Arik Air has resumed services between Abuja and Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. The airline suspended its services to Maiduguri at the end of July following the outbreak of militant activity across the region. The resumption of flights means that Arik Air connects Maiduguri and the Federal Capital six days per week.

German carrier, Lufthansa Airlines, has relocated its Lagos office to Churchgate Tower on Victoria Island, to meet the need of its customers.
The relocation, which was effected on July 30, 2009, brings to an end the airline’s almost 50 years sojourn on Broad Street — the once burgeoning financial street of Lagos.

Lagos, August 10, 2009 Dana Airlines Limited has launched a new promo in which passengers can pay as low as N9, 000 for a one way ticket to any of its routes. The airline currently operates daily flights to Enugu, Lagos and Abuja, and is set to extend its operations to Kano in the week commencing August 17, 2009.

Despite the global meltdown which currently hangs major airlines in the world in the balance, Ethiopian Airlines has more than doubled its annual net profit to $118.6 million.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said the main hurdle left for Nigeria to cross to attain the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s category one certification was in the area of compliance and enforcement.

THE stockbrokers inability to meet their margin obligations has been attributed to low patronage by the investing public to invest in the nation’ s capital market.

SUSPECTED sea pirates yesterday attacked and robbed Itsekiri passengers of a transport boat on their way to Warri at a place, popularly called Pipeline, near Ikpokpo community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta state.

SKYE Bank Plc has been rated by Renaissance Capital (Rencap) as the ‘fastest growing tier two Nigerian bank’.According to the July edition of Renaissance Capital’s report which focused on Nigerian banks, Skye Bank made significant and greater market share gains than any other tier-two Nigerian bank between 2002 and 2008 despite the challenges of a five-way merger.

THE of Boko Haram sect scare re-vibrated in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital MOnday as four persons alleged to be members of the sect were arrested by the state Police Command.

INVESTORS’ woes heightened last week, as the value of their investment on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped by N262.4 billion.The dip in their investment value was engendered by continuous decline in the key market indices, represented by the market capitalisation and All-share index. Both the capitalisation and index depreciated by 4.51 per cent each.

KIDNAPPERS of Nollywood actor and former broadcaster, Chief Pete Edochie, have demanded N10 million ransom from the Edochie family, even as many people in Anambra State expressed bitterness over the kidnap of the popular actor.

Jos – Strong indications emerged, weekend that the Prof. Dakum Shown-led executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State might challenge its dissolution in court. This was the outcome of a stakeholders meeting of the party held last Friday to review the “speculated” dissolution of the executive of the party in the state […]

Management of the University of Benin has appointed a new Acting Registrar, who will serve as Secretary to the Governing Council and Senate. She is Chief Rosalyn Anamy Egborge, a Deputy Registrar and Secretary to the College of Medical Sciences.

By Aliyu Dangida Dutse -  Jigawa State Police Command has begun thorough investigation of an ex-Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji Umar Abba Kukuma, for his alleged involvement in the ritual killing of two children in Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of the state which occurred last week. Speaking to newsmen in his office, […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI — A group under the aegis of Benue Democratic Watch (BDW) has decried the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in parts of Benue State, describing the situation as unhealthy to the norms and principle of democracy. It condemned in totality the purported withdrawal of the mandate of some seven […]