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VACANCY: Nigeria Air seeks experienced captains and crew members (Apply Here)
Nigeria’s national carrier, Nigeria Air Limited, says it is seeking to fill up diverse positions in the organisation.
The airline said this in a statement on Friday.
The national carrier said it will be “launching shortly with Boeing 737-800 (NG) aircraft, followed thereafter with B787 aircraft for international operations”.
“The new airline will be owned by a Nigerian private investor consortium together with a 5 percent federal government holding, including Ethiopian Airline’s shareholding,” the company said.
Therefore, Nigeria Air said it is now recruiting qualified and experienced Boeing 737 captains, first officers, senior cabin crew and cabin crew, and engineers (B1/B2 preferred).
The positions, it stated, are based in Abuja or Lagos with “competitive salaries to be offered”.
“All qualified and interested candidates are to visit the application portal for other open positions which will be available shortly on the website www.nigeriaair.world,” it said.
“In addition, due to the immediate recruitment requirements for the above operational positions only, we ask that CVS be sent to the following email address: recruitment@nigeriaair.world.”
The airline also said applications will be carefully assessed, and suitable candidates will be invited for an interview, adding that applications that do not meet the above criteria will not be replied.
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Naira depreciates to N1,770/$ in parallel market
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,770 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,750 per dollar last weekend.
Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,675.62 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM.
Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,675.62 per dollar from N1,652.62 per dollar last weekend, indicating N23 depreciation for the naira.
The volume of dollars traded (turnover) fell by 55.2 percent to $108.79 million from $243.05 million traded last week Friday.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rate widened to N117.38 per dollar from N97.38 per dollar last weekend.
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Port Harcourt Refinery begins crude oil processing
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State has commenced crude oil processing.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the compaanyy, Femi Soneye, broke the news on Tuesday.
Soneye revealed that the refinery will operate at 60 percent capacity and process 60,000bpd.
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“Today marks a monumental achievement for Nigeria as the Port Harcourt Refinery officially commences crude oil processing. This groundbreaking milestone signifies a new era of energy independence and economic growth for our nation,” Soneye said on Tuesday.
“Hearty congratulations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the NNPC Board, and the exceptional leadership of GCEO Mele Kyari for their unwavering commitment to this transformative project. Together, we are reshaping Nigeria’s energy future!”
Soneye added that truck loading will commence on Tuesday (today), adding that the NNPCL is also “working tirelessly to bring the Warri Refinery back online soon”.
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Nigeria’s GDP rate grew by 3.46% in Q3 2024, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.46 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024.
The NBS, in its GDP report published on Monday, said the growth rate is higher than the 3.19 percent recorded in Q2 2024.
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