Azman Air has asked all members of its staff to proceed on leave except for eight, The PUNCH can reveal. This comes barely a month after the resumption of scheduled flight operations following a shortage of aircraft. In a memo sighted by The PUNCH, which was signed by Azman Air’s Human Resource Manager, Magaji Misau,…
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat for the development of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal, for trade promotion within the African continent. The bank said in a statement that, the SMARTAfCFTA Portal had the capacity to provide information like trade indicators, market trends, custom tariffs, trade…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc has assured customers of a memorable summer treat with the recent launch of exclusive benefits and discounts tied to its cards during this period. In a statement, it said its #FunSummer’ campaign, would enable customers to enjoy a wide range of privileges and savings between now and…
Nine bodies have been found in the smouldering ruins of a holiday home for disabled people that caught fire in eastern France, a chief firefighter says. Two more people were missing and feared dead after Wednesday’s blaze.“We are looking for the bodies of those who could not leave the building,” Lieutenant Colonel Philippe Hauwiller, who…
The Director-General of World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday that President Bola Tinubu was committed to improving the lives of Nigerians.She also said as the person at the helm of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, she would, alongside her team, do her best to support Nigeria at this difficult time. Okonjo-Iweala stated…
Facts have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of founder of Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju Lagos Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.Odukoya, according to the church, died in the United States of America (USA) on Monday at 67. Though the church didn’t disclose how he died, The Nation gathered the respected preacher had health issues mainly…
President Bola Tinubu has not ruled out military intervention, the presidency has said, ahead of a West African coalition’s crisis summit in Abuja on Thursday. Tinubu, who also chairs the bloc ECOWAS, still believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, according to his spokesman. So far efforts by ECOWAS and the…
By Aypmide Otitoju This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to one batch of substandard (contaminated) COLD OUT syrup (Paracetamol and Chlorpheniramine Maleate) identified in the Republic of Iraq and reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 July 2023 by a third party. Please refer to the Annex of this Alert for full details…
The Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, has acquired 50 million units of the shares of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc in a deal worth N168m. This was disclosed in a corporate notice on directors dealing which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday.Suleiman, a non-executive director of the HoldCo, had…
