Arik Air received two aircraft from C-Check over the weekend, thereby boosting the operations of the airline in the coming festive season. The two aircraft include a Q-400, while the Boeing 737-800 check was conducted by Lufthansa Technik AG in Malta. According to a statement, over the last two years the current management has been […]
The holiday season is just around the corner and we can’t wait to explore the world around and beyond us. For this special issue, we have compiled three-holiday destinations with peculiar interests. Greece For The Beaches Greece is famous for a lot of things – the birthplace of Democracy, the land of ancient gods that […]
As part of its no-city-left-behind initiative, Air Peace airlines has concluded plans to open the Ibadan route via direct flights connecting the city to Abuja, Kano and Owerri. The Chairman of the airline, Allen Onyema, disclosed this at the University of Ibadan’s Alumni Association Luncheon and Awards, held in Ibadan, saying the new routes would […]
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has blamed the short life span of Nigerian airlines on what it called financial recklessness by the operators. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Ahmed Kuru, specifically faulted aircraft acquisition without the due diligence of feasibility studies. He said Arik Air which is under its receivership blew […]
The march towards the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail is gaining traction That the system rail is a viable alternative to the already overburdened road network, especially in Lagos where perennial traffic snarls are the order of the day, would be stating the obvious. Though the cost of building a rail is higher […]
South Africa Airways (SAA) was recently embroiled in labour issues when it wanted to sack over 900 of its workers in the bid to restructure its operation, which the management saw as the only key way to survive. This led to an industrial action that nearly crippled the airline, but for the sudden end of […]
Air Peace, has dedicated the best airline award (domestic category) it won recently at the Nigeria Tourism Awards to its customers. While receiving the awards, the Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace, Mrs Toyin Olajide, stated that the recognition indicated that the airline has achieved significant success since inception, even though its five-year journey has been […]
Popular hospitality brand, Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments, bagged the Hotel of the Year Award at the sixth edition of the Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award which held at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, recently. Indeed, it was a night of glitz and glamour as the prestigious awards, committed to honouring successful entrepreneurs in the country, attracted top executives […]
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to review it decision which restrict the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and National Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to access all ports and borders as part of strategy to effectively check the influx of substandard goods into the country. The House made the […]
The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved N4.8bn for the completion of road projects in Kwara and Osun States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who briefed State House Correspondents after FEC meeting, said N4.027bn was endorsed for the completion of 26km Ajase-Ipo/ Offa/ Erinle Road in Kwara State. Fashola, who said 8km of […]
