Nato is not considering a no-fly zone to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the bloc has said. Speaking to BBC News, Julianne Smith said: “We don’t believe that NATO needs to be part of this conflict. “We are offering security assistance and will continue to offer it to Ukraine.” Nato has…
Since Russia invaded their country, some 17,000 Ukrainian holidaymakers have been stuck in Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, watching in horror. “Panic, tears, shock!” is how Natalia Miroshnikova sums it up. She was on her first foreign trip – a week in Sharm el-Sheikh with her husband and son – but when they tried to leave…
………Mulls sanction The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has initiated investigations into the recent hike in air fares by local carriers.Though the umbrella body of indigenous carriers – Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has denied that they met to fix fares, the FCCPC said its investigations offer credible evidence that airlines did so.Executive…
….As carrier flies 150,000 passengers in one year Green Africa Airways (GAA) has launched the ‘gFuture initiative’, as part of efforts geared towards the training and re-retraining of Nigerian 1,445 aviation professionals in the next decade.Launching the initiative Tuesday in Lagos, its Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer , Babawande Afolabi, said the airline plans to…
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) has received encomiums from the Global Economic Policy Initiative (GEPIn) for what the group describes as “fiscal prudence over the affairs of the FIRS, and ensuring maximum efficiency with minimal resources.” In a statement shared to the media by the President of the group, Mr…
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has given a news conference – where he appealed to the West to send him warplanes. “If you do not have the power to close the skies [enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine], then give me planes,” he said. “If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be…
Aircraft maintenance company, Santos Aviation says its services have changed the face of air transportation in Nigeria by creating value in commercial aviation.Besides , the company says it will continue to consolidate its services by creating a welcoming ambience for aircraft flown within the country whose interior speaks volumes.Its General Manager, Santos Aviation, Segun Adesanya…
WAW detergent, produced by Expand Global Industries Limited (EGIL), has been adjudged as the West Africa Best Premium Multi-Use Detergent brand of the year. The detergent won the award based on its impact on the lives of its customers with its innovations, inventions, and ideas.At the 11th West Africa Brands Excellence Awards Gala, 2022, with…
The Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) has called on the government, corporate organizations, and citizens to recalibrate their lifestyles to promote environmental sustainability for a litter free world.SWEEP made the call during the first anniversary of the “waste in the city” initiative, a community based recycling program funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation, in…
