IMMEDIATE past Executive Director and Head of Cornerstone General Business, an arm of Cornerstone Group, Mr. Soji Emiola, has been named the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, of Guinea Insurance Plc as part of the company’s efforts to reposition its business for greater success.

The Nigerian Air Force, weekend, released the promotion of 98 senior officers, including 11 Air Vice Marshals and 36 Air Commodores, with the Commander, Nigeria Airforce Air Maritime Group, Benin, Air Commodore OA Idowu, promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, branch of Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, has said the reason unions in the aviation industry want the agency’s concessionaires out of the airports was to avoid a repeat of what led to the liquidation of Nigeria Airways.

The U.S. government may have begun reaping the gains of the lopsided open skies agreement signed with its Nigerian counterpart about a decade ago, as the third American carrier, Continental Airlines, concludes plans to commence flight operations between Lagos and Houston, Texas, USA.

Former military Head of State and the losing contender to the candidate of the Northern elders forum in the consensus arrangement, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday expressed disaffection over claims making the rounds that he had jettisoned the option to run the 2011 elections.