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HERITAGE Bank in partnership with the Road Transport Employee’s Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has launched the Travelers’ Accident Insurance Scheme (TAIS) aims to address deaths associated with inability of travelers involved in accident to offset hospital bills. The Regional Executive, Abuja and North, Heritage Bank Plc, George Okoh-Oboh, speaking at the launch of the scheme in Abuja on Friday, commended …

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has revealed plans to procure 20 new fire tenders in addition to an existing 90 and have laid out plans to refurbish all its fire stations in airports across the country to enhance the performance of its fire officers. This is just as the agency has condoled with families of deceased fire fighters who …

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 …

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 …

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 …

NIGERIAN Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that the water level across the world ocean including the one along the coastal belt of Nigeria has been rising due to changing climate stating that implication is increasing danger of coastal erosion, storm surges, stronger ocean waves and swells exacerbated by global temperature increase. This is just as the agency  is asking the …

HERITAGE Bank Plc has joined the rest of the globe to celebrate the World Water Day 2021 with plans to assist a community in dire need of clean water by installing a bore hole. The theme for this year’s WWD 2021 is “Valuing Water,” which focuses on the importance of freshwater and presses for sustainable management of water resources. According …

PAN Africa Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa, (UBA) Plc will be hosting its next Business Series on today, March 17th, 2021, as part of its continuous effort to catalyse the growth and sustainability of Small and Medium-Scale businesses in Nigeria and Africa. The UBA Business Series, which is held quarterly, is a capacity building initiative where professional business leaders …

THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has temporarily diverted all human and cargo movement to the D-Finger screening as the airport managers have announced a maintenance and upgrade program at the E-Finger departure screening point A statement issued by General Manager, Corporate Affairs Henrietta Yakubu (Mrs.) read: “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public …