More than 30 million tourists visit Africa every year. Over half of the international arrivals are for business purposes, and may partake in tourist activities as well, while 15% travel for pure tourism and 30% visit friends and family. Tourists select the continent as a destination for wildlife viewing and to enjoy the sunny skies. […]
No fewer than 14 companies have indicated their interest to bid for the proposed concession of the Asaba International Airport. They include the BGL Consortium, FBN Capital, Infrastructural Bank Plc, One Dott Aviation, Rougton International Consortium, Ponclef Associates Limited and Planet Capital Consortium, Enterprise Integratus. Others are Halcro Infrastructure Consortium, Deloids, PWC, Rosecross, Ed-field Partners […]
Charles Ajunwa Tourists from all over the world visit the National War Museum, Umuahia, Abia State, to enjoy the serene atmosphere and also to satisfy their curiosity about the Nigerian Civil War. The documentalist in the National War Museum, Mr. Julius Ogar, told THISDAY they are doing everything to ensure that the place is well […]
A new dawn in the history of Ile-Ife occasioned by the recent appointment of 40-year old Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, as the Ooni of Ife, has continued to resonate with the Ooni set to declare Ife as a tourism zone in furtherance of his promise to foster peace and unity and bring economic […]
Super Eagles will fly out to Kigali, Rwanda, for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on January 15. The team arrived Pretoria, South Africa, for a training camp on Saturday to meet up with coach Sunday Oliseh, who joined up from his base in Europe, officials told africanFootball.com. Nigeria will play Angola in a friendly match […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Travel Investment Company Limited (TICO), Mrs Irene Uti-Egbeogu, has said the merger of travel agencies could contribute over $2 billion annually. She said without consolidation, the market share would be small for travel agencies who need to explore wider segments and product initiatives to enhance profitability In an interview, she […]
Aviation experts as well as ordinary citizens in Nigeria were horrified last week when pictures first posted on the social media showed passengers alighting from a plane via a makeshift ladder. Before long the pictures were trending on Twitter and Facebook. National and international television stations soon showed clips of passengers disembarking via a ladder. […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has ordered the immediate suspension of Nnmadi Azikiwe International Airport Manager, it's terminal manager and the head of aviation security (AVSEC) at the airport following a serious security breach at the airport on Saturday. All three staff are under the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The minister […]
Passengers of a Turkish Airlines' flight who forced their way into the tarmac and barricaded the aircraft at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja over their missing luggage have collected the luggage, it was learnt yesterday. The passengers had invaded the tarmac last weekend after the Turkish aircraft failed to bring their luggage. The tarmac […]
As part of efforts to promote bilateral relations and cooperation, Ethiopia and China has recently adopted a mutually visa-free policy for diplomatic and service passport holders entering the other’s border. The agreement assures that citizens of China and Ethiopia holding valid diplomatic or service passport shall be exempted from visa requirement for entry into, exit […]
