The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has said it is targeting 90 percent automation of seaports ports operations by the first quarter of 2021. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NSC, Mr. Hassan Bello, stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the management of Media Trust Limited, the publishers of Daily Trust, Kilimanjaro, Aminiya, and other […]
Ethiopian Airlines has said it will resume its Abuja and Lagos flights today shortly after the federal government lifted a ban on international flights on Saturday. With the onset of the COVID-19 in Nigeria and the declaration of a lockdown in late March by President Muhammadu Buhari, the airports and borders were shut, except for […]
Ahead of the September 5 date for the resumption of international flights, the federal government has listed Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Angolan TAG, Air Namibia and Royal Air Maroc, as foreign airlines that are not approved to operate flights into the country. The demand for tickets for foreign trips has, however, surged as […]
Following the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term on May 29, 2019, 43 ministers were appointed to oversee different federal and state ministries. Hadi Sirika was appointed as the Minister of Aviation by the president, after rounding off his tenure as the state minister of aviation under Rotimi Amaechi, who was the […]
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has asked drivers to fumigate their vehicles daily as part of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Akinsanya also urged transport workers to maintain social distancing in vehicles and place hand washing facilities in motor parks. A […]
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has confirmed that the Bell 206-B 111 helicopter, which crashed last Friday in Lagos has a valid Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) till October 29, 2020 and that the company, Quorum Aviation, which operated the equipment, has a valid Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) that would expire on November […]
The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, has said there are plans to have dedicated routes for inter-state travels with a plan to concession Federal roads. The minister disclosed this when she received the Workstream Sub-Committee on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) in Abuja, a statement said. He also assured on […]
Following protests by the federal government and the organised private sector over the indiscriminate charges slammed on Nigerian-bound cargoes, multinational shipping firm, Maersk Line, has suspended the penalty. In a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, which was signed by the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria, Lara […]
A fishing boat transporting seven passengers from Makoko community to Offin in Ikorodu capsized on Monday, leaving two of the passengers dead. This was contained in a statement released by Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the General Manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). Four passengers were rescued, two passengers died while a passenger is missing from the Ibeshe fishing […]
Aviation workers yesterday embarked on a protest that disrupted activities at the offices of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the plan by the federal government to lease the four major airports in Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt. In Lagos, the workers shut FAAN's offices from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m and […]
