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By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of Emirates Airlines have been advised to plan their travel carefully this December, as departure numbers peak throughout the festive month, including over the UAE National Day and Christmas period. In a statement, the airline operator urged passengers to arrive at the airport up to 3 hours before a flight and take note of their boarding time to ensure they reach the departure gate on time. It noted that travellers could take advantage of a wide array of check-in and baggage drop options from Emirates City Check-In & Travel Store, to newly refurbished First and Business

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Residents of Delta State will enjoy 2023 Christmas like never before as the management of Leisure Park has decided to take this year’s Christmas extravaganza to the South-South state. Tagged Christmas in Delta, the event will commence on December 1, 2023, and will run through to January 14, 2024, across multiple locations in the 25 local government areas of the state. The Public Relations Officer of Leisure Park, Mr Godday Umukoro, said in a statement that this was part of the company’s determination to ensure Deltans see Christmas in another prism. According to him, Christmas in Delta

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged airlines and other service providers in the subsector to comply with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 on insurance cover. This was disclosed by NCAA Director-General, Mr Musa Nuhu, in a directive contained in an all operators letter, referenced NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/369 signed August 11, 2023, was addressed to all airlines and allied aviation service providers. According to the NCAA DG, the need for compliance is a sequel to the coming into force of Nig. CARs 2022 on 10th July, 2023 which makes it mandatory for all airlines to

Travelling far distances by car, bus, plane, or train is not always fun. Did you know it can even have a harmful impact on your health, too? Long-distance travel, especially by car, taxi, or bus, can increase the risk of blood clot formation, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In many instances, people sit still in cramped and confined conditions for hours when they’re travelling a far way. But warns Dr Helen Okoye, a medical expert and spokesperson for the World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign, prolonged periods of inactivity can be dangerous. “When our bodies are in a

By Ayomide Oriade Clearly, Nigeria has climbed the plateau of Coronavirus crisis with the daily upsurge in the confirmed cases and deaths. Nearly the entire 36 states and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are on the infected case chart. COVID-19 contagion is also now at the community transmission stage. Instructively, this stage of the pandemic is the most dreaded phase because of the potential bigger humanitarian crises that may result if the rate of spread is not curtailed with speed. In light of the above, drawing government attention to certain factors that can worsen the current pandemic statistics has

By Catherine Smith A small business, and especially a start-up is a bud of a beautiful flower into which it may turn over time. This is possible if you don’t commit any of the typical but fatal mistakes that kill a business. Here we describe some of these mistakes. Poor planning You have a great business idea and are already looking forward to seeing an amount with many zeros in your bank account. But an idea is not a business yet. A fatal mistake of many start-up entrepreneurs is that they do not plan their future actions accurately. This is

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of plotting to detain him today in order to stop lawmakers in the National Assembly from defecting from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday night, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered the Senate President to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation. Reacting to the invitation, the Senate President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, described the invitation as a “mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose.”

Elixir Asset Management Limited and Elixir Investment Partners Limited, along with two of their directors, have been dragged before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on allegations of fraud of over N3 billion. Elixir Asset Management Limited, Elixir Investment Partners Limited, Clara Bittinger Mshelia-Whyte and Sarah Ogbemudia were arraigned for promoting an unregistered market product, the Elixir Treasury and offering the same to the investing public. In a four-count charge brought against the companies and their promoters by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, they are accused of offering for subscription an unregistered product, ‘Elixir Treasury Product’ valued at

By Dipo Olowookere Capital market operators have been tasked to maintain professionalism and good ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties or risk being severely dealt with as unethical conduct would not be tolerated. The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Lamido Yuguda, while speaking during a meeting with the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) in Abuja on Wednesday, said the agency will do everything to make investors have strong confidence in the Nigerian capital market. He noted that a transparent market will attract more investors into the landscape, soliciting the support of the CIS to

By Adedapo Adesanya The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total of N20.1 billion for the procurement of various operating equipment for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this on Wednesday to State House Correspondents at the end of the weekly FEC meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja and presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The council also approved N539.3 million for the construction of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) building at the Ilupeju Medium and Small Taxpayers’ office, according to the Minister. The

By Adedapo Adesanya  Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Joel Matip headed Liverpool in front four minutes before the break, rewarding their first-half superiority from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner. Arsenal went forward a couple of times when new signing Nicholas Pepe looked lethal in front of goal but couldn’t pull an equaliser. The Ivory Coast international bent one effort just wide of the far corner after a fabulous break from Joe Willock and saw another effort from distance comfortably saved by Adrian. Pepe then

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Nigerian equity market recorded another positive momentum on Friday with the major market indices pointing north by 1.85 percent. Today’s growth was mainly influenced by the high performance of high-cap stocks trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). At the close of trading activities today, the market capitalisation increased by N235.8 trillion to settle at N13 trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 677.16 basis points to close at 37,365.91 basis points. Though the volume of equities transacted by investors on Friday significantly increased, the value depreciated. A total of 870.6 million