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Month: December 2018

Sixth new Embraer Jet for Air Peace arrives as firm seeks BASA destinations access

Emerging leaders in domestic aviation sector, Air Peace has taken delivery of another 50-seater Embraer 145 jet, bringing the number of such aircraft in its fleet to six. The aircraft, according Air Peace, is part of the vision of providing…

Atiku to Buhari: Sign Electoral Act Amendment into Law for credible polls

The Presidential candidate of the PDP and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law, the Electoral Act amendment which is on his desk, if he is really interested in the…

2 key issues on 2019 elections cleared: Atiku secures US visa, PMB reacts to cloning

Two critical issues that will further shape the direction of votes during the fast approaching 2019 presidential election were weekend, cleared by two topflight presidential hopefuls; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB). Before now, whereas there…

UN report sees 40% of African businesses frustrated by power epilepsy, bills

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 2017 report on least developed countries has revealed that lack of stable electricity is holding back 40% of businesses operating in least developed countries (LDCs) and mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. The…

Ghana may become hybrid rice producing hub in West Africa before Nigeria

Strong indication has emerged suggesting that Ghana may soon become West Africa’s rice and cowpea producing hub following the development of nitrogen efficient rice and biological resistance cowpea by the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute and the Crop Research Institute of…