The federal government may reciprocate the visa restriction imposed on its citizens by the United States and other countries, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said. This Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mohammed Babandede, said this while explaining the new visa policy that was launched by the President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The US had in […]
The management of Med-View Airline Plc has said the plan to sell-off some of its assets was still in place despite a lawsuit challenging it move at the Federal High Court, Lagos. The airline said notwithstanding the claims of its Saudi investor, Abdul Mohsen Al-Thunnayan, the financing bank, First Bank Nigeria, has the sole right to […]
A coalition of aviation workers unions have requested for the details of a $500 million worth of Chinese loan deal to build four terminals, especially the add-on plan to concession the airports. The unions, apparently miffed by the handling of the airport concession arrangement, said the “concession within concession” plot was contradictory in term and not […]
Labour unions in the aviation industry have said they have concluded plans to embark on nationwide industrial protest to kick against federal government's plan to concession the nation's airports General Secretaries of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, (ANAP), National Union of Air Transport Employees, (NUATE) and […]
The Lagos State Government says all roads and bridges under construction in Apapa, the nation's port city, will be completed by October. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Sunday during an inspection tour of roads and bridges under construction in Apapa area of Lagos. Mr Sanwo-Olu said that the traffic gridlocks experienced in the […]
The Abuja-Kaduna train service was recently reopened after it was suspended for over four months as a measure against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). In this piece, ISAIAH BENJAMIN (Kaduna) and EJIKE EJIKE (Abuja) report that hike in fare, among other factors, has led to low patronage of the train service. Prior to the outbreak […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has declared a renewed commitment towards furthering the interest of stevedores as captured in the 2014 Stevedoring Regulation. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in Lagos during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the National Association of Stevedoring Companies (NASC). Jamoh pledged to work […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied restricting Nigerians from travelling to the Arab country. The UAE Mission in Abuja disclosed this in a statement it issued yesterday, which called on the public to always verify the authenticity of such reports and to seek information from the official sources. It said: "In response to recent […]
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday stated that the ongoing International Airport at Onueke will commence operation by 2022. The Governor disclosed this while inspecting the projects within and outside the metropolis. "This is 2020, we are looking at 2022 unfailingly to complete this Airport Project. But most of the important projects we are […]
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has intervened in the industrial action by the National Association of Air Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) which paralysed activities at Bristow Helicopters. Abednego Galadinma, NAAPE president, confirmed the development in a message issued in Lagos on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilots body had […]
