The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike. The strike is billed to commence on Wednesday next week. Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on…
Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 18. percent.This was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday while reading the communiqué of the second MPC meeting. He said the committee also pegged the liquidity ratio at thirty percent. The tightening…
Mr Isaiah Nguuma, a 47 year-old bricklayer, who resides in Dei Dei community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), experienced weight loss and blurred vision some few years ago. His mouth was always dry; usually, very thirsty, and was making frequent visits to the restroom. Recounting his ordeal he told this writer that it was…
Emirates Airlines has cried out over the consistent refusal of the Nigerian Government to release its trapped funds.In a statement issued by the airline Friday, it revealed how despite several efforts made on its part to ensure the Nigerian government release the blocked money for it to be repatriated to its home country, Nigeria continues…
…… NCAA commends airline for high safety standards Dana Air has announced an increase in frequency across it’s destinations Speaking on the development, the spokesperson of the airline Kingsley Ezenwa said Dana Air upon receipt of some of its aircraft from maintenance started with an abridged schedule but decided to increase frequency based on the…
Nigerian banks have announced a reduction in the amount of dollars available to customers for personal travel allowance (PTA) and business travel allowance (BTA) on a bi-annual basis. According to the new directive, PTA available to customers will now be slashed by 50 per cent from $4,000 to $2,000 while the BTA will be slashed…
The Kwara State Government Task Force on Monday, raided some filling stations within the Ilorin metropolis, cautioning attendants against hoarding of fuel which the government says imposes needless hardship on the masses. A statement signed by Mashood Agboola, Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Government House in Ilorin on Monday, said the raid was part of the…
…..Unveils 45,000 flash sale Dana Air has taken delivery of some of it’s aircraft from maintenance.The airline in a statement said it has received some of it’s aircraft from maintenance and will be introducing a flash sale of N45,000 for those who plan their trips early enough and book ahead on its website www.flydanaair.com“We are…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said insufficient power allocation to the company by generation stations was responsible for the unstable electricity supply in the region. Adamu Muhammed, public relations Officer, Niger Region, AEDC, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Minna. “The Management of AEDC PLC wishes…
