Airfares hike
13 Sep
Another hike in airfares has pushed air travel beyond the reach of most Nigerians, be it for business or leisure. The recent rise, especially in the domestic segment, is not unconnected with the depreciation in the value of naira.
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President Donald Trump fired top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown on Friday, part of a major shake-up of the armed forces' leadership. Trump offered no explanation for Brown's dismissal less than two years into his four-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which followed sweeping layoffs of federal workers and…
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US President Donald Trump signed a memo Friday calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like tech and critical infrastructure -- including restrictions by a foreign investment review panel. The move comes at a time of growing trade tensions and strategic competition between the world's two biggest economies. It is aimed at promoting…
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US trans actress Hunter Schafer, known for HBO hit show "Euphoria," has said her passport gender marker was changed to male, slamming the Trump administration which has demonized any recognition of gender diversity. Schafer blamed the policies of US President Donald Trump for the modification of her gender -- despite having identity documents marked female…
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All is set for the international conference on Pan-African Applied Theatre organized by the Benue State University, Makurdi, in partnership with the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), University of Regina, Canada and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, the United Kingdom. Titled “Applied Theatre in Africa: Borders, Boundaries and New Frontiers,’’ the…
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The Osun State Government, on Saturday, rejected the advice of the police to suspend the ongoing local government election. The government, which accused the police of alleged bias and partisanship, said, "the pretence of the service to be serving public good while actually promoting the illegality of the APC reinforces our rejection of a Greek…
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The chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Hashim Abioye, has raised alarm that the commission's headquarters in Osogbo has been sealed up. He disclosed this while featuring on a live current affairs radio programme monitored on Saturday. Abioye expressed surprise that such step could be taken, claiming that despite the actions of the…