OPINION By Ben Murray Bruce In my last back page article for THISDAY, entitled 'If you Build it They Will Come', I had evangelised for Nigeria to develop some of the potential foreign exchange earners we are currently not tapping and for which we have a very good comparative advantage. I had singled out the […]
Delta Airline's Senior Vice President of In-Flight Service, Allison Ausband, has said that the airline's attendants and the entire employees are committed to making the flying experience better for its customers. He also said that the airline would endeavour to bring more humanity to the skies. He stated that Delta Air Lines flight attendants would […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service has revoked the passports of all former governors and ministers issued to them during their tenure. The Comptroller-General of the Immigration Service, Martin Abeshi, said this in a statement on Monday, The Cable reports. The NIS also instructed former senators, ex-House of Representatives members, ex-special advisers, retired heads of government agencies, […]
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, has called for the transformation of the country’s cultural festivals to foreign exchange earners. The senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District of Ekiti State, said became imperative “in view of the plunging oil price in the international market and the urgency of Nigeria to diversify its revenue […]
Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has called on the Federal Government to initiate a policy that would encourage the use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all motor parks across Nigeria. The RTEAN National Chairman, Alhaji Musa Isiwele, while speaking yesterday said it would help in curbing crime at the parks, stating that […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has stated that the ongoing construction at five major international airports would make the country the hub of aviation in Africa, when completed in 2016. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday, September 5, in Lagos after an Annual General Assembly Conference and Exhibition of the […]
Mauritius commercial bank, AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth has ranked Lagos state third among cities with the most millionaires in Africa. According to the report, Lagos has about 9,100 millionaires. Ranked number one is South Africa with 23,400 millionaires, while Cairo in Egypt comes second with 10,200 millionaires. The study defines millionaires as people […]
Kenya Airways has received $40 million loan from the Country’s government, as well as a $200 million bridging loan from African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to settle its financial crisis. The money is needed to support Kenya’s national carrier, which has not made a profit in the past three years due to a number of Islamist […]
4,105 Kebbi State Pilgrims would be airlifted from the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi to Saudi Arabia for the 2015 Hajj exercise, our correspondent gathered yesterday from senior officials in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Deputy Governor of Kebbi State and chairman of the State Task Force Committee on Hajj, Samaila Dabai Yombe, when contacted […]
The Consumer Protection Directorate of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) resolved over 3,000 complaints from passengers between January and July this year. The complaints included delayed and cancelled flights, missing luggage and over booking, among others. The General Manager, Consumer Protection Directorate, Mrs. Ify Megwa, told our correspondent that the number also included complaints […]
