NEWS UPDATE: FG lifts Interstate Travel Ban, Approves Operation of Domestic Flight

BusinessCoronavirusNEWS UPDATE: FG lifts Interstate Travel Ban, Approves Operation of Domestic Flight

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 29, 2020

The Federal Government has lifted the ban placed on interstate movement, disclosing that citizens can travel from July 1, provided such journeys are made outside curfew hours. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, disclosed this on Monday at the ongoing daily briefing of the task force in Abuja. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), also said the government has approved the safe resumption of...

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FCTA Mobile Court Seals Hotel, Nightclub in Maitama

BusinessCoronavirusNewsFCTA Mobile Court Seals Hotel, Nightclub in Maitama

PilotnewsJune 29, 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court, on Monday ordered the seal up of Missouri hotel, located in Maitama District of Abuja, for allegedly operating a nightclub within COVID -19 curfew hours. The court which was presided over by Magistrate Idayat Akanni, ordered that the hotel be sealed up for the period of one week for contravening COVID-19 regulations. The court also tried and sentenced 11 defaulters to engage in a three-day community service...

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BREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

BusinessTravelBREAKING: Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight Tests to Begin on Monday – Sources

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Pilots and test crew members from the United States Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co (BA.N) are slated to begin a three-day certification test campaign for the 737 MAX on Monday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The test is a pivotal moment in Boeing’s worst-ever corporate crisis, long since compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic that has slashed air travel and jet demand. Also, FAAN holds dry run airport simulation exercise at Lagos, Abuja airports. The grounding of the fast-selling 737 MAX in...

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Imo Government Bans Mining in Owerri

BusinessNewsImo Government Bans Mining in Owerri

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

Imo Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has banned all mining activities in Owerri and its environs to preserve the environment against effects of erosion and flooding. Uzodinma, represented by the State Commissioner for Petroleum and Environment, Dr Ikechukwu Njoku, gave the order while speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Friday. The governor warned that anyone who engaged in any form of mining activity in Owerri municipal and its environs would face the full wrath of the...

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Insolvent Virgin Australia to Be Sold to US Equity Firm Bain Capital

BusinessWorld NewsInsolvent Virgin Australia to Be Sold to US Equity Firm Bain Capital

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

Bain Capital, a U.S. private investment firm, has been announced as the winning bidder for insolvent Virgin Australia after the rival bidder withdrew its offer. The bankrupt Brisbane-based company’s administrators agreed on Friday to sell the ailing airline to the Boston-based private equity firm. Private equity firm, Cyrus Capital Partners, withdrew its offer in the morning, citing a lack of engagement from Deloitte, an accounting firm responsible for the administration, which was set to name a preferred bidder on...

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NCAA Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Abuja

BusinessNewsNigeriaNCAA Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Abuja

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 25, 2020

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says it has relocated its Corporate Headquarters to the nation’s Federal Capital, Abuja, in compliance with the directive of the Federal Government. The General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had on May 4, in a memo to all the agencies, given an ultimatum for the relocation....

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Impending Domestic Flight Resumption: Air Peace Begins Shakedown Flights

BusinessCoronavirusNigeriaImpending Domestic Flight Resumption: Air Peace Begins Shakedown Flights

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Air Peace says it has begun shakedown flights of several of its fleets of aircraft, as the resumption of domestic flight operations drew closer. Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos,  that the shakedown flights were part of measures the airline had developed to guarantee safety of both passengers and crew when operations resumed. Olisa said the aircraft had been in storage mode for a couple of months...

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Port Harcourt DisCo Begins New Electricity Tariff July 1

BusinessNigeriaPowerPort Harcourt DisCo Begins New Electricity Tariff July 1

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Port Harcourt Distribution Company (PHED) will on July 1 begin implementation of a new electricity tariff to customers in four states, says an official of the company. The states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Rivers. The PHED Manager of Corporate Communications, John Onyi, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the tariff would be reviewed upward. He said: “PHED wishes to notify customers in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and...

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AfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

AfricaMoneyAfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank (AfDB) fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its Aid Transparency Index. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the World’s major development agencies. It places AfDB in the highest category of transparency along with other world class institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development...

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Adamawa Govt. Earmarks N550 Million of Fertilizer for Farming

BusinessNewsNigeriaAdamawa Govt. Earmarks N550 Million of Fertilizer for Farming

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Adamawa Government has earmarked the sum of N550 million  to buy  fertilizer for the  2020 farming season. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Umar Pella, disclosed this shortly after the State Executive Council’s meeting held on Wednesday in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was presided over by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri. “The Council equally approved N160 million for the purchase of 52,000  litres of agrochemicals and hybrid seeds for disbursement to farmers ” Pella said. He...

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