By Femi Adesina Hearing some Nigerians speak (whether based at home or in the Diaspora), you discern that they are “in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity”. They spew out things that give them away as “whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones”. What happened to grace? Where did decency disappear to? Are words not to be seasoned with salt again? What has happened to us as a people? The more rotten, the better, it seems. The fouler and odoriferous the cesspit, the more attractive, followed by applause.…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Yemisi Izuora Med-View Airline has commenced the airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria. Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole who disclosed this said that over 17,000 pilgrims would be airlifted back home, assured that the return trips would be completed in two weeks. The airline airlifted pilgrims from Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Kaduna, Kwara, as well as South-South and South-East states. It also airlifted thousands of pilgrims of tour operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) from Lagos, Kaduna and Kano zones. Med-View also conveyed pilgrims to the Kingdom…
Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has signed a broadcasting agreement with Continental Broadcasting Service limited (CBS) to transmit capital market activities live from the floor of the Exchange. CBS, the parent company of TVC Continental broadcasts to major African and European countries. Under the agreement, TVC will run live daily commentaries of major developments on the NSE and the Nigerian capital market at large as well as create a programme titled, “The Market This Week” to be aired every Friday. Commenting on the broadcasting agreement, the Head of Corporate Communications, NSE, Mr Olumide Orojimi said “we are delighted to forge this partnership with CBS.…
Yemisi Izuora The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has reiterated its determination to sustain liquidity through continuous intervention in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market in order to stabilize the sector. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department at the Bank, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, who gave the assurance noted that the measures being taken by the Bank had yielded positive results as far as forex supply was concerned. While acknowledging a marginal fluctuation in the exchange rate, he noted that the naira remained stable against other major currencies around the world; even as he observed that activities in the foreign exchange…
Yemisi Izuora A fresh call for re establishment of national airline for Nigeria has been made by stakeholders in the aviation sector. According to the Aviation Round Table Initiative (ARTI), Nigeria needs a national carrier that would be fully funded by the private sector and not by government or its agencies. The body, which observed that weak government policies are responsible for the failure of domestic airlines, said that this form of funding for the airline would ensure its survival and independence from interferences and so that it could be operated professionally. In a statement issued at the weekend and…
…NCDMB Describes It As Biggest In-Country Job Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board, NCDMB has said that the Nigerian Content sector is about to record a huge impact as two multinational oil companies, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) have set plans in motion for in-country fabrication and integration of over 50 percent of the topsides of their projects’ floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The projects are the Zabazaba deepwater project being executed by NAE in partnership with SNEPCO on Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245 and the Bonga South West…
Yemisi Izuora The late Prince General Adeyinka Adekunle, popularly called General Prince Adekunle’s band former member and lead guitarist, Idowu Adedayo Kujore otherwise called Dayo Kujore has described his late boss as a pleasant, accommodating and meek fellow. Eulogizing Adekunle’s virtue, Kujore said his death is painful and colossal as he (Adekunle) gloriously contributed to who he is today and will be eternally missed. Speaking further, “I enjoyed every bit of the three years spent working with him as his lead guitarist from 1973 to 1975, he was a great musician, ”Kujore posited. Adekunle, 75, died penultimate Friday, September 01,…
…Records 827 Day Incident Free Operations Yemisi Izuora Safety standards and procedures at Egbin Power Plc have helped the nation’s largest power plant record incident free operations over the last 827 days, Kola Adesina, the company’s chairman has said. Adesina said the power plant operates in line with globally acclaimed standards for Health, Safety, Security and the Environment and requires staff and stakeholders to abide by its zero tolerance policy on safety infractions, as he assured of improved power generation. “Since we took over the plant in 2013 we have continued to enhance the plant’s HSSE profile through investments in…
…With Half A Billion Subscribers Adding $150 Billion To African Economy Yemisi Izuora Mobile banking is by all measure taking root in Nigeria and other African countries helping to deepen financial inclusion and boosting the continents economy. The challenges faced by financial institutions in spreading services particularly in rural setting, is not posing so much constraints to rural dwellers itching to transact banking businesses. According to reports, Africa is at the forefront of mobile banking (M-banking), and is regarded as one of the continents with the lowest levels of financial inclusion. However with the penetration of the mobile phone in…
Hyacinth Chinweuba The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Tincan Island Port Command, said its revenue generation has hit N183billion in eight months. The Command recorded the highest revenue yield in the month of August with N28billion. In a press statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Uche Ejesieme said the impressive revenue yield was made possible as a result of coordinated activities and innovative spirit of the Comptroller, Mr Bashar Yusuf, officers and men of the Command. According to the statement, the Command has had a sustained high revenue profile since the beginning of the year, a feat that was…