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Retrenchment: Arik Air Lays Off 300 Staff

Arik Air’s Fleet Receives Boost, To Enhance Experience

December 11, 2019 8:18 am

Arik Air received two aircraft from C-Check over the weekend, thereby boosting the operations of the airline in the coming festive season.

The two aircraft include a Q-400, while the Boeing 737-800 check was conducted by Lufthansa Technik AG in Malta.

According to a statement, over the last two years the current management has been working hard to improve the number of serviceable aircraft in the airline’s fleet.

It pointed out that the efforts were already yielding results.

“The Arik fleet are nearly mid – life and such require major overhaul of engines, landing gear, etc. Unfortunately, Arik in …

UNN Medical Centre Receives Big Boost

December 1, 2019 7:54 am

Efforts by University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to upgrade its medical centre received a big boost following the donation of various equipment worth over N6 million by a medical equipment company, Equator Medics International Limited.

Equipment donated include a multi- purpose operating table for surgical procedures of the head, neck, thorax and abdomen. The facility which can be raised or lowered hydraulically by means of an oil pump is also used for gynaecological and orthopedics operations.

Supplied also is an Ultrasound Scanning Machine. The scanning machine is mainly applied in the dynamic image diagnosis of the liver, gall bladder, spleen, …

Your Tactics Harming Southeast Greatly – Moghalu To IPOB

Nnewi Receives Muoghalu, Hail Buhari For Appointment

November 30, 2019 6:59 am

Captains of industries, business moguls, professionals and a host of others in Nnewi, Anambra State have expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing one of their own, Chief George Muoghalu as the Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).

Making their feelings known in a grand reception organized for Muoghalu in his hometown, Nnewi people saw the appointment as a great thing and honour to the Igbo from President Buhari’s administration.

In his welcome address, the former Anambra State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Hon Ezeakukwu Emma Nsoedo on behalf of the organizers of the reception congratulated the …

INEC

Family Of Late Corper Adeniran Receives ₦1.9M From INEC

November 20, 2019 3:52 pm

Family of the late corps member who died during the Oyo state electoral process has received ₦1.9 million cheque from INEC.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented a cheque of ₦1.9 million to the family of Late corps member, Miss Kemisola Adeniran.. The cheque was presented to the deceased’s next of kin and sister, Mrs Folasade Adeyemi, at INEC office in Ibadan on Tuesday.
Recall that the late Adeniran, died in February in road accident while returning home from INEC training and was serving in Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State.

According to Dr Mutiu Agboke, the State …

Bello Receives Boost As PDP Chieftains Defect To APC

November 8, 2019 3:21 am

The candidature of Governor Yahaya Bello and his deputy, Chief Edward Onoja, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) received a boost on Wednesday at Insalu, the headquarters of Yagba East Local Government Area, as the former acting governor, Chief Clarence Olafemi and hundreds of PDP members in the federal constituency renounced their membership and defected to the APC.

At the APC’s rally held in Insalu for the Yagba Federal Constituency, the former acting governor and Director General, Abubakar Ibro Gubernatorial Campaign Council, 2019, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olafemi, former Commissioner for Water Resources, Osanusi, former House of …

Udo Udoma Receives Japanese Government Highest Award

Udo Udoma Receives Japanese Government Highest Award

November 4, 2019 7:19 am

The Government of Japan has named former Minister of National Planning and Budget, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, as one of the foreign recipients of the 2019 Autumn Imperial Decorations.

A press statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Embassy of Japan said that Udoma would receive “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star,’’ which is one of the highest orders awarded in the name of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening bilateral relations and promoting friendship between Japan and Nigeria.

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Airtel Africa receives pre-IPO interest worth $200m

Airtel Africa receives pre-IPO interest worth $200m

June 24, 2019 9:02 am

One of the bookrunners handling Airtel Africa Ltd.’s planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange said on Monday it had received indications of interest worth about $200 million from pre-IPO investors.

Read Also: Bharti Airtel to pay Tanzania $26 million

Airtel Africa, a unit of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd., last week set a price range of 80 to 100 pence per share for its IPO.

The firm is expected to raise 595 million pounds from the issuance of 595.2 million to 744 million new shares. (Reuters/NAN)…

Tiger Woods misses the cut at PGA, Koepka sets tour record

Tiger Woods receives United States’ highest honour

May 2, 2019 9:03 pm

Tiger Woods, who made a stunning comeback from injury to win the Masters last month, is to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump on Monday.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump will bestow the award, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on the golfing great in the White House Rose Garden.

The 43-year-old Woods won the Masters in April for his 15th major title, his first since the 2008 US Open.

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