Yesterday, at 1:30 p.m. Tokyo time, a long-standing desire of Carlos Ghosn was fulfilled. Ghosn’s life work, the Renault-Nissan Group, can be called World’s Largest Automaker, for the first half of the year, at least. The man who had similar urges, Volkswagen’s Martin Winterkorn, now lives in infamy. His company
Delta, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic, and China Eastern announce a billion-dollar mega-deal
Delta and China Eastern have each purchased 10% of Air France-KLM. While Air France-KLM has purchased Virgin Group's 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic. Developing Story - On Thursday, Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines announced that they have each purchased 10% of Air France-KLM. Delta and China Eastern's stake in Air France-KLM
Bring back toll gates on the Highways, Luxury Bus Owner begs Nigerian government
... Minister, Senate also in support of return of toll plazas on highways When on January 1, 2003, then Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo decided to scrap toll gates on highways nation-wide his reason was that they had outlived their usefulness. Speaking on a Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) forum tagged: The President
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ONLINE-SHOPPING ENERGIZES UPS IN SECOND QUARTER
DALLAS (AP) -- If you buy diapers online later this year, UPS begs you to avoid placing the order right around Thanksgiving or Christmas. To drive home the point, the company with the big brown trucks will impose special surcharges for shipments during peak holiday weeks. UPS executives gave more details about
Ethiopian Airlines signs up for $651.4m B777Fs aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines has announced a deal to purchase two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft in Paris, France as it continues to expand rapidly its cargo operations. The deal is valued at $651.4m at list prices and follows on from an order for ten B737 Max 8 passenger aircraft announced recently. The freighter
1,000 new Lagos addresses added to Google Map
Google Map has added no fewer than 1,000 new addresses to Ikeja, Ikoyi and other areas of Lagos State. The Chief Executive Officer, Google, Sundar Pitchai, stated this on Thursday in Lagos at the ‘Google for Nigeria’ event. He said that the company made the additions because the number of people using
Med-View to airlift pilgrims
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Medviw Aairline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, has said that Medview Airline is set to commence flight operations from Ilorin International Airport to Saudi Arabia. The airline which would commence the airlift on Thursday 3rd August '17 from the Ilorin International Airport to Prince Muhammed bin
Airport Users, Stakeholders,Calls for Full Compliance With Executive Order
Months after the Executive Order was issued by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, with the aim of supporting the ease doing business in the country, most airport users, as well as other stakeholders in the country, are yearning for stricter implementation of the order. Even though some aviation parastatals, agencies,
China delivers 2 standard gauge locomotives to Nigeria
Two locomotives of the 20 locomotives engines expected to arrive Nigeria from the Peoples Republic of China for the commencement of standard gauge rail operations in the country have been delivered. THE Nigerian government through a representative of its Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, took delivery of the two double-end-drivers-cabin