Thisday Newspaper News Today Friday 22nd March 2019
Top Nigeria news Dailies Update from Thisday Newspaper News Today 22/03/19
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target=_blank>What is the Population of Nigeria?
The history of census in Nigeria is all but summed up in the following excerpt: ‘Attempts to conduct a reliable post-independence census have been mired in controversy, and only one was officially accepted. The first attempt, in mid-1962, was cancelled after much controversy and allegations of over-counting in many areas. A second attempt in 1963,
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target=_blank>Clearing Agents Accuse Customs of Sabotaging Trade Facilitation
Eromosele Abiodun Few weeks after importers and manufacturers of chemical substances in the country accused the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) of abuse of End User Certificate, clearing agents have raised the alarm over slow evacuation of cargoes from Apapa port, due to the activities of customs officers. Specifically, customs agents told THISDAY that the Apapa
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target=_blank>US Investigates FAA over Approval of Boeing 737MAX
Chinedu Eze with agency report Reports have confirmed that the US Department of Transportation (DoT) is investigating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its approval of Boeing B737MAX after the recent crash of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 in Ethiopia, which killed 157 persons on board. Two accidents involving Indonesia’s Lion Air Flight JT610 on October
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target=_blank>IATA Clarifies New Settlement Plan
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said the New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems (NewGen ISS), is not a program that is specific to Nigeria. The body said it represents the modernisation of the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) used by more than 50,000 IATA-accredited travel agents around the world, adding that the
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target=_blank>Air Peace: Preparing for Long-haul Service
For more than one year now, no Nigerian airline has operated long haul service. This means that international passenger traffic, which is over four million per annum and worth over $2 billion annually is airlifted solely by foreign airlines. The last long haul flight operated by a Nigerian airline was that of Medview, which started
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target=_blank>As FG Begins Cargo Evacuation by Rail
Eromosele Abiodun writes that Nigerians will soon begin to reap the benefits as the federal government will next month begin to evacuate cargoes by rail to the hinterland Late last year, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) hosted the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) Africa Regional Conference in Abuja, with the aim of finding
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target=_blank>NIMASA, Stakeholders Sign Agreement on Ease of Doing Business
Eromosele Abiodun The federal government has restated its commitment to prompt and effective service delivery, especially in its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). This, it stressed was an essential condition for economic development. Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Ease of Doing Business, Mrs. Jumoke Oduwole, made the assertion in Lagos during the signing
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target=_blank>NANTA to Focus on Growth Strategy
Chinedu Eze The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has announced that it would hold its 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), with a focus on developing strategic policies for the growth of travel and tourism industry. The association said the AGM was coming at a time the downstream sub-sector of the aviation industry has
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target=_blank>Shippers’ Council Advocates for Formation of Association
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), as part of its effort at revitalising the shippers’ association has commenced moves for the formation of a National Shippers’ Association across the country. This was disclosed at a one-day meeting with selected presidents of State Shippers’ Association in Lagos by the Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hassan Bello.
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STACO Insurance Introduces Retail Products
Ebere Nwoji STACO Insurance Plc said it has strengthened its retail business portfolio with renewed vigour, through its addition of three customised retail insurance products. The company said this is in a bid to fulfil its strategic objectives by retaining and enhancing its clients’ base, adding real and genuine value to customers’ needs and extending […]
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