Medview Airlines is set to begin flights from Lagos into London and Lisbon in Portugal. The Managing Director, Alhaji Muneer Bankole who made this known, said the carrier has secured approvals from aviation authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) and Portugal to begin the operations. Bankole said the airline has engaged a consultant to complete […]
Ghana and Mauritius have agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of each other’s national passports. It follows the signing of an agreement on mutual visa exemption in Port Louis on Monday as part of the 3 day state visit of President John Mahama. The agreement allows all Ghanaians, including holders of ordinary Ghanaian passports […]
Three officials of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, of Friday, interacted with Nigerians from different parts of the country for an hour and three minutes. They spoke on what applicants should do or avoid when processing the US visa. The live show was not a television programme. Recognising the growing influence of digital media, […]
The Executive Governor of Cross River Prof. Ben Ayade has appointed Mr. Ikechi Uko of Jedidah Promotions as consultant to help internationalise Carnival Calabar in 2015. Mr. Ikechi Uko also the organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, Accra Weizo in Ghana and Africa Bantaba in Atlanta, Georgia was hired to extend the flavour […]
The ongoing railway modernisation projects initiated by the federal government during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Obviously impressed by the developments in the railway sectors, it was gathered that Buhari has given his blessing for the smooth execution of the projects, which are at various levels of completion. […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has introduced new Seafarer’s Medical Certification Documents in compliance with extant requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 and Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) 1998 as amended. Presenting the documents to stakeholders in Lagos recently, the Acting Director General of NIMASA, Haruna Baba […]
It seems the Oyo State mass transit scheme, Pacesetter Transport, is taking a leaf from the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit scheme, as it has disclosed a plan to create a dedicated lane for the state’s high capacity transport buses in an effort to end the constant collision of the buses with other vehicles on the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had apprehended another employee of Arik Air, Ikechukwu Chibuzor Oliver, for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of 20kg cocaine to London on Monday. According to the NDLEA, Oliver had confessed to the crime and had revealed that he charged N400,000 for each of the […]
We do not need it; it would end up as another monument to waste President Muhammadu Buhari last week directed the Ministry of Aviation to quicken the modalities toward the establishment of a national carrier. But the pertinent questions remain: do we need a national carrier, after the dismal record of the Nigeria Airways and […]
Lagos — The airlift of intending pilgrims to this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia began yesterday with the departure of 540 from Lagos and 285 from Kaduna. Yesterday's inaugural flights like the remaining ones are expected to land in Medina instead of Jeddah due to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON's) resolve to enhance […]
