The federal government says that Nigeria Air will commence operations with three wet-leased aircraft. Wet-lease is an arrangement covering the hire of an aircraft, including the provision of a flight crew and sometimes fuel. On Wednesday, the federal executive council approved April 2022 as the take-off date of the airline. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation,…
Nigerian man living in Italy, Vivian Olusola Omololu Wiwoloku has accused his estranged wife, Veronica Bolaji Wiwoloku of planning to kill him and take over all his properties in Italy and Nigeria. Olusola also alleged that his wife falsely wrote to the Italian government to deport him to Nigeria. Veronica had in an interview with…
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, was placed on a watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly mismanaging over N17 billion Paris Club refund and security vote, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. Our correspondent gathered that the governor who is presently out of the country had been under investigation for carrying…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured the business community of Federal Government’s unrelenting efforts to restore the country to a path of economic growth. He said on Friday in Lagos that the target was to make the growth rate higher than population growth rate. Osinbajo gave the assurance at the 2021 Presidential Policy Dialogue organised by…
• Facility to supply 20,000 homes with affordable cooking gas •‘Our energy drive to reduce air pollution, flatten LPG prices’ – Governor Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State records another progress in its plan to cut down the use of dirty fuels responsible for carbon emission and air pollution. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Knut Ulvmoen, has called for a better business relationship between Nigeria and Russia in agriculture Oil & Gas and Security equipment He said this at a forum organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Nigerians in…
New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging cases. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said there were 880,583 new COVID-19 infections in the Americas…
Nigeria is planning to give cash handouts to the poor, that may cost the government 2.4 trillion naira a year ($5.8 billion) in a bid to replace fuel subsides. The government will give 5,000 naira each to as many as 40 million people every month, beginning from July when fuel subsidies end. A new petroleum…
•Activates 30-year Devt Plan for State, says sustained funding in key growth sectors to stabilise economy Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has earmarked huge capital expenditure in the 2022 fiscal year to service key growth areas in order to consolidate the recovery of the State’s economy and positively transform residents’ livelihoods. In…
