Business & Economy

Somebody flying corporate 12 people you are asking me for the same requirement as somebody flying a triple seven (777) to Dubai it doesn’t make sense, so when we unbundle those regulations it opens up the industry and what that does, all those excess pilots and excess engineers that don’t have jobs they will be absorbed, they will get experience and move on to the bigger airline industry and then those people.

Explains baggage issues; pleads for customers’ understanding CHAIRMAN, United Nigeria Airline, High Chief Obiora Okonkwo PHD has called for synergy in the aviation industry stressing that co-operation or possible mergers will help create bigger, stronger airlines as the market is so vast that there is no need for rancor. He made this known when he paid a visit to the …

THE United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to organise the next edition of its UBA Business Series as part of its commitment to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the continent. The UBA Business Series which is a monthly event is an MSME Workshop as well as a capacity building initiative …

SECURITY around the nation’s airports will be heightened following an alert from the ministry of aviation over planned attacks on airports across the country including Kaduna, Maiduguri, Sokoto, Kano, Abuja, and Lagos. A memo dated April 9, 2021 signed by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) deputy general manager of administration and logistics, S.M. Mamman and addressed to airport chiefs …

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised passengers and airport users, particularly those at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to get to the airport early so as to complete their check in procedures in good time, and avoid the unpleasant experiences associated with missing their flights. General Manager Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu said that this advice has …

COMMISSIONER/ Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), Engr. Akin Olateru has solicited for the maximum cooperation, diligence, conscientiousness and professionalism of members of staff of the Bureau, as these are essential tools needed to achieve the Bureau’s mandate of investigating aircraft accidents and serious incidents. The Federal agency was established to investigate aircraft accident and serious …

Bank’s profit grows 27.7% as shareholders optimistic about future earnings prospects PAN African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has assured its teeming shareholders and investors of even greater returns in the coming months, with the bank having established a diversified business model that ensures impressive performance even in periods of uncertainty, across its geographical network. This is …

INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the organization. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac. Walsh who expressed his passion for the industry he has served for over 40 years thanked de Juniac for leaving a strong organization behind stressing that he would ensure IATA is a forceful voice …

NIGERIAN Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has said the prevalent haze over the north and a central part of the country in the last few days is a result of the passage of the midlatitude wave which helped in strengthening the surface pressure over the Sahara Desert region.” This weather, according to NiMet’s Central Forecast Office, CFO, in Abuja, resurfaced on Thursday …

CREAM Platform, Nigeria’s premiere creative reward platform officially kicked off its partnership with Heritage Bank’s YNSPYRE Initiative with the commencement of the CREAM Monthly draws on Friday – March 26th 2021, rewarding subscribers who dialed the 745463# code, with lots of cash and other prizes. The CREAM YNSPYRE Draw proper started off on a great note with random picking of …