Ibom Air, a wholly owned airline of the Akwa Ibom government, has explained why it had to disembark passengers on flight Q1 0307 from Abuja to Lagos on Saturday morning at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In a st…
Buhari’s resilient food supply chain claim conflicts with reality
President Muhammadu Buhari, in a tweet on July 15, said the seven years of investments and policies of his administration towards attaining food security had made the country better prepared to cope with the inevitable agricultural supply chain disrupt…
Adstrat BMC appoints Racheal Abiriba-Nwaka as Chief Operation Officer
Adstrat BMC, Nigeria’s leading creative brand consulting has appointed Racheal Abiriba-Nwaka as its chief operation officer and chief information officer, the company said in a statement. With the appointment, Abiriba-Nwaka, a one-time senior executive…
Insecurity: Martins urges Buhari to address Nigerians
Alfred Adewale Martins, the archbishop of the Catholic archdiocese of Lagos, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to speak directly to Nigerians as a way of allaying their fears over the increasing insecurity across the country. “Let our president spea…
Wealth creation: ‘Entrepreneurship have to be a major part of education from primary level’
When an economy is troubled with the attendant lack of jobs, loss of existing ones and rising poverty, the question that readily comes to mind is what to do to create wealth to stave off hunger and piling bills. Most times, the people, including the ed…
Passengers disembark Ibom Air’s aircraft over technical fault
Passengers on Ibom Air’s flight from Abuja to Lagos on Saturday disembarked over a technical fault in the aircraft. A statement signed by Aniekan Essienette, the general manager, marketing and communication Ibom Air stated “We would like to bring to yo…
Trucks Transit Parks says no changes in its board, management
The Management of Trucks Transit Parks Limited (TTP) says there is no change in the composition of its board, stressing that Jama Onwubuariri remains the company’s co-founder and managing director. The company in a statement in Lagos on Thursday, added…
Medismarts unveils initiative to provide easy access to healthcare
Medismarts, a health tech company, has launched a telemedicine platform service to ensure health insurance companies, hospitals and specialists seamlessly provide access to care for patients through its technology platform. Findings by BusinessDay show…
Breast Milk Bank debuts in Nigeria to reduce neonatal mortality rate
The Milk Booster Breastfeeding Company, a company focused on improving breast milk supply for nursing mothers to ensure that every baby is well nourished, has launched Breast milk bank in a bid to reduce neonatal mortality rate. The initiative is also …
Major political news last week
96.3m voters to decide Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others’ fate …As CVR ends After more than a year since it started, the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) came to an end last Sunday. At the close of the exercise on 31 July, 12,298,932 new registered voters …