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We can make local airlines do 24hrs flight operations – FAAN MD

We can make local airlines do 24hrs flight operations – FAAN MD

By Lawani Mikairu The Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engineer Saleh Dunoma fielded questions from selected Aviation reporters on the relationship between the agency and  airline operators and the general state of our country’s airports. Below are excerpts. AIRLINES always complain that they could have been operating late into the night […]

MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT: Abia APC chieftain supports Enelamah

MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT: Abia APC chieftain supports Enelamah

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Chief Offor Okorie has urged the three senators representing the state at the Senate and members of the party to support the state’s ministerial nominee, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, describing him as an accomplished person.

White House parries questions on Biden run

White House parries questions on Biden run

Barack Obama and his top aides struggled to fend off questions about Vice President Joe Biden’s possible 2016 run Monday, as rampant speculation threatened to eclipse the White House’s political message.

Africapitalism: A philosophy for the era of sustainable development

Africapitalism: A philosophy for the era of sustainable development

2015 is an important year. It is the year when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), first announced in the year 2000, come to a close, focusing the world’s attention once again on Africa and global policy relating to our development. I am an African, a private sector leader and a father, so the business of African development is extremely important to me. Only two weeks ago, I had the privilege of travelling to New York at the invitation of the UN Secretary General to witness global leaders adopt a new set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals to build on the successes, as well as address the deficits, in achieving the MDGs. And from Libreville, this evening, I will travel on to Lima, Peru, to participate in discussions with top global economists, business and political leaders at the World Bank/IMF meetings on ‘Implementing the SDGs’ to give an African private sector perspective – a perspective which I will share with you first, this evening.