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Another Nigerian trailblazer has emerged in the aviation industry in person of the beautiful Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo, who becomes the First Nigerian Female Pilot at Qatar Airways likewise the First Nigerian Female Pilot on the Gigantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft. According to reports, she is also the First Nigerian Female Pilot to fly the Boeing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has significantly moved up in the world billionaires’ ranking, as he emerged 64th richest person in the world. In its annual ranking of wealthiest people in the world, Bloomberg noted that Dangote now has an estimated networth of $16.6 billion and has risen from his previous ranking of 103rd. […]
Continue ReadingAkwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, on Wednesday took delivery of two aircraft for operations at the state-owned airline, Ibom Air. The official unveiling of the aircraft was performed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at Obong Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo. In his remarks, Governor Emmanuel described the airline was a monumental […]
Continue ReadingHunters are often regarded to be persons with very little or no education at all who have taken to hunting to make ends meet. However, one particular hunter is proving this school of thought to be very wrong after all. The man, identified as Onayemi Temitope Timothy, does not just have a BSc, he also […]
Continue ReadingPresidential and Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi, met with the Business community on Wednesday at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos about their plans for Nigerian economy. The meeting, which had the theme, Getting Nigeria’s Economy Working: A Pragmatic Approach, saw corporate leaders applauding […]
Continue ReadingForeign airlines operating in Nigeria sold tickets worth about $1.7 billion from January to December 2018, according to Thisday investigations. The amount indicated that there was an increase in sales in the second half of 2018, buoyed by passenger surge during the yuletide, as the foreign airlines sold tickets worth $800 million in the first […]
Continue ReadingAliko Dangote has continued to maintain the lead for the eighth straight year in a row. He has been Named Africa’s richest person again. His net worth is estimated at $10.3 billion, nearly $2 billion less than a year ago. The drop in his net worth is primarily due to a roughly 20% drop in […]
Continue ReadingBefore the end of January, Nigeria and India are set to sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) that would enable direct flights between the two countries, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Abhay Thakur, has said. He said this to newsmen at an event to commemorate the World Hindi Day and Pravasi Bharatiya Divas […]
Continue ReadingOwner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain on Saturday set a record by paying more than $3 million for a bluefin tuna in the New Year tuna auction at Tokyo’s new fish market. Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns the Sushizanmai chain, paid 333.6 million yen (£2.5 million) for the 278-kg (613-lb) fish caught off the coast […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has approved the installation of Category 3 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) capable of allowing flight takeoff and landing at zero visibility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The MD, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, gave the hint in Abuja. According […]
Continue ReadingECOWAS Council of Ministers Chairman, Nigeria’s Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that achieving the ECOWAS Single Currency by year 2020 will be a challenge. Mr. Onyeama said this while responding to questions from newsmen at the end of the 54th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS of Heads of State and Government in Abuja on Saturday. The […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has proposed N8.83 trillion budget for 2019 to the joint session of the National Assembly. The presentation of the budget was made under a rowdy session with opposition lawmakers repeatedly booing the President as he listed his achievements. The budget proposal was prepared based on the following assumptions: Oil price: $60 […]
Continue ReadingData made available by the National Bureau of Statistics have shown that the number of unemployed Nigerians has risen to 20.9 million from 17.6 million. The report, which was released on Wednesday, contained the employment trends from Q4 2017 to Q3 2018. “Working age population up from 111.1m in Q3 2017 to 115.4m in Q3 […]
Continue ReadingThe merger will potentially create Nigeria and Africa’s largest retail bank by customers. The proposed merger would involve Access Bank acquiring the entire issued share capital of Diamond Bank in exchange for a combination of cash and shares in Access Bank via a Scheme of Merger. Diamond Bank shareholders will receive N3.13 per share, comprising […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Naira is struggling in value with the world major currencies. So, today, December 10, 2018 exchange rates of the Nigerian Naira against the Dollar, Pound and Euros are shown in the table below:
Continue ReadingVery few magnates excite the splendid tribute of a cheer in the wake of their most glorious feats. But Captain Hosa Okunbo, the chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions and entrepreneur extraordinaire, effortlessly commands the relentless tribute of a cheer at home and abroad. Predictably, his ascent to the top was never a walk in the […]
Continue ReadingA seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube’s highest-earning star, raking in $22m (£17.3m). The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan ToysReview pipped Jake Paul by $500,000 for the 12 months to June. Videos are posted most days and one promoting a blue giant mystery egg bearing Ryan’s […]
Continue ReadingAs they stand today, Thursday, November 29, 2018. Exchange rate of the Nigerian Naira against the major world currencies – Dollar, Pound and Euros. See the table below:
Continue ReadingSee the table to know today’s exchange rate of the Nigerian Naira against major world currencies – the Dollar, Pound and Euros.
Continue ReadingThe World Bank Group has come up with a list of the worst countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to do business in. In the Doing Business 2018 report, produced by the World Bank, rankings were based on property registration, ability to get credit, taxes, electricity, other business regulations and if the countries followed the 83 reforms, […]
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