Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday flagged off the expansion of the Orile Tanker Terminal truck, as part of solutions to the Apapa gridlock. Ambode assured that work would be accelerated on the 1000-capacity terminal at Orile-Iganmu area of the state. Ambode, while on an inspection tour of the Apapa-Iganmu axis said the […]
There is a close affinity between culture, arts, and tourism. A sound tourism education must of necessity have arts and cultural contents and vice-versa. With Mrs. Chika Balogun, Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality & Tourism, piloting the affairs of NIHOTOUR, her experience as one time project anchor in the celebration of Nigeria's culture […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have projected that Africa would be a market of 350 million airline passengers by 2035. This prediction, according to the association was an incentive for investors to go into commercial airline business. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had disclosed that in 2017, many entrepreneurs had indicated interest […]
About 10,000 Nigerians were employed during the construction of the Abuja Light Rail Project, which was recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, while 100,000 more will be directly or indirectly employed when the project begins full operation. The Chief Resident Engineer for the Abuja Light Rail Project, Mr. Anthony Agbakoba, disclosed this on Thursday while […]
The pride and pearl of the Nigerian Hospitality Industry, Transcorp Hotels Plc. (“Transcorp Hotels”) has announced its Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2018. The company showed significant growth over the same period last year recording a turnover of N8.01 billion, Profit Before Tax of N2.02 billion and Earning Per Share of […]
We all make mistakes, but when it comes to travelling abroad, we can make costly mistakes without even trying. Some of them are quick to fix and easily forgotten, others can be expensive, and time-consuming. When next you are planning to travel abroad, remember Jumia Travel offers flight booking and hotel reservation across Africa and the world. […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, on Friday, said Nigeria does not need to recruit foreigners in order to run the Nigerian Air. The SFG made the remark at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) 47th convocation ceremony in Kaduna, where 256 graduating students were conferred with certificates and […]
Med-View Airlines Plc has acquired a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to revive its international operations. The wide-body aircraft is the second of such in Nigeria, after Air Peace acquired one in January this year. The aircraft with registration number: 5N-BVY, was flown to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos to the jubilation of management, staff of […]
Poor outing of Nigerian airlines on international routes, has forced the actual air travel market in the country to shrink. Estimates of capacity and frequencies recorded at the airports are discouraging. The local airlines small, weak and under-capitalised are unable to compete favourably to drive the local potential market. Some 23 foreign airlines are taking […]
To get the new national carrier off its feet, the Federal Government will be injecting about N3.168billion ($8.8million) as the startup capital for Nigeria Air. The provision, among others, is contained in the Outline Business Case (OBC) recently approved by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and currently before the Federal Executive Council for approval. […]
