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  • FAAN’s N2,000 luggage charge: CPC frowns at consumers’ treatment, urges review

    The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has protested the reported attempts by officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to force passengers arriving the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to pay a N2000 charge on...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • Airlines abuses: Bill of Rights will protect air travellers – NCAA D-G

    Fola Akinkuotu is the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. In this interview, He speaks on the imminent dispensation under the Passenger Bill of Rights in the aviation sector. Excerpts: Passengers have complained persistently...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • Nigeria will soon be liberated from darkness – Nebo

    Since he replaced Professor Barth Nnaji as Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo has struggled to reassure Nigerians that the steady march to stable electricity in the country will not be truncated. As a high performing university...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • 31,896 retirees demand N33.76bn gratuity

    About 31,986 retirees and the next of kin of dead pensioners from different parastatals of the Federal Government have claimed a total of N33.76bn pension benefits. According to the latest report of the National Pension Commission on...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • Livestock farmers oppose registration bill

    The Association of Livestock Owners and Input Suppliers in Oyo State has called for the review of animal farm, hatchery and feed mill registration laws to protect the livestock sub-sector of agriculture. The association, comprising the Poultry...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • Bayelsa floats N3.9bn aquaculture project

    Bayelsa State Government and its foreign partners have endorsed an agreement to float a N3.9bn aquaculture project in the state. The project, according to the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Thomas Commander, involved construction of...

    • Posted August 11, 2013
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  • NCC, NBC to cooperate towards industry transformation

    The Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Broadcasting Commission, which are government parastatals, have pledged to work more closely together in order to deliver the dividends of modern technology to the Nigerian people. This stand was indicated...

    • Posted August 11, 2013
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  • PPMC concludes work on vandalised Escravos-Warri pipeline

    Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Limited in Warri, Delta State, has concluded major repairs on the 30 damaged points along the Escravos–Warri (system 2C) crude-line. The PPMC said prior to the repairs, the route was used as...

    • Posted August 11, 2013
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  • Skye Bank midwifes new banking experience via customer service charter

    In its bid to serve customers better and ensure seamless service and pleasing customer experience at all its touch points and payment platforms, Skye Bank Plc has unveiled a customer service charter designed to meet and exceed...

    • Posted August 11, 2013
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  • NAAPE advocates inclusion of stakeholders in aviation policy formulation

    The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers(NAAPE) has urged the Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation to carry along aviation stakeholders in the formation important aviation policy formulation especially the planned setting up of a...

    • Posted August 11, 2013
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  • Ramadan holidays: Airfares rise by 40%

    With the increase in the number of passengers due to the Ramadan holidays, most airlines in the country have increased their fares. Investigations by our correspondent showed that due to the last minute rush witnessed on Wednesday...

    • Posted August 10, 2013
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  • Privatization: FG hands over PHCN to new investors September 21

    The Federal Government will hand over privatized successor companies of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to private investors on September 21, 2013, if the investors pay on schedule. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public...

    • Posted August 10, 2013
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  • Number portability: NCC will force operators to rural areas

    The Nigerian Communications Commission has said no telecommunication service provider will be excused from providing Mobile Number Portability services to subscribers in the rural areas of the country. This is because the regulatory body said it had...

    • Posted August 10, 2013
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  • Sugar policy will save Nigeria N90.52bn annually — FG

    The implementation of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan will save the country about $565.8m (N90.528bn) in foreign exchange annually, the Federal Government has said. This was contained in a document prepared by the Minister of Industry, Trade...

    • Posted August 10, 2013
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