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Nigerian airlines, others record low cargo demand

Data on global air cargo markets has revealed that the African continent recorded the lowest cargo demand in March 2025, with a 13.4 per cent year-on-year decrease in demand. The International Air Transport Association’s data released for March 2025 indicated that Nigerian airlines, as well as those on the African continent, recorded low cargo during...
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Renaissance confirms oil leak, halts output

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited disclosed on Tuesday that it has halted oil shipments via its Okordia-Rumuekpe pipeline in the coastal Rivers State following a spill. The pipeline, which transports crude oil south to the Rumuekpe manifold for export via the Bonny terminal, experienced the spill in the early hours of Monday in the Ikata...
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NGX sustains bullish trend as investors earn N1.05tn

The Nigerian Exchange Limited sustained its bullish run on Tuesday, as investors gained a total of N1.05tn following renewed buy interest in blue-chip stocks across major sectors. At the close of trading, the All-Share Index rose by 1,662.60 points, representing a 1.56 per cent increase to settle at 108,361.10 points, compared to the previous day’s...
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Rotary appoints Braimah as image coordinator

Rotary International has appointed Nigerian media executive and communications strategist, Mr Ehi Braimah, as one of five new Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinators for the 2025–2026 Rotary year in Africa’s Region 27. Braimah, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Naija Times and Lagos Post, will support Rotary’s public image initiatives across nine districts in Anglophone West...
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Guinness Nigeria pays tribute to employees at 75

Guinness Nigeria Plc has paid tribute to its dedicated employees as part of its 75th anniversary celebration, recognising their unwavering contributions to the company’s seven-decade legacy of excellence in Nigeria’s beverage industry. The tribute was conveyed in a statement on Tuesday following a grand celebration held at the company’s Ogba-Ikeja headquarters in Lagos on Friday,...
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BATN supports varsity graduates with agribusiness grants – Punch Newspapers

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has awarded N28.5m in grants to 18 young graduates from three leading Nigerian universities to fuel innovative agribusiness ventures, it said on Tuesday. The initiative, part of the 2025 Graduate Agripreneur Programme, aims to foster food security, sustainability, and youth empowerment through agriculture. The recipients, selected from the Federal...
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Book on ‘100 years of aviation in Nigeria’ ready

A book by the Aviation Editor of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Wole Shadare, chronicling issues and events that have shaped the Nigerian aviation industry in its 100 years of existence, is set for public presentation. The book launch, which has been set for May 23, 2023, promises to attract seasoned aviators, professionals, and stakeholders, among...
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NECA endorses govt’s new procurement policy

Nigeria’s employers’ body has thrown its weight behind the government’s new procurement policy promoting locally made goods, hailing it as a catalyst for industrial growth and economic stability. The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, a group representing over 4,000 businesses, welcomed the Buy Made-in-Nigeria Procurement Policy, which mandates prioritising domestic products in public sector purchasing. The...
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Keyamo visits Embraer, advocates aircraft leasing

In a continued effort to make aircraft leasing accessible to airline operators in Nigeria, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development has visited the popular aircraft manufacturing company, Embraer, in Brazil. His visit is also scheduled to discuss a possible direct airline link between Nigeria and South America. This was made known in a statement...
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