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Emirates to reduce Nigeria service due to trapped revenue

Emirates to reduce Nigeria service due to trapped revenue

Dubai’s Emirates plans to reduce flights to Nigeria this month due to troubles repatriating revenue from Africa’s most populous nation, according to a letter sent to the government and seen by Reuters. The airline plans to cut the number of [...]

August 2, 2022 Business
Nigeria missing as BRICS moves to cut Western domination

Nigeria missing as BRICS moves to cut Western domination

Though Nigeria is listed as one of the countries that have expressed interest in joining BRICS, a bloc of five major economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – whose focus is to reduce Western dominance and build [...]

August 2, 2022 Economy, Foreign relations
Nigerian govt shifts blame on petrol price increase

Nigerian govt shifts blame on petrol price increase

The federal government has blamed petroleum marketers for the recent increase in petrol pump prices. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said the government was still paying subsidy on petrol imported into the country. “I can tell [...]

August 2, 2022 Oil & Gas
Kuje Prison Attack: Nigerian Police Rearrest Another Inmate

Kuje Prison Attack: Nigerian Police Rearrest Another Inmate

The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested one John Ijamu, a 42-year-old fugitive who fled from Kuje Custodial Centre during a terrorist attack on the facility.  The command in a statement issued on Monday, by its spokesman, DSP [...]

August 2, 2022 Security
Terror: Lagos Police, South-West Amotekun On Alert

Terror: Lagos Police, South-West Amotekun On Alert

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Abiodun Alabi, has assured residents of adequate security following reports which suggested that the state is on the radar of some persons planning attacks across the country. Alabi gave this assurance in a [...]

August 2, 2022 Security