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A difficult year for African investment, but a chance for different opportunities

March 7, 2018

Mizner of Hogan Lovells It was a difficult market for deal-making in Africa during 2017, but it is not all doom and gloom, explained lawyers from Hogan Lovells at a recent event. Driven by political uncertainty, currency volatility and the continued softness of the commodities markets, deal volumes are down significantly for Africa in the first half of 2017, compared to the equivalent period in 2016, reaching the lowest levels since 2009, according to lawyers from international law…

Court arraigns two men for drinking alcohol in front of police station

March 7, 2018

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C.P. Edgal Imohimi (Lagos) Two men, Wole Broad, 49, and Wale Oludare, 40, were on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly drinking alcohol in front of a police station. The two men were also accused of conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by drinking alcohol in front of the Akinpelu Police Station at Oshodi, Lagos. They are facing a two-count charge of felony and breach of peace….

2019: We will give Buhari 1.2m votes in Edo, says Obaseki‎

March 1, 2018

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Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki on Thursday predicted that President Muhammadu Buhari will get 1.2 million votes from Edo in 2019 general elections. He said the Saturday Local Government election in the state, was to produce new crops of leaders who would fast-track development at the grassroots level and show the numerical strength of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor disclosed this during APC Mega rally on Thursday at Samuel Ogbemudia stadium ahead of Saturday Local Government election…

NAMA Embarks on Routine Calibration of Navigational Aids

March 1, 2018

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In a bid to further ensure accuracy and reliability of its facilities across the country, the Nigerian Airspace Management agency (NAMA) has embarked on the routine calibration of navigational aids at airports and en-route stations across Nigeria. The flight calibration which is being handled by Omni-Blue Aviation Ltd along with their technical partners, Fight Calibration Services Ltd (FCSL) of United Kingdom in collaboration with NAMA engineers will involve the calibration of the agency’s Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Very High…