Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

UK Gives Reason To Why Air Peace Was Disallowed Heathrow Airport Slots UK gives reason to why Air Peace was disallowed Heathrow Airport landing space. The United Kingdom, UK, through its Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, has explained why Nigerian flag carrier, Air Peace, was denied access to Heathrow Airport. According to Haigh, Air Peace submitted its requests for slots too late for both the Summer 2024 and Winter 2024/2025 seasons. In a letter dated September 5, 2024, addressed to Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, Haigh explained that Air Peace’s request was received…

Nigeria’s economy will experience growth of 3.2% in 2025 Nigeria’s economy will experience growth of 3.2% in 2025. Nigeria’s economy is projected to expand by 3.2 per cent in 2025, while inflation is estimated to drop to 25% in the same year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The Fund disclosed this in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday, October 22. It also projected global economic growth in 2025 to remain unchanged at 3.2 per cent from 2024. The projection for the global economy depicts a decline of 0.1 per cent from the Fund’s earlier projection in…

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu advises parents to imbibe discipline and love in children to realize their potentials First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu advises parents to imbibe discipline and love in children to realize their potentials. She said this during National Cybercrime Summit and Launch of the 24/7 Rapid Response Desk. The First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu have once again charged mothers, especially, to instill the right values in children while also creating a bond of trust and channels of communication. She stated this at the National Cybercrime Summit and Launch of the 24/7 Rapid Response Desk by the Economic…

Customs bags Golden World Award for effective communication campaign Customs bags Golden World Award for effective communication campaign.  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been awarded the prestigious Golden World Award (GWA) for Crisis Communication by the International Public Relations Association (IPRA). The award, recognising NCS’ outstanding public relations efforts, was presented during a grand ceremony on October 18, 2024, at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia. Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi received the award on behalf of the NCS from IPRA President Nataša Pavlovic Bujas. The recognition came from the “100 Days of Impactful PR at Customs…

Six-member Committee To Find Solution To Power Grid Problem Adebayo Adelabu Six-member committee have been nominated to find solution to Nigeria’s power grid. Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of Power, has constituted a six-member Committee to advise the federal government on necessary solutions to make the national grid robust and reliable. The minister gave the committee nine days to proffer solutions on the incessant national grid collapse and present a report to the minister on November 1, 2024. Special adviser, Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the minister of power, Bolaji Tunji, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.…

Osimhen’s Overhead Goal Reaches Record Books, Second To Ronaldo As Osimhen’s overhead goal reaches record books, he has taken position after Ronaldo.  Victor Osimhen’s amazing overhead kick goal for Galatasaray against Antalyaspor has made it to the record books. According to CNN Turk, the superb strike was only the second goal in the world to be scored from a height of more than 2.30 metres. Osimhen’s goal was from a height of 2.32 metres. As Osimhen’s overhead goal reaches record books, he has taken position after Ronaldo. Only Cristiano Ronaldo’s overhead kick goal for Real Madrid against Juventus in the…

Senator Gbenga Daniel’s Media Aide Steve Oliyide Announces Funeral Arrangements for Late Father Steve Oliyide, media aide to Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel (Ogun East), has announced funeral arrangements for his father, Pa Amos Ojekunle Oliyide, who passed away peacefully at 84 on July 29, 2024. Pa Oliyide was born on February 18, 1940. The burial ceremonies, which will also commemorate Steve’s late mother, Mrs. Florence Adebola Oliyide (née Tonade), who passed away on November 20, 1978, have been scheduled as follows: A wake-keeping service will be held on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at the family residence: 14, Olaboopo Daramola Close,…

As Federal Gov’t Gives Go-ahead To Exxon Mobil $1.3bn Assets Disposal To Seplat Federal Gov’t Gives Go-ahead To Exxon Mobil $1.3bn Assets Disposal To Seplat The federal government has announced the approval of ExxonMobil’s $1.28 billion divestment of its oil and gas assets to Seplat Energy, marking a significant milestone in the transaction first announced in February 2022. The deal is expected to nearly quadruple Seplat’s oil output to over 130,000 barrels per day. Chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, made this known in Abuja on Monday. Speaking during NUPRC’s third anniversary celebration…

Access Bank enlightens customers in Kano on products, services to strengthen relationship Access Bank enlightens customers in Kano on products, services to strengthen relationship with better understanding. The management of Access Bank Plc has organised a one-day customer engagement forum to discuss and enlighten customers on the bank’s new products and services with a view to strengthen its customer relationship for a better and improved business relationship. This was disclosed by deputy managing director of Access Bank, Mrs Chizoma Okoli, during the bank’s customer engagement forum held in Kano. According to her, Access bank is today in over 23 countries…

UBA shows growth in Q3 2024; Net Interest Income at 149%, PBT up by 20% to N603 billion UBA shows growth in Q3 2024. Riding on its recently released half-year financials, Africa’s Global Bank – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, where it recorded strong and impressive growth across all its key indicators. As in the first two quarters of the current fiscal year, the bank’s gross earnings grew significantly by 83.2 per cent to N2.398 trillion up from N1.308 trillion recorded in September last year, while…