/NAN)A dog managed to open an airliner’s luggage hold during a flight from St Petersburg to Moscow, forcing the crew to conduct an emergency landing, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported Monday. The dog, described as being “not large,” broke out of its kennel and “triggered activation” ofContinue Reading
The newly unveiled National Carrier, Nigeria Air has the potential to boost the nation’s economy if professionally managed, expert says. Prof. Hassan Oaikhenan of the Economics and Statistics Department, University of Benin, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Friday. Oaikhenan advised theContinue Reading
The Federal Government has vowed to arrest and prosecute the airline travel agents who cancelled the return tickets of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded after the 2018 World Cup Tournament in Russia. The Nigerian Ambassador to Russia, Prof. Steve Ugba said this in an online video statement made available byContinue Reading
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, community, led by the students on Saturday trekked 16km to appreciate Federal Government’s effort in infrastructure development in the institution. Addressing newsman at the end of the walk, the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Atiku Yahaya, commended theContinue Reading
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month. Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with theContinue Reading
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that the name of the proposed new National Carrier is ‘Nigeria Air’. The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while unveiling the airline to investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in UK. The colour is greenContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening arrived Netherlands ahead of his scheduled visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) monitoring the visit reports that the President’s aircraft landed at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport at about 7: 23 p.m (Nigerian time). President BuhariContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter, has commended Gov. Dave Umahi for paying June and July workers’ salaries even without receiving May federal allocation. Mr Leonard Nkah, NLC State Chairman, in a statement he issued on Sunday, and made available to newsmen, said that “Umahi has proved to beContinue Reading
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has reiterated the determination of the commission to win the war against corruption , saying war against corruption cannot be won by EFCC alone. Magu said this on the occasion of the Road Walk Against Corruption commemorating the AfricanContinue Reading
