The Bayelsa government at the weekend opened partnership discussions with its Akwa Ibom counterpart on the use of Ibom Air to start commercial flight operations at the Bayelsa International Airport. Speaking as the leader of a high-powered delegation from Bayelsa at a meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, the Deputy Governor, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says 500 small new commercial buses will be released by next week Thursday to replace motorcycles. The Governor, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Lagos Architect Forum on Wednesday, said the state would soon start to operate 100 new high-capacity buses. Sanwo-Olu acknowledged the challenges in the […]
Following a complaint by the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, regarding a N2,000 charge by officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the authority has clarified the reason for the charge. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, and shared on Twitter, the authority […]
The Federal Government has expressed concerns over the “unabated” ticket racketeering, seeking ways to curb the menace and not deny passengers access to train services. This was noted at Tuesday’s plenary session by the representative of the Igabi constituency, Kaduna State, Zayyad Ibrahim. Ibrahim said that the efforts of the government to curb ticket racketeering […]
The Federal Government is expected to raise $250 million from private investors for the proposed national carrier, Nigerian Air. The Ministry of Aviation made this known in a statement while giving an update on the Aviation Development Roadmap of the present government administration following criticisms over the delay in the implementation of the project. The […]
