One of the indigenous airlines, Dana Air has announced its frequent flyer programme; Dana Miles; which allows its guests to earn and redeem points or miles for travel across its route network. The Accountable Manager, Dana Air, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo in a statement stated that the initiative would enable Dana Miles members, access to upgrade […]
At exactly 5:00am on a rather cold August morning, the sun raring to see off the darkness with a harsh kiss, Amos, my guide and information officer of the community, knocked hurriedly on my door and summoned me to the beach nearby. “Come have a look at something” he called out. I was startled as […]
Nigerians like things big. Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa. Nigeria has the largest population in Africa. Lagos is one of the largest (if not the largest) cities in Africa. The fleet of private jets owned by Nigerians is also probably the largest in Africa. Yet... there's no Nigerian airline that can lay claim […]
Akure — Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has said that the Federal Government was yet to refund to the state about N7billion expended on the repair and reconstruction of some federal roads in the state. Mimiko disclosed the figure while answering questions during an interactive programme. "The Governor Speaks" bothering on the deplorable state […]
Contrary to trending news that Virgin Atlantic is about pulling out of the Lagos route, the airline has said it has no plans of stopping its operation on the route it has operated for fourteen years. The media was awash with the news that Virgin Atlantic was about pulling out of the Lagos route after […]
Unbeknownst to many Nigerians, tourism holds huge potentials for reversing the critical issue of unemployment which daily threatens the stability of the country. In 2013, here are the statistics from the World Travel and Tourism Council for direct tourism jobs created in the following African countries - Egypt (1.2 million); South Africa (645,500); Tanzania (402,500); […]
People in East Africa have far more Eurasian ancestry than previously thought, owing up to a quarter of their DNA to ancient Asians and Europeans who migrated into the region, according to a study that could reshape the way we interpret human history. The first-ever DNA sequencing of the skull of an ancient African – […]
For the incoming minister that will be in charge of Nigeria's aviation sector, there can't be any idle moment. Over the years, the sector has so underperformed that it pales below even some of its competitors in Africa when it has all the potentials to match the fast pace of aviation business in other continents. […]
SECOND Republic Senator Ayo Fasanmi yesterday asked the Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) to ensure the completion of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation. Describing the road as the busiest in the country, the octogenarian said the 126.5-kilometre road is critical to national economic interest. Fasanmi, an All Progressives Congress (APC) elder, […]
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Wednesday faulted the scrapping of the Ministry of Aviation by the Federal Government. The Assistant General-Secretary of NUATE, Mr Olayinka Abioye, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The Federal Government had on Tuesday merged the ministry with […]
