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Dana Air increases Owerri route frequency, resumes Abuja to Owerri, Enugu flights

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Dana Air has announced the resumption of its Abuja to Owerri, Enugu service from December 9, 2022.

The airline disclosed this in a statement made available to Vanguard by its Corporate Communications Head, Kingsley Ezenwa, in Lagos.

According to him, “We are gradually opening our prime routes to offer superior options to our guests in terms of fares, service and comfortability.

“We are delighted to re-introduce these flights based on popular demand for our service to these destinations and the schedule has been suitably fixed to meet the expectations of our eastern brothers and sisters.’

”Our customer service is still 24/7 and our guests are encouraged to visit our website to get best fares for their yuletide, business or leisure travels.”

Dana Air has since resumption on the 9th of november 2022, commended for its resilience as the first and only domestic airline to have undergone and scaled twice, an operational audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

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Naira depreciates to N1,770/$ in parallel market

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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

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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

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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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