In spite of impressive and striking landmark achievements by Nigerians locally and internationally, Nigeria as a nation where these achievers come from does not enjoy good reputation within and
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Guaranty Trust Bank Advances in Nigeria as Profit Jumps 37%
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 102 ViewsGuaranty Trust Bank Plc (GUARANTY), Nigeria’s biggest lender by market value, rose for a second day after full-year profit jumped 37 percent and the company announced a final dividend. The
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The substandard culture
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 54 ViewsThe Federal Government set up the Standards Organisation of Nigeria in 1971, and some commentators have said that the failure of the agency over the years was in the nature of things: that the
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NCAA warns airlines against flight delays, cancellations
March 12, 2012 Comment Off 33 ViewsThe Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has told airlines to always adjust their schedule whenever they have reduction of aircraft in their fleet
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Lufthansa celebrates 50 years of operations in Nigeria
March 8, 2012 Comment Off 84 ViewsA statement from Lufthansa said they are proud of their ‘50 years’ services to the economy of Nigeria and beyond. Lufthansa recently won the Fast Travel Award from the International Air
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Rivers, energy firm sign €20m electricity contract
March 5, 2012 Comment Off 59 ViewsThe contract which has an implementation deadline of June 30, 2012,confers on Schneider Electric the right to design, manufacture, and supply 28 units of 15MVA 33/11KV injection of substations for
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Arik Air resumes daily flights to Johannesburg
March 5, 2012 Comment Off 77 ViewsArik Air said it resumed daily flights to Johannesburg Saturday, 24 hours after suspending them in protest over South Africa's refusal to let in 125 Nigerians on health grounds. “Arik Air is
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Fly Nigeria policy will deepen capacity in aviation
March 1, 2012 Comment Off 62 ViewsThe Managing Director of Air Nigeria, Kinfe Kahssaye, has tipped Nigeria's aviation sector to grow phenomenally if the Fly Nigeria policy is encouraged. Nigerian carriers in 2009 had sent a
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Dangote to expand Ibese cement plant to 12m metric tons
March 1, 2012 Comment Off 74 ViewsPresident of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans to expand the newly commissioned Ibese cement plant’s capacity from six million metric tons per annum to 12 million metric tons per
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Group to invest N325.5bn in Eleme petrochemicals
February 29, 2012 Comment Off 121 ViewsIndorama Group, the core investor in Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Rivers State, has concluded arrangements to invest additional N325.5 billion ($2.1billion) in three new plants at Eleme
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