Aviation

Arik Air becomes Official Airline Partner of The Next Titan Nigeria Reality TV show

Published

2 years ago

August 16, 2022

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Sponsored by: H&H

Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline has become the Supporting Sponsor and Exclusive Official Airline Partner of The Next Titan Nigeria Reality TV show Season Nine.

L-R: The CEO of Bravopoints, Mr Mide Akinlaja and CEO of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu exchange the signed agreement.

An agreement to this effect was signed last Friday between the management of Arik Air and Bravopoints International, promoters of the The Next Titan Nigeria TV show.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of Bravopoints International, Mr Mide Akinlaja said the company is glad that Arik Air is identifying with the show for the first time.

“It is so peculiar because Arik Air is identifying with us at a time when we need you most and we sincerely appreciate this”, Mr Akinlaja elaborated.

The Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu in his response said the airline is proud to be associated with the show, stressing that he has been following the show for quite a while. He commended Bravopoints for coming up with such a brilliant idea.

“Such shows actually imbibe the spirit of encouragement and hope for the future because by supporting the young ones you are guaranteeing that we have future leaders for the country.

We commend you and look forward to the commencement of Season Nine of the show”, Captain Roy stressed.

The Next Titan is Nigeria’s foremost Business Reality TV Show, and has hosted several thousands of young entrepreneurs across the country through its auditions.

The Next Titan in its 9th Season is scouting for intelligent, charismatic and audacious young people with inspiring, impactful, and scalable business ideas to battle it out on a 10-week reality TV show for a grand prize to start their business idea.

The TV Reality & Competition Show brings together young aspiring entrepreneurs (Age: 21-40) from all walks of life where they out-compete one another in the hope of winning a cash prize to launch their business.

At each episode, the entrepreneurs are tasked with practical business challenges and are judged on the quality of their solutions thereto.

The contesting entrepreneurs are eliminated one-by-one until the final episode where the winner will receive the cash prize to start his or her business venture.

Aviation

Air Peace Expands Regional Network, Commences Abidjan, Cotonou Flights Jan 22

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4 months ago

January 10, 2024

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Aviation

GOCOP Felicitates Horatius Egua on Appointment As Director, Special Duties, NCAA

Published

5 months ago

December 23, 2023

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SPONSORED BY: H&H

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has felicitated Mr. Horatius Egua over his appointment as Director, Special Duties at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

Mr. Egua, a pioneer member and Zonal Coordinator, North-East of GOCOP, was among some 46 directors of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) appointed few days ago by the presidency including the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB). NCAA is the regulatory body of the aviation industry in Nigeria under the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.

Congratulating Mr. Egua on his appointment, the president of GOCOP and publisher of Realnews magazine Online, Maureen Chigbo, enjoined him to continue flying GOCOP’s flag as good ambassador, assuring him of the Guild’s support.

Chigbo stated this in a press statement by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Sir Remmy Nweke, noting that Egua will be the second member of GOCOP to be given an appointment by President Bola Tinubu who previously made Mr. Olufemi Soneye the Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

Mr. Egua until his appointment, was the publisher of The Bridge News and the immediate past Media Aide to the former Minister of State on Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.

GOCOP, a registered non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit organisation, comprises 104 owners of online publications.

Aviation

Air Peace Resumes China Operations Dec 28

Published

5 months ago

December 22, 2023

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SPONSORED BY: H&H

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, is set to resume its direct flight connectivity to Guangzhou-China on December 28, 2023.

This is contained in a news release issued recently by the airline’s Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, who also stated that passengers can now fly Accra-China-Accra which is a new connection.

Olisa said the resumption of flights to China and the newly introduced connection are in furtherance of Air Peace’s commitment to providing connectivity across cities and between continents while also fostering socio-economic relations.

Air Peace commenced direct flights to China in 2022 with a high passenger load on its inaugural flight. Since then, the airline has launched 3 other international routes- Mumbai, Tel Aviv and Jeddah in 2023- with a historic flight to the Caribbean nation, Antigua and Barbuda in August this year. The airline is also gearing up to kick off scheduled flights to London soon.

Air Peace leads Nigeria’s aviation industry with a network of 21 domestic routes, 8 regional and 6 international destinations, with an increasing modern fleet of over 30 aircraft, including 5 brand new Embraer 195-E2s and a recently penned order for 5 brand new Embraer 175s.