300 People Escape Death As Bird Strike Forces Turkish Airlines Back To Uganda Airport

LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right weight for landing. According to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority,  the regulator of…

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Imported Vehicles Trapped As Nigeria Customs Hike Duty On Automobile

LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have said there may be congestion of imported vehicles at the nation’s seaports following the Nigeria Customs Service’s decision to raise duty on imported vehicles by 10 per cent, The PUNCH has learnt. The agents, in exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday, accused the service of effecting…

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Group  Hails NUPRC For Demanding Oil Well Owners Names

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) over its decision to identify the real owners of all lease and licence holder operators in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.  In a statement issued and signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju made available…

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Clearing Agents Accuse Customs Officers Of Frustrating Cargo Clearance At Seaports

LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Clearing agents operating at the nation’s seaports have raised the alarm over the activities of officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Police unit, frustrating cargo clearance at the nation’s seaports. Speaking to LEADERSHIP, the acting President, Association of Nigerian Licenced Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr Kayode Farinto, decried the activities of the…

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