After a technical review of its light rail (blue line) project, the Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a French multinational, Alstom SA to complete the rail project. The state government, thus, said the passenger operation of the first phase (Marina to Mile 2) of the […]
Ethiopia n Airlines says it is the frontrunner to set up and manage Nigeria’s new national carrier, Nigeria Air. “We are among a small group with an interest in establishing a national carrier (in Nigeria)…we do not know the results (of the tender), though we are frontrunners,” The Ethiopian Airline Chief Executive Tewolde Gebremariam told a […]
The federal government may not be willing to provide about N30 billion needed to complete the new airports terminals in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kano airports, THISDAY has learnt. While most of the projects are over 80 per cent completed, the terminals at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and that of the […]
Pupils of the Bayelsa State Government Model Schools on excursion at the multi-billion international airport have commended the Governor Seriake Dickson for changing the narratives of the State, through his developmental strides. The students, who were left in awe by the nearly completed state-of-the-art facilities at the international cargo airport, commended the huge investments in […]
A new internationally licensed Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO), 7 Star Global Hangar, owned and managed by Nigerians, will commence operations in the country next week, following the granting of a full license by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in Lagos (NCAA) According to the Chief Executive Officer of 7 Star, Mr. Isaac Balami, the […]
The management of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) has denied claims that its hostile policies at the Lagos Free Zone were frustrating investors doing business in the area. Amy Jadesinmi, LADOL's managing director, told journalists in Lagos, Tuesday, that reports that the operator introduced charges alien to the contract in the free zone thereby making […]
Nigeria's mangrove ecosystem is said to be the largest in Africa and the third largest in the world spanning about 10,000 square kilometres, from Badagry in the West to Calabar in the South, an expert has said. The Executive Director, Eco Restoration Foundation, Prince David Omaghomi, stated this in Lagos recently while marking the International […]
The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) says 95 per cent of deaths recorded by serving Corps members is due to road accidents. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director General of NYSC, said this while addressing corps members observing their orientation camp course in Katsina on Monday. "Several serving corps members have been embarking on unnecessary journeys that […]
The Benin Republic, a historic country rich in African culture, was home to the Dahomey Kingdom from about 1600–1900 AD. Known across the world as one of the places where “voodoo” is highly regarded, the country shares a border with Nigeria. Although it has as its capital, Port Novo, Cotonou, the largest city and economic […]
Med-View Airline Plc, one of the official carriers involved in the airlift of Muslim Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, on Monday commenced the airlift of intending pilgrims from Kaduna International Airport. The airline is airlifting 1,600 pilgrims from Kaduna as the first flight took off by 7:10 pm with 313 pilgrims to Prince Mohammed Bn Abdul-Aziz […]
