Dana Air has commenced daily flights from Lagos to Owerri with an introductory online fare of N12, 600 for one way. The development added to the routes of the airline which included Abuja, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Uyo with a plan to expand its operations to other cities in Nigeria as part of its […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday summoned managers of Peace Mass Transit over the spate of road accidents involving the transport company. It said the firm’s vehicles recorded 11 road accidents between January and June this year, resulting in the death of 37 people with 58 others injured. According to the Corps Marshal, FRSC, […]
Herself The steady hum of waterfall welcomes us. We are in a small clearing that looks like an anteroom carved out of a wall of rock. You feel as though you are in and outdoors at the same time. Overhead, sunrays pierce through a floral roof and splash a thousand splintered sparkles on the floor […]
The Only Airline from Ghana that has survived the competition with Nigeria Carriers, Africa World Airline is set to increase flights to 6 times a week from the 4 weekly flights currently on offer. The new flights on Tuesday and Thursday will be in the afternoon while it keeps the evening flights on other days. […]
The Government of Uganda has introduced the online visa application system with effect from 01 July 2016. All persons intending to come to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit, medical are required to apply and obtain a visa online. Applications should be filled at the following link: https://visas.immigration.go.ug/. The decision taken on the application […]
ZIMBABWE and Zambia are working together to spearhead the multi-destination approach as the two countries are also in the process to revive the suspended uni-visa facility. The two countries introduced a uni-visa project as a pilot project for the region when they co-hosted the United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly in 2013 which saw […]
For pilots, marriage can be complicated. Most airline pilots wouldn’t trade their job for anything. After all, it beats sitting behind a desk, and it comes with a fantastic view, along with many other benefits. But there are also challenges, and it can be difficult for a pilot’s family and friends to understand what, exactly, […]
Luxury travel to poor destinations can spur emotional dissonance. I remember wondering, when the Sheraton in Addis Ababa first opened, how a visitor could, fresh from a drive through the substantial slums of Ethiopia’s capital, fully enjoy the property’s French restaurant and choreographed fountain displays. And, truth be told, you don’t have to be living […]
The daughter of US President Barack Obama, Malia Obama, graduated from high school on Friday, achieving a milestone that her parents characteristically strove to keep out of the media spotlight. Obama has said he has been dreading this day, joking that he would be wearing sunglasses to hide his tears at the ceremony. Obama however […]
The Ethiopian Airlines latest A-350 aircraft made a grand entry into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos amid applause. The aircraft was welcomed with a colourful water canon shower by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,(FAAN) fire tenders at the weekend. General Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, Solomon Bengashaw explained that Nigeria is […]
