Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has advised African leaders to give incentives to investors and make intra-Africa travel easy. He said this while revealing that despite the size of his group and investments on the continent, he needs 38 visas to travel across Africa. The richest African said adequate steps must be taken to address the […]
The Nollywood movie industry indeed has grown stronger and better over the years. At every movie release, there are fresh and outstanding ideas, extremely talented actors, great directors and the industry is overwhelmed by competent and polished artists. No wonder, theatre as a University course in Nigeria has suddenly taking over the educational sector. So […]
British carrier, Virgin Atlantic has launched an incredible fare reduction on London-Lagos for as low as $300. The special promotional fare is for customers that want to visit family and friends to Celebrate Nigerian 56 Independence anniversary. This week the British airline launched fares to London from $300 which is available to purchase now till […]
Indigenous carrier, First Nation Airways which grounded its operations more than a week ago has recommenced operations, on Sunday, September 18, following completion of the repair of its aircraft. Meanwhile, in similar developments, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has concluded plans to inaugurate inter-ministerial committee to deliberate on how Aero Contractors could resume operation […]
The second annual Word Spa Awards ceremony took place over the weekend and Namibia made its mark once again at the awards. The event took place on Sunday, 4 September and Fort Village Resort, Sardinia, Italy was selected to be the host. This is not the first time Nomad African Spa nabbed the award as […]
For the Federal Government to effectively revive the aviation sector, it should steer clear of running a national carrier and rather be concerned with providing an enabling environment. This was the position of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) as its officials visited The Guardian in Lagos. The travel agencies also canvassed full […]
J.P. Clark's poem "Ibadan" may be due for a rewrite as the city is certainly not "running splash of rust... " anymore. Visited by thousands of vacationers each year, Ibadan is easily one of the most charming places in Western Nigeria. There's no doubt that Ibadan is a huge city, with a population bigger than […]
Travel and tourism within Africa may become easier soon, at least for some. Currently, holders of an African passport require visas to visit at least 30 countries on the continent. The African Union is seeking to change this with the launch of a pan-African e-passport. African heads of state and top African Union (AU) officials […]
The daily refrain by top government officials about the great potential of tourism in Nigeria is empty rhetoric; there is nothing on ground to back it up. Our substandard airports betray the wishful thinking about tourism development. Talking about tourism development in Nigeria is like talking about Nigeria's huge resource potentials, which have not translated […]
Since Aero Contractors and First Nation Airways stopped their schedule passenger service, there have been palpable fears that the poor financial status of Nigerian airlines could make them compromise safety standards. It is a general belief that airlines cut corners in aircraft maintenance owing to the high costs of checks, which are usually carried out […]
