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Bird strikes are a common phenomenon in the aviation industry and have  become a major threat to air safety globally. It is simply a collision between an airborne animal (most likely a bird) and an aerial vehicle, usually an aircraft. …

The influx of illicit products into the country is not only  injurious to the economy but also spells doom for the citizens. Several deaths and loss of valuable properties can be attributed to substandard and fake products that are brought …

President Mohammadu Buhari administration has prioritized rail transport knowing that it is one of the most dependable modes of transport in terms of safety and affordability. However, his approach towards rail development is another factor that has irked complaints of …

The news of last weekend’s presentation to the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill, (PIB) by the Dangote Group, whose members visited the company, sent shock waves to the marrows of the Nigerian oil sector. In the …

Frozen seafood is Nigeria’s most affordable source of animal protein and with the growing population estimated to over 200 million, consumption is increasing. Atlantic mackerel, horse mackerel, herring, and croakers are the main species consumed. Domestic catches and aquaculture production …

Several years ago, agriculture  was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, we were used to Forest Reserve and it is controlled by the government so as to get the solid Agricultural products such as Timber, Wild Animal, Fruits of any …

 Amazon has introduced a new corporate policy for  a new delivery business for Amazon packages. It announced a vacancy for hundreds of the US individuals who want to join the new wing of Amazon Delivery Service Partners, as entrepreneurs delivering packages …

Aviation industry operators have stressed that one of the major factors making it difficult to replenish their depleting operating aircraft is the difficulty they face in remitting money to lessors due to forex scarcity. The operators also said that the …

International energy companies working in Nigeria are worried that proposals in the country’s long-delayed oil industry law will deter investment in new offshore projects. At least half of Nigeria’s total crude output is from offshore oilfields, helping to offset declining …

Worried by the dip in aviation safety records globally, experts have pushed for concerted efforts to deepen safer sky across the local operations. The stakeholders, who recently revisited causes of incidents and accidents in the aviation industry, said renewed efforts …

By Kenneth Jukpor Africa’s historic milestone to boost its regional trade with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has taken effect, even as it leads to Nigeria’s doomsday as the treaty is implemented with the nation at a disadvantageous …

Potentially, the Presidency’s recent disclosure of a plan by the Federal Government to buy locally assembled cars is one way to redeem the country’s economy from one of its self-induced drain. The plan is not new, having been touted and …

Beyond the entrepreneurial dreams of the founders and sponsors of Small, and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, the role that development banks play in the economies of nations in which they operate is critical. According to UNCTAD, formal MSMEs contribute 40 percent …

The myths of invincibility and system’s leadership performance assurance have been broken and at last, the Shakespeare’s Birnam Wood is coming to Dunsinane Hill in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as pain turns to anger and sweet …

Nigeria is experiencing rapid urbanization, with an estimated annual national population growth rate of over 2% and an annual urban population growth rate of about 4%. The population is becoming more and more focused to the urban areas, towns and …

Nigeria’s asset declaration system, which is domiciled within the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), is currently operated manually despite the obvious advantages of an online asset declaration system. Considering the fact that Nigerian public officials are bound by law to …

The actual financial status of operating local airlines and how much they lost to the COVID-19 pandemic disruption is a subject of controversy among stakeholders. While some of the operators claimed to have lost over N180 billion as an industry …

As the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) revealed last week that only 38 percent of the over 5,120 kilometre owned by the state oil company is functioning, ithas become more glaring that the downstream infrastructure challenges in the country have …

The top trending search term on Google in Nigeria over the past 30 days is ‘Independence Day’ followed by #EndSARS. According to a statement by Google on Wednesday last week, state election results were also among the top trending Google …

The World Food Day is a day set aside by the United Nations through one of its agencies, Food and Agriculture Organisation, on October 16 of every year to celebrate and advance the cause of food security globally especially in …