...Vincent Bolloré, CEO and master dealmaker placed under formal investigation. A logistics powerhouse in Africa, the French company allegedly “provided discounted communications advice” in Guinea and Togo in exchange for licenses to operate container ports. Bolloré Group, which has extensive logistics and port operations in Africa, is denying charges of corruption in a probe
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Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at UK plant as diesel demand slides: source
FILE PHOTO - Logo of the Nissan Motor Co. is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Nissan will cut hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant, Britain’s biggest automotive factory, as it tackles declining demand for diesel models across Europe, a source
AIB releases final reports on 6 air accidents in Nigeria
The Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), yesterday released final reports of six air accidents and serious incidents that occurred in the Nigerian aviation industry between 2009 and 2014. Among the reports released was the accident involving an Associated Air aircraft with registration number, 5N-BJY, carrying the corpse of erstwhile Governor of Ondo
Kenyan Airways sacks 22 Nigerian workers, Workers’ Union kicks
Airline accuse union of failing in its duty to protect the interest of its members On Friday, 13th April 2018, Kenya Airways sacked 22 out of its 26 Nigerian employees, representing 86.4% of the entire workforce in the country, and retained only the country manager, the station manager and two others. Sources
UPS appoints president of U.S. operations
UPS has appointed George Willis president of its U.S. operations, effective May 1. He succeeds Myron Gray, who will retire after 40 years with the company. “We are pleased to appoint George Willis to lead U.S. Operations. His deep operating experience will be invaluable as he leads a substantial part of the company, which is
FedEx Freight President And CEO Michael Ducker To Retire In August
FedEx Corp. said that Michael Ducker, President and CEO of its FedEx Freight subsidiary, will retire effective August 15, 2018. Ducker took the helm at FedEx Freight in 2014 after spending close to 40 years at FedEx Express. His successor will be named later. Ducker joined FedEx Express in 1975 and served
Air China plane diverts after fountain pen hostage drama
Security heightened at Lagos and Abuja Airport, Cameras installed
Safety audits are on-going at the Port Harcourt Airport, Enugu and Kano Airports. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has heightened security at the nation's major airports with the commencement of installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the
Smugglers used aerial drones to sneak $80 million in iPhones into China
A drone that was confiscated after authorities arrested suspects who used drones to smuggle smartphones from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, is pictured in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China March 29, 2018. Liu Youzhi/Southern Metropolis Daily via REUTERS Chinese authorities have arrested 26 people who were part of an iPhone smuggling operation between
US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants, both immigrant and non, disclose their social media handles to the US government, CNN reports. In documents that the department will file to the Federal Register tomorrow, it proposes that nearly every individual applying for a US visa be required to hand over any social