LAGOS - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has suspended the head of aviation security in Akure following the invasion of the airport runway by cows on Saturday afternoon. An Air Peace flight from Lagos was at about 12:15 pm on Saturday prevented from landing at the Akure airport, as cows
Month: February 2018
Uber suspends service in Morocco after two years
A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph, with London Taxis in the background, in London, Britain November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson ...drops opposition to London language test Uber said on Monday it would suspend operations in Morocco, two years
GM offers $2.2 billion debt for equity swap in return for Seoul’s support
The main gate to GM Korea's Gunsan factory is seen in Gunsan, South Korea February 13, 2018. Picture taken February 13, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS. ...plans to produce two new models in South Korea SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors has offered to convert debt of around $2.2 billion owed by its ailing South
1, 306 Nigerians died between October and December – NBS
Reps demand N800bn supplementary budget for fuel marketers
The House of Representatives is unhappy over the lingering scarcity of petrol in the country and has asked the Executive to submit a N800bn supplementary budget to the National Assembly to offset the debts allegedly owed fuel marketers. The House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) stated in Abuja on Sunday that
Daimler may have used software to cheat on US emissions tests
A new Daimler AG, FUSO battery-powered eCanter urban delivery truck is unveiled during a news conference in New York City, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid But Daimler denies any wrongdoing. Daimler has been under suspicion of cheating on US emissions tests for quite a while now -- in 2016, a number of customers
Cows stray onto Akure airport runway, FAAN apologises
The cows prevented an Air Peace flight from Lagos from immediate landing Lagos (The Guardian) - A herd of cattle strayed onto the runway of Akure Airport this morning, preventing an Air Peace flight from Lagos from landing.The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised to Air Peace Airlines and its passengers
US Aviation Authority Re-validates Nigeria’s Safety Status
Lagos (Thisday) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revalidated the Category 1 Safety Status given to Nigeria about eight years ago. The safety status has been revalidated few months after the body carried out a successful audit of the country’s aviation industry. This was confirmed by a top official from
Brazen Banditry at Lagos Airport and Regulatory Agency’s Denial
The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Lagos (Thisday) - Although concerned authorities continue to deny the poaching that is going on at the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the nefarious activities of daring thieves have drawn attention to the consequences of security breaches at the nation’s busiest airport, Chinedu
Scarcity: NBS puts average price of petrol at N191/litre
Many Nigerians are still paying far above N145 per litre pump price of petrol approved by the Federal Government for the product, a report of the National Bureau of Statistics has indicated. The NBS in its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) price watch for January stated that on the average, Nigerians paid