All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  Africa urged to link air, land and water transport

  To enhance socio-economic development, the first International Road Federation (IRF) Africa Congress has urged African leaders to endeavour to connect the continent with air, land and maritime transport. It also decried African governments for not using indigenous...

  • Posted June 8, 2014
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  Nigeria needs more functional ports – Stakeholders

  For the Federal Government to have increased revenue from international trade, it may need to explore alternatives to the ports in Lagos State, stakeholders have said. At a national dialogue session organised by the Nigerian Association of...

  • Posted June 8, 2014
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  DiscoveryAir to crash domestic airfares

  The latest entrant into the airline sector, DiscoveryAir Limited, says it plans to improve passengers’ travel experience without compromising safety as it commences flight operations next Monday. The carrier also said it would slash airfares to attract...

  • Posted June 8, 2014
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  Nigeria’s economy holds enormous potential for middle class – Patti

  The Chief Executive Officer of Cartier Africa, Mr. Alessandro Patti, says Nigeria’s middle class will boost the economy in the future. He also believes the country is passing through some tests to become stronger, in this interview...

  • Posted June 8, 2014
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  NIMASA begins training of Maritime labour inspectors

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has begun a week-long training of inspectors. The training is in line with the provisions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006). The Maritime Labour...

  • Posted June 8, 2014
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  NNPC expands crude lifting contracts list

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has added Chinese and Indian oil companies to an expanded list of companies awarded yearly crude oil term lifting contracts for 2014 and 2015. By this development, a total of 43...

  • Posted June 7, 2014
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  Airlines to airlift 6billion passengers by 2030

  Airlines worldwide are aiming to move about six billion passengers annually by 2030, which will represent almost a double growth from the present 3.3 billion passengers. Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Dr. Bernard...

  • Posted June 7, 2014
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  CBN disburses N233bn to power, airline companies

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N233.16bn out of the N300bn Power and Airline Intervention Fund to 34 power and airline companies as of May, 2014. According to a new report by the Development Finance Department...

  • Posted June 7, 2014
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  FG to dredge channels of five Sea Ports

  Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the dredging of channels of five seaports in the country to enable them accommodate bigger vessels from abroad. Umar disclosed this during the...

  • Posted June 7, 2014
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  High taxes ruin African airlines – IATA

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has attributed the failure of airlines in Africa to over taxation by states, which is also compounded by safety challenges. Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of IATA, Tony Tyler, who spoke...

  • Posted June 7, 2014
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