Accredited diplomats from the Far East countries such as North Korea were continually getting involved in trafficking of wildlife products, report says. An investigation published by a Swiss anti-organised crime watchdog says officials attached with the North Korea embassies in southern Africa have been taking advantage of their immunities to ferry illegal ivory, rhino horn […]
Lagos state government has designed a road map towards achieving the goals of making the state foremost in terms of richness in tourism through the "One Lagos" initiative. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in the state, Mr. Folarin Coker, stated this at the official closing of a three day musical and film entertainment, […]
It’s a tedious task to combine traveling and caring for your baby at the same time especially for adventurous mothers. Most of them prefer to give up their dream to explore for the welfare of their child. This is not helped by the fact that in Africa and Nigeria especially, it is the sole responsibility […]
Nigeria as a country is highly populated and so it is natural that the idea of travelling to other parts of the world excites the average citizen. Unfortunately, not many people get the opportunity to travel and remain confined within the country for a long period of time. For those who eventually get the chance […]
No fewer than 14 airlines have withdrawn their services from the country due to low patronage on account of the economic recession. The airlines, including Iberia, United Airlines and Air Gambia, are among the 50 that operated the Nigerian routes some months ago. Besides, foreign airlines operating in the country are estimated to have lost […]
Ilorin — The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hajia Fatimah Abolore-Jimoh, has said airlift of intending pilgrims from the state will start tomorrow, August 9th. Fielding questions from journalists on Saturday at a special prayer organized for the intending pilgrims, Fatimah Abolore-Jimoh disclosed that the state contingent would be traveling […]
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has rolled out a number of measures, including technical assistance, capacity building and the revision of the country's Tourism Master Plan, as part of efforts to ensure the development of tourism in the country. The UN Agency announced the measures, which also include the organisation of international conferences in […]
African airline recorded 0.4 per cent cargo growth in June 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, as the carriers’ capacity in the continent leaped by 19.9 per cent year-on-year on the back of long-haul expansion. The International Air Transport Association, IATA, in its released data for global airfreight demand in June 2016, recorded a surge in […]
The Ilorin International Airport handled a total of 36,805 passengers and 1,316 aircraft between January and June 2016, the airport Manager, Alhaji Abubukar Mohammed, said on Tuesday,August 2. Mohammed, who disclosed this in llorin during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said the figures recorded were an indication of the remarkable progress in commercial activities […]
Foreign airlines operating in Nigeria lost N6.4billion in the N157.6 billion ($800) of their revenues trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, when the Naira was devalued from N197 to N280 by the apex regulator. The Country Manager of British Airways, Kola Olayinka, who disclosed this, explained that the total amount of money trapped in […]
