Stakeholders in the aviation industry have implored the federal government to restructure the huge debts owed by the airlines operating in the country. According to the stakeholders, this restructuring will help save the businesses of the operators while both parties agree on payment modalities. It was gathered that the airlines owe aviation agencies and the […]
The Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has described Nigeria as the business hub of Africa and a potential world super-power. He made this remark at a recent meeting with the CEO of a Nigerian construction firm, Sujimoto Group, Sijibomi Ogundele, during the […]
No fewer than 500 migrants from West African countries, including Nigeria, deported from Gabon on Thursday berthed at the National Inland Waterways Authority jetty in Calabar, Cross River State after four days on the high sea. One person, whose identity could not be disclosed, was said to have died shortly before departure from Gabon (also […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has given a 14-day ultimatum to airlines who failed to remit their ticket sales charge (TSC) and cargo sales charges (CSC). In a statement signed by its spokesman, Mr Fan Ndubuoke, the authority read the riot act to the affected airlines which had demonstrated apathy in remitting the 5 […]
Lagos — A Nigerian, Jacob Olukunle Ajomale, who was allegedly maltreated by the United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, by forcefully inserting a tracking device (chip) in his body through his anus, has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Nigerian government to drag the United States before the United […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, August 5, instructed the Ministry of Aviation to fast-track action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country. The president gave the directive while receiving briefing from officials of the Aviation Ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary, Binta Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bello, who spoke […]
(CNN)[Breaking news update] A Malaysian search team on Reunion Island has found airplane window panes and seat cushions, a Malaysian government official told news agency Agence France-Presse on Thursday. [Previous story] (CNN) -- When a piece of plane debris was found last week on a remote French island in the Indian Ocean, family members of […]
We get a lot of questions about health care on the road – “How can I avoid getting sick? What need vaccines? What happens when I do get sick?” Since I’m not a doctor, I don’t like giving medical advice so I’ve asked Mike Huxley, a registered nurse and author of the blog Bemused Backpacker […]
Nigerian Muslim pilgrims who intend to visit the holy land for the 2015 hajj will be airlifted from the 18th of August according to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This announcement was made by the NAHCON chairman, Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar in Abuja over the weekend after inaugurating the medical team for the exercise. […]
Kano, a major state in Northern Nigeria, hosts a variety of tourists attraction - including Kurmi Market, the largest in Africa; The Emir's Palace, the oldest continuous site of authority in Nigeria; and The Ancient Kano City Walls, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to these amazing attractions, tourists tend to include Kano […]
