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1 week ago | 
headlines.ng | Chinelo Obogo |Tony John
By Chinelo Obogo and Tony John, Port HarcourtThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC) Planning Committee has denied claims from the Rivers State Government that it paid for hosting rights of the 2025 conference. A statement by the 2025 NBA planning committee chairman, Emeka Obegolu, said the decision to host the conference in Port Harcourt was finalised in August…Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.
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1 week ago | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo |Tony John
By Chinelo Obogo and Tony John, Port HarcourtThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC) Planning Committee has denied claims from the Rivers State Government that it paid for hosting rights of the 2025 conference.
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1 month ago | 
headlines.ng | Chinelo Obogo |Tony John |Adesuwa Tsan
By Chinelo Obogo, Tony John, Port Harcourt and Adesuwa Tsan, AbujaThe Senate will today take a position on the state of emergency declared in Rivers State. This was disclosed by a senator who spoke to the Sun on condition of anonymity. Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.
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1 month ago | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo |Tony John
By Chinelo Obogo and Tony John,Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has promised that his administration would implement the Supreme Court’s verdict after thoroughly reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the apex court’s ruling on Friday, which invalidated the local government election held in the state on October 5, 2024.
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1 month ago | 
headlines.ng | Chinelo Obogo |Tony John
By Chinelo Obogo and Tony John,Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has promised that his administration would implement the Supreme Court’s verdict after thoroughly reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the apex court’s ruling on Friday, which invalidated the local government election held in the state on October 5, 2024. …Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo
By Chinelo Obogo Afreximbank has announced plans to launch a leasing subsidiary, which will soon take delivery of 25 aircraft to be leased to African airlines. The initiative aims to provide Nigerian airlines with access to dry-leased aircraft, enabling them to better service Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) routes and domestic operations. This was announcedduring a side meeting held with the Afreximbank team at the ongoing Aviation Economic Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo
By Chinelo Obogo Air Sierra Leone (ASL), the country’s privately-owned flag carrier, has partnered with Nigeria’s Xejet to use its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and a single 50-seater Embraer E145 aircraft to commence operations between Freetown and Lagos, Daily Sun reports.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo
•Expert proposes revival planBy Chinelo Obogo Despite consuming N55.7 billion, the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ebonyi State still lies unused, with the last flight recorded in June 2023. The immediate past governor of the state and current Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, conceived the project and spent approximately N42 billion on its construction in 2023. On Thursday, April 26, 2023, the airport was launched with two inaugural flights of Air Peace aircraft landing on the runway.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo
By Chinelo ObogoAfreximbank has announced plans to launch a leasing subsidiary, which will soon take delivery of 25 aircraft to be leased to African airlines. This initiative aims to provide Nigerian airlines with access to dry-leased aircraft, enabling them to better service Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) routes and domestic operations. This was announced during a side meeting held with the Afreximbank team at the ongoing Aviation Economic Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thesun.ng | Chinelo Obogo
By Chinelo ObogoThe Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has said the agency is facing an urgent need to raise airport tariffs in order to address critical necessities like runway rehabilitation, pension liabilities, and other essential infrastructural needs, which would require over N735 billion.
