By Lawani Mikairu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report Domestic airline operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, have called off their planned suspension of flights which was billed to commence on Monday. A statement signed by the President of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, and endorsed by other members said they
By Channels Television Listen To The Report The Ministry of Aviation has appealed to local airline operators in Nigeria to reconsider their decision to shut down operations over the rising cost of aviation fuel. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Honorable Minister on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, on
By Lawani Mikairu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report Nigerian airline operators have issued a notice that with effect from Monday, 9th May, they will shut down their operations due to the high cost of aviation fuel which has hit 700 naira per liter. A statement issued and signed by Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, President,
By Kehinde Ogunyale Listen To The Report “With a N20,000 bribe, an external buyer can influence the youth in host communities in Cross River State, to cut down trees from the forest illegally.” Traveling into the Cross River forest as a researcher – let alone a reporter – to investigate the increasing impact of deforestation
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The African Development Bank, AFDB, has revealed that Cross River State will benefit from a $540 million funding mobilized by the bank in partnership with the International Find for Agricultural Development, IFAD, and the Islamic Development Bank, ISDB, for the siting of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in
By Kunle Daramola, The Cable Listen To The Report The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reopening of four more land borders. The borders are Idiroko in Ogun, Jibiya in Katsina, Kamba in Kebbi and Ikom in Cross River. In August 2019, Nigeria closed its land borders over the proliferation
By Adelani Adepegba, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report Almost four years after the National Minimum Wage Act was signed into law, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said workers in Cross River, Taraba, and Zamfara States have not been paid the new salary structure. The NLC lamented the situation, saying all workers deserve decent
By Eyo Charles, Daily Trust Listen To The Report Women group in Bunyia community of Boki LGA of Cross River State has embarked on the project of planting turmeric. The purpose is for the group, with membership running close to 50, to pull their resources together and boost their incomes as individuals and groups. The