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Riyadh Air, Air France-KLM Partner in Aviation Deal

04.06.2025
The newly launched national airline of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Air, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Air France-KLM, aimed at strengthening global connectivity between Europe and the Middle East. The agreement, signed during the 2025 IATA Annual General Meeting, focuses on building cooperation in key areas such as codeshare agreements, network development, and...
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FG Aims for Q4 Free Meter Rollout to Boost Power Access

04.06.2025
The Federal Government has announced plans to commence the full rollout of free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative by the fourth quarter of 2025, as part of efforts to close Nigeria’s long-standing metering gap and improve efficiency in the power sector. Speaking at the Day 2 session of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry...
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IATA Forecasts $36bn Aviation Profit for 2024

04.06.2025
The International Air Transport Association has projected $36bn net profits for airlines in the 2025 financial year, an improvement from the $32.4bn earned in 2024. This was contained in the 2025 Airline Industry Financial Outlook, signed by Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. IATA stated that the 3.7 per...
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Abuja Disco Refunds N241m Electricity Credit to Customers

04.06.2025
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has refunded electricity credit worth N241.45m to 9,823 customers across its franchise areas as compensation for billing irregularities and regulatory infractions committed between June 2024 and January 2025. The refunds, processed as energy credits, follow directives issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in line with consumer protection guidelines under...
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Workers rights under global threat, warns ITUC report

04.06.2025
Workers’ rights are under unprecedented assault across the globe, according to the 2025 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation, as labour protections continue to erode in the face of authoritarianism, conflict, and corporate influence. The report, unveiled at the start of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, paints a grim picture of...
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Pilot Inspires Girls to Pursue Aviation Careers

04.06.2025
Nigerian helicopter pilot Okechukwu Onuchukwu has expressed concern over the low representation of women in aviation, particularly piloting, calling for strategic interventions to bridge the gender gap in the sector. Onuchukwu spoke with our correspondent on the sidelines of a children’s enlightenment programme, where he charged female children to pursue careers in the aviation industry....
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Arik, NGO Partner on Heart Surgery for 150 Children

04.06.2025
A Nigerian domestic airline, Arik Air, says it has forged an alliance with a non-profit organisation, Hospitals for Humanity, to support the provision of free open-heart surgeries for approximately 150 Nigerian children each year. This was made known in a statement made available to The PUNCH over the weekend by the Public Relations Manager of...
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Govt and Gates Foundation Launch $7.5M AI Hub for Scaling

04.06.2025
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, has launched the Nigeria Artificial Intelligence Scaling Hub with a funding commitment of up to $7.5m over three years. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the initiative was announced in Abuja during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony between the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation,...
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Obasanjo Urges Nigerians to Embrace Selfless Service

04.06.2025
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to adopt the Rotary Club’s tradition of selfless service as a guiding principle for nation-building and personal accountability. Speaking through his wife, Bola Obasanjo, at the unveiling of Rotarian Bukola Bakare as the District 9111 Governor Nominee in Abeokuta, the former president praised the Rotary Club’s impactful...
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Expert Honoured with Prestigious BAT Award

04.06.2025
Nigerian cybersecurity expert Mariam Sanusi has been honoured with the BAT Award of Excellence 2024 in the Cybersecurity category, recognising her outstanding contributions to digital security and risk management across global enterprises. Currently based in the United States, Sanusi has built a distinguished career working with leading organisations such as American Airlines, Amazon Web Services,...
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